windows 7 resolution toooo big

Mikey · 06-12-2010, 08:42 PM

fuck
just got a new computer
and i hate it im like maxed out at 1366 x 768 but its all so big it seems like the 640 by 760 something

the scrolly thingie wont go any higher

like please help me i cant use this fkin computer this everything so fukin large

i feel like i should be wearing a helmet water wings and a safety high visibility vest

AfroHorse · 06-13-2010, 02:49 AM

got graphic card drivers installed?

Mikey · 06-13-2010, 07:14 AM

hmm
no
how do i do that

Mikey · 06-13-2010, 07:46 AM

it says i already got the best driver installed
fuck everythings so huge how do i make it smaller

ki11a · 06-13-2010, 08:10 AM

right click on the desktop, go to properties (personalize), and then the display tab and change your resolution

this should work if you have the best drivers.

your welcome

edit: forgot they changed shit around in vista and windows 7

Xil · 06-13-2010, 09:53 AM

Its even easier in 7. Right click on the desktop and one of the options is 'Screen resolution'

Sir-Ex · 06-13-2010, 10:09 AM

Yes double check all the settings under 'screen resolution'. It's odd that with your resolution so high things still appear that way, so my guess is you've not actually got it at that resolution.

Mikey · 06-13-2010, 11:52 AM

yeah im already maxed out at 1366 by 768 but everything still seems big

so i made the icons smaller and shit in firefox smalller, ill get used to it i guess

thanks for all the help

Xil · 06-13-2010, 02:15 PM

hit ctrl+ or ctrl- to zoom in and out on firefox, that might help if stuff is hard to read

Mikey · 06-13-2010, 05:04 PM

yeah i did that, thanks Xil

AfroHorse · 06-14-2010, 05:37 AM

does the PC have two monitor sockets on the back? (one will be at bottom, one will be in the middle)

if it does plug the monitor into the other one

some computers have a graphic card "built in" to the motherboard while some computers have an extra graphic card plugged into a slot on the motherboard, the built in ones are normally kinda shitty so if you're connected to that one it could explain resolution

Sir-Ex · 06-14-2010, 01:41 PM

^
eh i dunno about that, pretty much any computer these days that can run windows 7 has a built in video card capable of a high desktop resolution.

Mikey · 06-14-2010, 01:54 PM

its a laptop

Kompressor · 06-14-2010, 01:56 PM

then youz screwed unless you replace the lcd

Mikey · 06-14-2010, 04:34 PM

like i said
ill live with it

Ego Tripping · 06-17-2010, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

yeah im already maxed out at 1366 by 768 but everything still seems big

so i made the icons smaller and shit in firefox smalller, ill get used to it i guess

thanks for all the help

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	windows 7 resolution toooo big fuck just got a new computer and i hate it im like maxed out at 1366 x 768 but its all so big it seems like the 640 by 760 something the scrolly thingie wont go any higher like please help me i cant use this fkin computer this everything so fukin large i feel like i should be wearing a helmet water wings and a safety high visibility vest __________________ RIP Gov

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	it says i already got the best driver installed fuck everythings so huge how do i make it smaller __________________ RIP Gov

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ki11a Schizo Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 955 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 29 Thanked 233 Times in 129 Posts	right click on the desktop, go to properties (personalize), and then the display tab and change your resolution this should work if you have the best drivers. your welcome edit: forgot they changed shit around in vista and windows 7 __________________

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Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,334 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 1,158 Times in 717 Posts	Its even easier in 7. Right click on the desktop and one of the options is 'Screen resolution' __________________ "we'll show these fascists what a couple of hillbillies can do"

06-13-2010, 02:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
AfroHorse aka HonkyHorse Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK Posts: 434 Thanks: 235 Thanked 74 Times in 46 Posts	got graphic card drivers installed?

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Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,821 Times in 2,258 Posts	Yes double check all the settings under 'screen resolution'. It's odd that with your resolution so high things still appear that way, so my guess is you've not actually got it at that resolution. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

06-13-2010, 11:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	yeah im already maxed out at 1366 by 768 but everything still seems big so i made the icons smaller and shit in firefox smalller, ill get used to it i guess thanks for all the help __________________ RIP Gov

06-13-2010, 02:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,334 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 1,158 Times in 717 Posts	hit ctrl+ or ctrl- to zoom in and out on firefox, that might help if stuff is hard to read __________________ "we'll show these fascists what a couple of hillbillies can do"

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	yeah i did that, thanks Xil __________________ RIP Gov

06-14-2010, 05:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
AfroHorse aka HonkyHorse Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK Posts: 434 Thanks: 235 Thanked 74 Times in 46 Posts	does the PC have two monitor sockets on the back? (one will be at bottom, one will be in the middle) if it does plug the monitor into the other one some computers have a graphic card "built in" to the motherboard while some computers have an extra graphic card plugged into a slot on the motherboard, the built in ones are normally kinda shitty so if you're connected to that one it could explain resolution

06-14-2010, 01:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,821 Times in 2,258 Posts	^ eh i dunno about that, pretty much any computer these days that can run windows 7 has a built in video card capable of a high desktop resolution. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

06-14-2010, 01:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	its a laptop __________________ RIP Gov

06-14-2010, 01:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,069 Times in 1,634 Posts	then youz screwed unless you replace the lcd __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	like i said ill live with it __________________ RIP Gov

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