computer help needed (another plea)

vanity | 15 Dec 04 | Linda martinez

[eccentric]

Can anyone help me? The picture on my monitor has turned sideways, the top on the left, bottom on the right. I've rebooted twice. Tried the buttons on the monitor, propeties on thr right click.... Even swapped monitors with another computer. The picture is still sideways. I'm not even sure who to call about this. My ISP nephew says he has never heard of such a problem.

Does anyone know how I can fixed this? My neck is getting really sore...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

You poor dear. Try a big magnet to draw off the evil spirit that's obviously infected your screen.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well, now you need a badge.....

[eccentric]

Have ya'll stopped laughing yet?

Thank you all, I knew I could count on you to solve the problem and make me smile. The ALT and CTRL and arrow key solved the problem. Thanks again.

[COUNTrecount]

[LowOiL]

Woohoo! Something I suggested worked!

I wonder why my smart-aleck remarks never fix anything?

[Conservative Canuck]

Try this:

Start Menu/Control Panel/Display/Display Properties/Settings/Advanced/Monitor/Properties/Troubleshoot

Otherwise, I guess you have to uninstall, or call the manufacturer for info on the desktop orientation.

[Shryke]

You realize, ofcourse, that this is how IT geeks like me torture other departments whining managers?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Where might you be located in the Wheat state?

[Xenalyte]

I am an expert torturer. I have tons of ideas like this.

The best day I ever had as tech support was the day I managed to load four very small apps onto the PC of our bond manager Pat. One made the icons on the desktop zoom away from the cursor when he tried to click on them; one made the Word window shake and all the text in the document fall to the bottom; one made the whole display swirl around like it was going down the drain; and my favorite was the one that when Pat didn't touch his mouse for five minutes, made a snoring noise like the mouse had gone to sleep.

When Pat figured out it was me, I was in some kind of trouble, but it was worth it. (Especially 'cause I had the backing of Roger, the big boss, who found it hilarious.)

I redeemed myself in Pat's eyes the next week, when I removed the sound chip from a musical greeting card, wrapped it in cotton batting, and inserted it above a ceiling tile in Roger's office. He could only hear the song when everything else was dead-quiet, which gave me plausible deniability ("Roger, I cannot hear WHAT the hell you're talking about. You're getting old and are probably hallucinating.")

[Not A Snowbird]

For comic relief, read the thread I posted about the same problem:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1161710/posts


Then do a system restore.

[eccentric]

southwest

[Shryke]

Oh...that last one is WONDERFUL. IT people are truly devils with pocket protectors.

[Xenalyte]

I had a field day. I kept telling Roger that my ears were 30 years younger than his, and if there were anything to hear I'd be hearing it, so he was likely going crazy or deaf. We kept him going for almost two hours before someone gave the game away.

[petitfour]

Our cat played the piano at 4:00am this morning. I'm sure if she hears of this trick, she'll try it on us. I'll be on to her though.

I love cats.

[Not A Snowbird]

my favorite was the one that when Pat didn't touch his mouse for five minutes, made a snoring noise like the mouse had gone to sleep.

I want that! Where can I get it?

[eccentric]

That was a great thread. I recommend everyone to get a laugh from it. Well, it seems that this problem is not unheard of. With threads like this, and with the encouraging jokes, others will be able to fix these problems faster. For me, it was ALT, CTRL and the up arrow.

[LouAvul]

If an astronaut was riding that rocket, he had a real bad day. Short, but bad.

[1rudeboy]

Can anyone remind me how to (permanently) remove those annoying little icons from my system tray? You know, at the lower right-hand corner?

[eccentric]

lol actually, I'm an amatuer carpenter trying to repair a moldy bathroom..... I'm on break now...