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Screen resolution at lowest and cannot see OK button on properties screen
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NormC
2009-07-04 07:34:07 UTC
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I was having a problem with my 98SE. Booted into Safe Mode, with it's
min resolution. Now I can't get the resolution back up because the
propertire screen is so large, the Apply and OK buttons, at the bottom
of the window are out of sight.

That window is not sizeable and even if I hide the task bar and drag the
window above the top of the screen, the buttons are still out-of-sight.

At 74 I frequently overlook the obvious. Am I overlooking something?
Help would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Norm
MasterBlaster
2009-07-05 06:03:26 UTC
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Post by NormC
I was having a problem with my 98SE. Booted into Safe Mode, with it's
min resolution. Now I can't get the resolution back up because the
propertire screen is so large, the Apply and OK buttons, at the bottom
of the window are out of sight.
That window is not sizeable and even if I hide the task bar and drag the
window above the top of the screen, the buttons are still out-of-sight.
At 74 I frequently overlook the obvious. Am I overlooking something?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
Left side of the keyboard... TAB key.
Assuming you can move the "slider" beside "Screen area" to pick various
sizes, 2 Tabs should then highlight the "OK" button, even if you can't see it.
Then just press Enter.

Alternate method: Use the slider, then Alt+A, which auto-presses "Apply".

Either way should give a box warning you that Windows is going to change
the resolution, which you can then accept.
NormC
2009-07-05 11:28:11 UTC
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Thanks, that did it.

Norm
Post by MasterBlaster
Post by NormC
I was having a problem with my 98SE. Booted into Safe Mode, with it's
min resolution. Now I can't get the resolution back up because the
propertire screen is so large, the Apply and OK buttons, at the bottom
of the window are out of sight.
That window is not sizeable and even if I hide the task bar and drag the
window above the top of the screen, the buttons are still out-of-sight.
At 74 I frequently overlook the obvious. Am I overlooking something?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
Left side of the keyboard... TAB key.
Assuming you can move the "slider" beside "Screen area" to pick various
sizes, 2 Tabs should then highlight the "OK" button, even if you can't see it.
Then just press Enter.
Alternate method: Use the slider, then Alt+A, which auto-presses "Apply".
Either way should give a box warning you that Windows is going to change
the resolution, which you can then accept.
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