Tech: Windows XP Media Centre

Subject: Tech: Windows XP Media Centre
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 May 04 - 08:47 AM

I've just installed a new base unit using this software, but I have a display problem. It seems to have shrunk everything to the extent that even with solitaire games I can hardly see the cards. The Outlook Express blue envelope is miniscule when I start up my mail program too. I have increased the DPI setting, and this at least makes printed matter like this forum easier to work with. I also noticed that the web cam picture from my son's college is off centre.
Can any of you puterwhizz Muddies out there help me please?
JGM

Subject: RE: Tech: Windows XP Media Centre
From: Snuffy
Date: 31 May 04 - 04:19 PM

Sounds like your screen resolution is set very high. In control panel (or similar) go to Display, then Settings and change your resolution to a more suitable level 1024x1260 or 800x600 or whatever

Subject: RE: Tech: Windows XP Media Centre
From: Don Firth
Date: 31 May 04 - 05:27 PM

Alternate route to the same thing: assuming you're using a recent flavor of Windows, right-click on the desktop and a menu will appear. Left-click on "Properties." A screen entitled "Display properties" pops up. Left-click on the "Settings" tab and another screen appears. Go down to "Screen resolution" and adjust with the slide bar.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Tech: Windows XP Media Centre
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 May 04 - 11:09 PM

Yup, that's my guess also. Usually Windows goes the other way, has stuff way too big and I have to torque the resolution so I can fit more objects on my desktop.

SRS