Re: Computer problem - Screen magnifies everything



"Raymond S. Wise" wrote:
>
> FRAN wrote:
> > Raymond S. Wise wrote:
> > > I've posted this to several Windows 95-related groups, but those groups
> > > look moribund, so I thought I've give the members of this group a crack
> > > at the problem. Even if you don't know the answer to the problem, if
> > > you know of a newsgroup which might be a good one to post such a
> > > message to, I'd appreciate knowing the name of that group.
> > >
> > > I'm helping a friend with a problem with his Gateway2000 running
> > > Windows 95 with a Gateway2000 EV500 monitor. When the computer is
> > > turned on, introductory screens look fine, but once the Desktop comes
> > > up, a message appears in a small box:
> > >
> > > NEW MODE
> > >
> > > HF: 31.4 KHz
> > > VF: 61.0 Hz
> > >
> > > The message appears for only a moment and then disappears. The Desktop
> > > is shown magnified considerably. For example, if Windows Explorer is
> > > minimized, the parts of the toolbar including [Start] and [Exploring -
> > > My Computer] take up 3/4 of the width of the screen.
> > >
> > > The only similar problem I could find via Google Groups archive
> > > involved a person who got the "NEW MODE" message but did not report any
> > > magnification. The people replying to that message said that it
> > > involved the monitor, not Windows. But I think it must involve Windows
> > > in some fashion, since the introductory screens and DOS screens look
> > > fine, and the screen looks fine in Safe Mode.
> > >
> > > The screen would potentially be a helpful Accessibility feature, but
> > > Windows 95 does not have magnification as part of its Accessibility
> > > features, or at least my friend's version of Windows 95 does not.
> > >
> > > I ran ScanDisk, which fixed some problems, and I changed the Display to
> > > "Windows Standard" from "Windows Standard large", but neither of these
> > > fixed the main problem. Any ideas about what might be wrong or about
> > > further tests I might do to determine what is wrong?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Raymond S. Wise
> > > Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
> > >
> > > E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
> >
> > Is ther monitor or the video card new? Sounds like you have the wrong
> > drivers for the card and it's using the default windows drivers. Maybe
> > a question for someone who knows a lot about video cards or windows set
> > up.
> >
> > Have you considered right clicking on the desktop and going to
> > properties and then settings to see which card it thinks is running the
> > monitor and the resolution it's using?
>
> I'll try that last suggestion, but I know that my friend's hardware
> hasn't changed since he first got the computer. If nothing else works,
> I'll bring another monitor over to his place to see if that works on
> his computer.
>
There are several places in Windows where the settings can cause the
system to show everything too large. It might also be something corrupt
in the Windows display driver or in the hardware for the video card. You
might try reinstalling generic drivers, finding out how to delete the
drivers you have installed for video. Make sure you have the right
normal drivers to fix it. If the monitor displays right *before* you get
into Windows or while in the BIOS, it's not the monitor although the
fact that it seems to be going into another mode should be illustrative.
Boot to DOS and run some DOS app that uses different modes and see if
everything is normal. I expect it's your settings in Windows or the
display driver.


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