[funny] desktop resolution change

friend : help! help ! i upgrade msn messenger and now the resolution of the
desktop is changed
me : what u've done ?
friend : nothing !!
me : yeah,sure. what 'u've done ?
friend : this time really nothing
me: ok..ok...disinstall msn live messenger and install the 7.5

fast forward...

friend : thanks , now it's all ok .the desktop resolution return to previous
settings.
me : (no comment)


bye
Everett

Greetings Everett,

Well, why couldn't your friend just pop open the Display properties and set the resolution
back? Also, there is an outstanding "random event" where Messenger gets a compatibility
option turned on to change the resolution (in which case you just switch that compatibility
setting off).

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Everett" <endepot-> wrote in message
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> friend : help! help ! i upgrade msn messenger and now the resolution of the desktop is
> changed
> me : what u've done ?
> friend : nothing !!
> me : yeah,sure. what 'u've done ?
> friend : this time really nothing
> me: ok..ok...disinstall msn live messenger and install the 7.5
>
> fast forward...
>
> friend : thanks , now it's all ok .the desktop resolution return to previous settings.
> me : (no comment)
>
>
> bye
> Everett
>

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> ha scritto nel
messaggio news:...
> Greetings Everett,
>
> Well, why couldn't your friend just pop open the Display properties and
> set the resolution back? Also, there is an outstanding "random event"
> where Messenger gets a compatibility option turned on to change the
> resolution (in which case you just switch that compatibility setting off).

for one simply reason , it's me that decide the settings of my computer, not
the software
i suppose it's my point of view.

Regards

Everett

Hi,

I see.

"Everett" <endepot-> wrote in message
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>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:...
>> Greetings Everett,
>>
>> Well, why couldn't your friend just pop open the Display properties and set the resolution
>> back? Also, there is an outstanding "random event" where Messenger gets a compatibility
>> option turned on to change the resolution (in which case you just switch that
>> compatibility setting off).
>
> for one simply reason , it's me that decide the settings of my computer, not the software
>
> i suppose it's my point of view.
>
> Regards
>
> Everett
>
>

Greetings,

Just have her click Start, then Run, and enter this:
%programfiles%\msn messenger
and then click OK.

Then right-click the msnmsgr.exe file, choose Properties, then Compatibility tab, make sure
none of the options are checked and click OK.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"No Spam" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> One of my contacts reports that her display settings change everytime
> messenger starts.She is considering uninstalling it as resetting it
> each time she says is a pain.I would be sorry to lose her as a
> messenger contact.
>
> Can you please expand on where the compatibility setting can be
> switched off?

just try changing your screen resolution to 800 by 600 or 1024 by 768. that
should do the trick.

"No Spam" wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:55:13 -0400, "Jonathan Kay [MVP]"
> <> wrote:
>
> >Greetings Everett,
> >
> >Well, why couldn't your friend just pop open the Display properties and set the resolution
> >back? Also, there is an outstanding "random event" where Messenger gets a compatibility
> >option turned on to change the resolution (in which case you just switch that compatibility
> >setting off).
> >
> >--
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> >You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> One of my contacts reports that her display settings change everytime
> messenger starts.She is considering uninstalling it as resetting it
> each time she says is a pain.I would be sorry to lose her as a
> messenger contact.
>
> Can you please expand on where the compatibility setting can be
> switched off?
>

Hi,

It doesn't matter -- if you set compatibility mode when Messenger starts then the resolution
will change regardless of what it is now.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Bob" <> wrote in message
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> just try changing your screen resolution to 800 by 600 or 1024 by 768. that
> should do the trick.
>
> "No Spam" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:55:13 -0400, "Jonathan Kay [MVP]"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Greetings Everett,
>> >
>> >Well, why couldn't your friend just pop open the Display properties and set the
>> >resolution
>> >back? Also, there is an outstanding "random event" where Messenger gets a compatibility
>> >option turned on to change the resolution (in which case you just switch that
>> >compatibility
>> >setting off).
>> >
>> >--
>> >Jonathan Kay
>> >Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> >Associate Expert
>> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> >All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> >You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>
>> One of my contacts reports that her display settings change everytime
>> messenger starts.She is considering uninstalling it as resetting it
>> each time she says is a pain.I would be sorry to lose her as a
>> messenger contact.
>>
>> Can you please expand on where the compatibility setting can be
>> switched off?
>>