Old pc and new monitor

[Guest]

Have an old desktop that I need to use to get to the internet for security reasons (e.g. Vanguard only recognizes old PC right now). i hooked up my new monitor and keyboard and I can see only the bottom right quadrant of the desktop - which appears in the upper left of the monitor. How can I config the monitor, if I can't get to the control panel?! I can't see it. I can get to the internet using a hot button on my keyboard, but I can't see the ribbon at the top - so I can't key in a web address. Help!!

 

[Helltech]

If you can see any of the desktop, right click it and go to personalize/properties.

Also if you can get the command prompt open I think the display settings command is;

control findfast.cpl

for win98

For XP just type in control

 

[loneninja]

Have you gone into the menu on your monitor itself? Monitor I'm using likes to move the screen to the left and leave nearly the right half black, all I need to do is auto config it again from within it's own menu to correct the display.