Annoying offset on startup screen.

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I have a Compaq Presario 5630 with Win98(not se) About 6 months ago,
the start up screen jumped way to the left. As windows was not
affected, I just said "minor glitch". When I tried to use DOS, the
first dozen letters in the lines are gone. It's not the monitor
controls. Tried that. Is there a control for this that I can access?

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>if it happened "suddenly" , your monitor may have a bad capacitor causing
>the screen to go beyond the ability of the monitor controls to compensate

Don't think so, It's just the DOS controled screen. Windows comes up
square, true, and stable.

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DOS booting straight to command prompt.

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>are there any adjust holes on the back of the monitor?

Negative on the adjustments in the rear. It's a 19 inch NEC.

>have you tried
>reseating the video card and checking cables ?

Jiggled the cables around months ago haven't gone into the
box. Check back tomorrow. I'll swap the monitor. However,
I can see the edges of the viewing window, and they are straight
and centered, and under control of the normal adjustments.
It's just the startup & DOS that are off center, Way off to the left.

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A boot directly to DOS goes through Config.sys & Autoexec.bat. I'm sure
they can do weird things. So...

"START button, Run, SysEdit", & post those two files.


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"Wryly Post" <act1seen2hsd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| >are there any adjust holes on the back of the monitor?
|
| Negative on the adjustments in the rear. It's a 19 inch NEC.
|
| >have you tried
| >reseating the video card and checking cables ?
|
| Jiggled the cables around months ago haven't gone into the
| box. Check back tomorrow. I'll swap the monitor. However,
| I can see the edges of the viewing window, and they are straight
| and centered, and under control of the normal adjustments.
| It's just the startup & DOS that are off center, Way off to the left.
|

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>Can you adjust it using the monitor controls?

No! I can move the rectangle the text is in around normally,
but the text stays the same. way off to the left.

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I believe the OP's problem is in Pure DOS, not windows DOS. From an earlier
response:
<quote>
DOS booting straight to command prompt.
</quote>

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"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> Is there a scroll bar along the bottom? What happens if you make the window
> wider?
>
> Try selecting a different DOS font.
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> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Wryly Post" <act1seen2hsd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:sbn061tjd7pqhenost2u6e6nfptc96ss48@4ax.com...
>> >Can you adjust it using the monitor controls?
>>
>> No! I can move the rectangle the text is in around normally,
>> but the text stays the same. way off to the left.
>
>

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That's what I thought, but he says he "can move the rectangle the text is in
around normally", so I assume he's referring to a DOS window.
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"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
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>I believe the OP's problem is in Pure DOS, not windows DOS. From an earlier
>response:
> <quote>
> DOS booting straight to command prompt.
> </quote>

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Don't you just love "appearing" conflicts? [| 8 o }

Wryly, Please help us help you by letting us know exactly which DOS you're
mentioning.

Boot to DOS with 98 boot disk.
Power up to the boot menu and select Command Prompt Only. ( Pure DOS )
While in Windows, click Start > Shutdown > Boot To DOS.
While in Windows, click Start > Run, type in: command and press Enter or click
Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. ( Or wherever it may be in the
Start menu )


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"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> That's what I thought, but he says he "can move the rectangle the text is in
> around normally", so I assume he's referring to a DOS window.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
> newsaS7LtiQFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>I believe the OP's problem is in Pure DOS, not windows DOS. From an earlier
>>response:
>> <quote>
>> DOS booting straight to command prompt.
>> </quote>
>
>

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Please start a new post in this 98 general newsgroup and I will see what I
and Microsoft can do for you but do not expect too much because I am swamped
with work at Microsoft and Target Corporation.

"Wryly Post" wrote:

> Nothing I do with the monitor controls has any effect on the text
> offset.
>

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>If the computer has a video card, you might try removing and
>reseating it.

This has been suggested before, and I haven't done it yet.
The last time I was in the box was 4 years ago, to vacuum
out dust. It has been very reliable and has had nary a problem
in 7 years of constant use. Maybe I was just over due.

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I would recommend *against* vacuuming dust from inside your computer.
You might vacuum off something, like jumpers, that would leave you in
dire straits. It also has the tendency to pull the nozzle into whatever
you're vacuuming, and that, too, can have negative effects.

On the other hand, I *do* use the exhaust from a canister vacuum to blow
out dust, outside the house and with a *lot* of care. Make sure you have
a clean bag and filters installed, though. Along with gently blowing
dirt away, I use a fine, 1" natural bristle paint brush to dust with.

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"Wryly Post" <act1seen2hsd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> >If the computer has a video card, you might try removing and
> >reseating it.
>
> This has been suggested before, and I haven't done it yet.
> The last time I was in the box was 4 years ago, to vacuum
> out dust. It has been very reliable and has had nary a problem
> in 7 years of constant use. Maybe I was just over due.
>