XP screen shrank and all larger icons... Difficulty?

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• Whenever we start to use our computer, the screen goes black and the message 'Auto adjust is in Prgress'. Then, all of our screen is small and all the icons and pages are smaller than before.

  original title: Auto Adjust

  Hello.

  Whenever we start to use our computer, the screen goes black and the message 'Auto adjust is in Prgress'. Then, all of our screen is small and all the icons and pages are smaller than before.

  I tried restoring the system that works and that gets our screen back to normal but every day that this Auto setting is coming and we can't seem to stop it.

  Any help would be appreciated... Thank you

  Try this:

  Go to the Web site of the manufacturer of your laptop computer-graphics/computer card > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > look for the latest Vista drivers > download/install them.

  Then:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-Vista/change-screen-resolution

  Change the screen resolution

  Screen resolution refers to the clarity of the text and images on your screen. At higher resolutions, items appear sharper. They appear also smaller, so more items adapted to the screen. At lower resolutions, fewer items adapted to the screen, but they are larger and easier to see. At very low resolutions, however, images may have serrated edges.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Taskbar, Start Menu and all the icons on missing monitor

  Taskbar and all the icons disappeared.  Only the wallpaper is displayed.  Start menu, etc.

  Hello

  See if that helps you.

  Do a Safe Mode system restore to before the problem started.

  http://bertk.MVPs.org/html/restoresysv.html

  How to access Safe Mode

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-Windows-in-safe-mode/#Vista

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  If it doesn't, try a startup repair and / or a system restore using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft

  Manufacturers recovery disks normally do not have Service Options; they are normally a relocation to the factory only settings option.

  Here is the guide to repair Options using a Vista DVD from Microsoft.

  If a friend or a work acquantance of yours has one, you can borrow and use it for repairs.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/repair-Windows-with-Windows-Startup-Repair/

  Table of contents

  1. Overview of Windows Vista repair options
  2. How to perform an automatic repair of Windows Vista using Startup Repair
  3. Advanced Tools Overview
  4. Conclusion

  If you do not or can not borrow a Microsoft DVD there is a download of a file ISO of Vista Startup Repair available that you can put on a Bootable floppy to make the above startup repair and that the method is recommended by a large number of posters in these Forums.

  Unfortunately, you have to buy it.

  Here is a link to it:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2011/Windows-Recovery-discs-updated-reinstated/

  See you soon.

• Everything on the left side of the screen disappeared and all programs will not recover as malware has infected my computer

  Original title: I was struck with Mal-Ware. Everything on the left side of the screen disappeared and all programs. Does not restore. Everything is still there, but can't find it. How can I get that back?

  When I go to help and support, I've seen where it will take me to something in Office 2007 even if you ask the computer to find or search, he says that's not there.

  Hi windy-54,
   
  -What do you mean when you say "everything on the left side of the screen disappeared and all programs not recover"? Does this mean you "Start" menu is empty?
  -What is the exact error that you receive while you are trying to search for programs on the computer?
   
  Write us with more information pertaining to the matter to help us help you better. Meanwhile, scan your computer to clean the virus or malware that touched it.
   
  You can use the Microsoft security scanner to do the same.
  Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

• I use windows XP and I can't run or open any .exe files and all my icons on my desktop turned into .lnk files. What can I do to fix this?

  I use windows XP and I can't run or open any .exe files and all my icons on my desktop turned into .lnk files.  What can I do to fix this?

  Looks like your .exe file association has been broken.

  Visit the following site and follow the instructions to restore the associations for .exe files.  Make sure to read the note at the top about the additional steps to restore the .exe file associations

  'Windows XP file Association problems'
    <>http://www.dougknox.com/XP/file_assoc.htm >

  HTH,
  JW

• My grandson was playing with the keyboard and all my icons and web pages are now huge. I had this happen before, but I can't remember how to reset it. Any help?

  My grandson was playing with the keyboard and all my icons and web pages are now huge. I had this happen before, but I can't remember how to reset it. Any help? I went through properties and all that it is fine. It has something to do with the keyboard and an F key and control or ALT.

  Hi Sashaxwp,

  To get small icons in your Start menu

  Click Start on the taskbar, and then select Properties from the context menu.
  Ensure that the selected option of Start Menu as ist and click Customize to the right of the Start Menu option.
  This will display the Customize Start Menu dialog box.
  Use the Option Select an icon of Sice to Programms and now select small icons

  To configure your display appearance, wants to get small icons on your desktop

  Right click on an open area of the desktop and select Properties.
  Click the appearance tab.
  Click on 'effects' (in my Version of XP in German), perhaps you will need to click on Advanced.

  In my XP there is a "huge symbols" choice, if you have this choice, remove the hook.

  Good luck and have a nice day!

  Kind regards

  Rainer

• I don't know what is happening, I did a system restore and it did not work, and all my icons and files I had on my monitor have gone

  I don't know what is happening, I did a system restore and it did not work, and all my icons and files I had on my monitor have gone

  Try this to rebuild icons: -.

