Help with a computer problem. please

Self | 9/25/2006 | Self

[JimRed]

Did it flip to the left or to the right?

Fell right over on its left side!

[yobid]

Call the help desk. They'll ask you if you've rebooted. Reboot. Call the help desk. They'll ask you if you've rebooted. Reboot. Call the help desk.

[i_dont_chat]

Reminds me of the first time I ever heard sound/a voice coming out of my computer.

Office pulled a gag on me. THey installed a sound card, and when I logged on, the computer said in a Forceful Voice: Please Step Away from the Computer.

It scared the heck out of me. Of course, everyone was watching and died laughing.

Looking back, I should have immediately grapped my stuff and left the office for the day. tee hee

[Young Werther]

Your monitor has buttons on the lower frame below the screen. These buttons allow you to focus/adjust the screen display. You probably/inadvertently pushed them by mistake. Once you enter the menu you can find the rotation menu and "flip" the display back to it's upright position.

You must maintain this position until the Captain extinguishes the seat belt sign.

When in doubt there's always the dreaded monitor documentation!!!! But you probably misplaced it anyway or it's still in the monitor box which is buried in your shed and/or garage!

Good Luck!

[tx_eggman]

Fell right over on its left side!

Drink enough to get like this ... problem solved.

My work here is done

[Kirkwood]

Fell right over on its left side!

Left side huh? Then it's one of those Clinton monitors. Best to trade it in.

[b4its2late]

i love these threads.

Me too. But don't add any wacky keywords. The mods might get angry.

[NMR Guy]

Hey JimRed,

I'm using Win2000, but WinXP should be similar:

1) In your system tray down at the bottom right (er... side for you ;-) right click on the icon that says Intel Extreme Graphics (I'm assuming you have integrated Intel graphics - it might be called something else related to graphics depending upon what's in your PC).

2) Then select Graphics Options, then grpahics properties, and then click on the "Rotation" tab. I believe yours will probably be set to 90 degrees.

You can also get to this control panel from the windows start menu by going to the control panels, and then going through: Display Properties --> Settings --> Click on the Advanced button --> Intel Extreme Graphics --> Graphics Properties --> Rotation.

If you have a higher end system with an actual video card, or a chipset not made by intel, things may be a little different, but similar. Let us know if this works...

[1rudeboy]

Reformat your hard drive. [evil laugh]

[Petronski]

Get an Apple!

Get Linux!







[Petronski ducks, runs away]

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!!!

His etch a sketch monitor went bad on him!

[bwteim]

Me, too! Part of is the extensive explanation in describing the problem, too. That helps in narrowing down the causes, leading to the helpful advice as below ;)

Rutles4Ever's
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1707959/posts?page=14#14

[bwteim]

too late

[martin_fierro]

Never fails.

[CheneyChick]

LOL!

[bwteim]

[CheneyChick]

Fell right over on its left side!

If you flip it over 180 degrees it will be all right.

[thoughtomator]

Step 1: Right click on your desktop; select "Properties" from the menu.

Step 2: Click on the Settings Tab of the popup window.

Step 3: Click on "Advanced"

Step 4: The exact feature name will depend on your video card/software, but it should read "orientation" or "rotation". Make sure you have "landscape" and not "portrait" selected.

[Uncle Hal]

I had the same problem. Post # 17 is correct. That is how I fixed it.