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John
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      08-19-2007
I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and am new to vista & finding way round!

Can change Icon sizes from Desktop and using Ctrl and mouse wheel.

However!! wanted to use an external monitor and selected Fn+F8. to my
surprise Icon became Jumbo size and cannot be re-set. I can reduce but ten
come back to Jumbo size.

I can re-set by shutting PC down re-boot and then select classic Icon and
return to normal. Other odd thing when I have the problem Word 2003 displays
500% zoom and again can be reduced but automatically returns to full 500%
Zoom.

Can anyone help?
 
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John
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      08-20-2007


"John" wrote:

> I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and am new to vista & finding way round!
>
> Can change Icon sizes from Desktop and using Ctrl and mouse wheel.
>
> However!! wanted to use an external monitor and selected Fn+F8. to my
> surprise Icon became Jumbo size and cannot be re-set. I can reduce but ten
> come back to Jumbo size.
>
> I can re-set by shutting PC down re-boot and then select classic Icon and
> return to normal. Other odd thing when I have the problem Word 2003 displays
> 500% zoom and again can be reduced but automatically returns to full 500%
> Zoom.
>
> Can anyone help?


Problem now resolved by following help from 08/19/2007 from Jo Reference
Strange auto Zoom when laptop connected to a projector but why it is relatted
to MSKeyboard I have no idea!
 
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Ryan Rulander
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      08-26-2007
I have the exact same problem. If you could please contact me, maybe we ould work this out together.
Dell has not been any help and I have spent hrs on the phone with there technitions.

Thank you,
Ryan

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Robert Firth
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      08-26-2007
Which same problem? Lots of problems listed here - but the only one relating
to Dell I've seen recently is hard drive noise.

Robert Firth
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"Ryan Rulander" wrote in message news:...
>I have the exact same problem. If you could please contact me, maybe we
>ould work this out together.
> Dell has not been any help and I have spent hrs on the phone with there
> technitions.
>
> Thank you,
> Ryan
>
> EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com


 
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XZaNeXxX
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      08-26-2007

> GUEST wrote
> I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and am new to vista

finding way round
>
> Can change Icon sizes from Desktop and using Ctrl and mouse wheel
>
> However!! wanted to use an external monitor and selected Fn+F8. t

my
> surprise Icon became Jumbo size and cannot be re-set. I can reduc

but ten
> come back to Jumbo size
>
> I can re-set by shutting PC down re-boot and then select classi

Icon and
> return to normal. Other odd thing when I have the problem Word 200

displays
> 500% zoom and again can be reduced but automatically returns t

full 500%
> Zoom
>
> Can anyone help


If you could please let me know how t
resolve this issue. Thank

Rya

 
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Val
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      08-26-2007
Have you tried the Dell user forums?

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums


<Ryan Rulander> wrote in message news:...
I have the exact same problem. If you could please contact me, maybe we ould
work this out together.
Dell has not been any help and I have spent hrs on the phone with there
technitions.

Thank you,
Ryan

EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
http://www.eggheadcafe.com


 
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XZaNeXxX
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      08-26-2007

> John wrote
> I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and am new to vista

finding way round
>
> Can change Icon sizes from Desktop and using Ctrl and mouse wheel
>
> However!! wanted to use an external monitor and selected Fn+F8. t

my
> surprise Icon became Jumbo size and cannot be re-set. I can reduc

but ten
> come back to Jumbo size
>
> I can re-set by shutting PC down re-boot and then select classi

Icon and
> return to normal. Other odd thing when I have the problem Word 200

displays
> 500% zoom and again can be reduced but automatically returns t

full 500%
> Zoom
>
> Can anyone help


This Issue :
Thank

 
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69BlueSS
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      08-28-2007

Where is this solution:
"Problem now resolved by following help from 08/19/2007 from Jo
Reference
Strange auto Zoom when laptop connected to a projector but why it is
relatted
to MSKeyboard I have no idea!"
This is painful, help!!


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XZaNeXxX
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      08-29-2007

> GUEST wrote
> I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and am new to vista

finding way round
>
> Can change Icon sizes from Desktop and using Ctrl and mouse wheel
>
> However!! wanted to use an external monitor and selected Fn+F8. t

my
> surprise Icon became Jumbo size and cannot be re-set. I can reduc

but ten
> come back to Jumbo size
>
> I can re-set by shutting PC down re-boot and then select classi

Icon and
> return to normal. Other odd thing when I have the problem Word 200

displays
> 500% zoom and again can be reduced but automatically returns t

full 500%
> Zoom
>
> Can anyone help


I did some more research on my own and
found the problem. If you installed IntelliType pro 6.1 uninstall
it. There is a glitch that causes windows to think you are holdin
down the ctrl key after you press FN+F8 causing your computer to tak
that command as a zoom command. The glitch is triggerd by FN+F8.
contacted microsoft and spent hours convincing them that it was no
my laptop that was messed up but there software. I am awaiting a cal
from a Head Tech. The call should be recieved by Friday. I will advis
what to do about this as soon as I hear from Microsoft

Rya

 
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zzgsmith@gmail.com
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      10-05-2007
On Aug 29, 12:39 am, Rulander.R...@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid
(XZaNeXxX) wrote:
> > GUEST wrote:

>
> > I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and am new tovista&

> finding way round!
> >
> > Can change Icon sizes from Desktop and using Ctrl and mouse wheel.
> >
> > However!! wanted to use an external monitor and selected Fn+F8. to

> my
> > surprise Icon became Jumbo size and cannot be re-set. I can reduce

> but ten
> > come back to Jumbo size.
> >
> > I can re-set by shutting PC down re-boot and then select classic

> Icon and
> > return to normal. Other odd thing when I have the problem Word 2003

> displays
> > 500%zoomand again can be reduced but automatically returns to

> full 500%
> >Zoom.
> >
> > Can anyone help?

>
> I did some more research on my own and I
> found the problem. If you installed IntelliType pro 6.1 uninstalll
> it. There is a glitch that causeswindowsto think you are holding
> down the ctrl key after you press FN+F8 causing your computer to take
> that command as azoomcommand. The glitch is triggerd by FN+F8. I
> contacted microsoft and spent hours convincing them that it was not
> my laptop that was messed up but there software. I am awaiting a call
> from a Head Tech. The call should be recieved by Friday. I will advise
> what to do about this as soon as I hear from Microsoft.
>
> Ryan


Had same exact problem on Dell XPS 1210 laptop. Spent hours thinking
it was a hardware or driver issue.

Uninstall of Intellitype Pro fixed it. Thanks very much.

--- Greg

 
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