Re: no full screen. Black on either side!!

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Sara, please verify that you have changed your resolution. Some games automatically change the resolution so they can display properly. I ask you to try the resolution to 800 x 600 or higher. When you change it, apply the settings. Also, make sure that you are changing the settings for the correct video card. I notice that you did not list if 2 monitors show up in the display properties page. I say this because it has happened numerous times in this newsgroup and with my clients that they change the resolution on a port that no monitor is connected to. Please verify the following and post back. Thanks

Michael D. Alligood

"Sara" <Sara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EC2E1BA3-CBAC-4DD8-88A5-F4ACE0774975@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

"Melissa B." wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:23:02 -0800, Sara
> <Sara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >HELP! My screen will not go back to full size, I have tried changing the
> >resolution and it didn't change anything. I recently downloaded a game, which
> >I am pretty sure messed with the screen. How do I fix the screen without
> >having to delete the game? Thanks for any suggestions!
> >
> >Sara
>
> Click 'Start' - click 'Control Panel' - click 'Appearance and Themes' -
> click 'Change the Desktop Background'. This brings up the 'Display
> Properties' window. Look for the 'Position' drop-down box, just under
> the 'Browse' button and change the setting to 'Stretch'. Click OK then
> exit control panel. Did that fix it?
>
> HJS

Nope, my desktop background was already set on stretch. I put a different
pic on and set it to stetch again and nothing happened. I am pretty sure its
from this game I installed, but I dont know why the game would affect the
screen size. I am not ready to delete it yet, so I guess I'll just have to
deal with it or find another soultion. Thanks for your suggestion.
>

.

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