  Open the command prompt as administrator and copy and paste each command and press ENTER after each command:-

  • Taskkill /IM explorer.exe/f
  • CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
  • DEL /a IconCache.db
  • Shutdown /r

• "wallpaper" and all the icons disapper every time I use the computer.

  the desktop "wallpaper" and all the icons - disappear immediately after the mouse click on anything and does not return... I turn on 'star' whenever I want to change a program.

  See if that fixes the problem:

  Restore point:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  Do Safe Mode system restore, if it is impossible to do in Normal Mode.

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system_restore.htm

  Read the above for a very good graph shows how backward more than 5 days in the System Restore Points by checking the correct box.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I had the virus 'file system' I ran most of MS who removed it... then the screen turned gray and all the icons and files have disappeared... I can't use restore even in safe mode

  I had the virus 'file system' and ran the Microsoft Essentials who kidnapped... Then the screen turned grat and all my tyop desktop icons disappeared and my files... I tried to use the restore but it wouldn't return back or in SafeMode... also, I get a notice that the Task Manager is disabled? How can I turn back?

  Hi David McGeady.

  ·         You are able to open in safe mode Task Manager?

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: Scan the file system (CFS) auditor to repair corrupted files.

  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe)

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Method 2: It seems that the virus is still there. Performs a search using the Microsoft safety scanner.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: If bad sectors are found in the hard drive, then it could try to fix this particular sector. If you have any data on that, it can get lost.

  Method 3: Create a new user account.

  How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/279783

  If the problem is resolved in a new user account, and then follow the article on how to fix a corrupted user account.

  How to copy data from a corrupted to a new profile in Windows XP user profile

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

• Equium M50: green screen fuzzy and all the white bits are pink color

  Hello

  wonder if someone might be able to help as I have no idea. I have an m50 laptop computer witch has a fuzzy green screen and all the white bits are pink color.
  Hope some body can help me because I'll be very grateful.

  Hello

  I agree with Richard. Please contact your dealer or an authorized partner Toshiba. The addresses that you will find under http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_gaspLocator.jsp?pf=true

• MS Word turned my office and all the icons have been changed to MS Word. Can't seem to get rid of.

  I am running Windows7 Home Premium. All the icons on my desktop have changed the Word icon, and each icon now on MS Word. I was not able to change this icon back to what they should be. MS Word has hijacked my office.

  Any help gratefully received

  I could solve the problem by restarting, F8 to open the boot options, choose the repair mode and system restore to a few days before.

  The user of the pc says it all started when they double click on a file and was prompted to choose a program to open the file with... they chose Microsoft Word and it changed all of their MS Word icons icons.

  Hope this helps someone.

• Virus deleted shortcuts and ALL the icons

  I have a virus which has removed all the icons and shortcuts from: 'Office', 'Start Menu' and 'Windows Explorer '. It seems that he has deleted all the hard drive but the files are still on the hard drive. The problem is that I have not ALL icons. I ve got rid of the virus, but now if I want to run a program I have to go on the hard drive and find out where the .exe file is on your hard drive. Do you know how can I restore or create the icons back?

  Hello

  Follow the steps in the article below to create the desktop icons.
  
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/add-or-delete-desktop-icons

  You can also download and run the Fixit tool from the link below to fix the problem.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

• Lost my button and all my icons and start task bar

  All of a sudden my Start button, all my icons and my taskbar disappeared.  I turned my computer off several times, but it does not help.
  It's frustrating because I can't to anything other than firefox.  I think that my problem started with firefox.

  How are you to firefox without all the icons?

  Have you tried the windows logo key?

• I rebooted my system, and all the icons of Web site in my toolbar at the top make their appearance is no longer. How can I restore them?

  By icons in my toolbar, I had links to several Web sites such as my e-mail address, bank accounts and several other Web sites...

  Make sure the toolbars like the toolbar 'Navigation' and the 'personal bar' are visible.

  • Firefox menu button > Options
  • View > toolbars (press F10 to display the hidden menu bar)
  • Right click on empty toolbar space

  Use the toolbar (Customize) to open the Customize and set the toolbar to display items.

  • Make sure the "bookmarks toolbar items" are on the personal bar
  • If "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the bookmarks toolbar, then FRY it in the palette of the toolbar in the window the bookmarks toolbar Customize
  • If the missing elements are in the toolbar palette then drag them from the window, customize the toolbar
  • If you do not see an item on a toolbar in the toolbar palette and then click the button "Restore default" to restore the default toolbar configuration
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/how+to+customize+the+toolbar
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing

• I turned on my computer and the office and all the icons have switched from 90 degrees counterclockwise. How can I get it back to normal

  Help - I've got a crick in my neck!

  Hello

  The default hot key to rotate the screen is Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys.

  You can also right click on the desktop and select Screen Resolution.Set the Landscape Orientation.

  Concerning