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ckf   06-25-2004 at 02:44:48 PM

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I installed Win XP critical updates and suddenly when I reboot my computer the screen shrinks in size. It will be full-sized initially but during startup it will shrink from filling my 15" monitor to filling a rectangle in the center about 6"x8". I don't know if the updates were related, I didn't make any changes on my system otherwise. I get the full sized screen back by going to properties | settings and changing the resolution. If I change the resolution back again, the full screen remains until the next time I start up the computer.

I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 running Win XP Pro. I restored to a point before the updates but this did not help.

Can anyone help me?

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Anonymous   06-25-2004 at 06:14:05 PM
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Go to the website of your graphics card manufacturer, download and install
their latest drivers.
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"ckf" <ckf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5C355D58-D116-499B-87B5-B579B2901D1C@microsoft.com...
>I installed Win XP critical updates and suddenly when I reboot my computer
>the screen shrinks in size. It will be full-sized initially but during
>startup it will shrink from filling my 15" monitor to filling a rectangle
>in the center about 6"x8". I don't know if the updates were related, I
>didn't make any changes on my system otherwise. I get the full sized
>screen back by going to properties | settings and changing the resolution.
>If I change the resolution back again, the full screen remains until the
>next time I start up the computer.
>
> I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 running Win XP Pro. I restored to a point
> before the updates but this did not help.
>
> Can anyone help me?

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