help fixing icon size etc.

i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and font size back
to how it was befor auto updates has changed them small ive gone into display
in control panel and it hasnt helped

Is it a Dell machine?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

alady lion wrote:
> i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and font size
> back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them small ive gone
> into display in control panel and it hasnt helped

yes its a dell ive had it almost a yr never having this problem

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Is it a Dell machine?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> alady lion wrote:
> > i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and font size
> > back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them small ive gone
> > into display in control panel and it hasnt helped
>

Try rolling back the driver for your Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
Chipset graphics card. Dell Tech Support should be able to walk you through
it.

Or try using System Restore, selecting a Restore Point predating the install
of recent Windows Updates (which included the Intel driver update).
--
~PA Bear

alady lion wrote:
> yes its a dell ive had it almost a yr never having this problem
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Is it a Dell machine?
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> >
> > alady lion wrote:
> > > i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and font
> > > size back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them small ive
> > > gone into display in control panel and it hasnt helped

I thank u for trying to help and have done the restore and i looked at dell
support while ago too and may contact them later ive never had to use the
dell support so wish me luck haha i know later or with the grace of god
feeling pity for my present irritation maybe the veryyyyyyyyyyy near future
il get this solved but as for system restore i cant keep using it not
updateing my system so thanks again for trying to help me

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Try rolling back the driver for your Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
> Chipset graphics card. Dell Tech Support should be able to walk you through
> it.
>
> Or try using System Restore, selecting a Restore Point predating the install
> of recent Windows Updates (which included the Intel driver update).
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> alady lion wrote:
> > yes its a dell ive had it almost a yr never having this problem
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> > > Is it a Dell machine?
> > > --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> > >
> > > alady lion wrote:
> > > > i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and font
> > > > size back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them small ive
> > > > gone into display in control panel and it hasnt helped
>
>

You may want to consider taking the machine (just the tower) to a reputable,
independent (e.g., not Best Buy or CompUSA) local shop and have them address
the driver issue.

Let us know how you make out.
--
~PA Bear

alady lion wrote:
> I thank u for trying to help and have done the restore and i looked at
> dell support while ago too and may contact them later ive never had to
> use the dell support so wish me luck haha i know later or with the grace
> of god feeling pity for my present irritation maybe the veryyyyyyyyyyy
> near future il get this solved but as for system restore i cant keep
> using it not updateing my system so thanks again for trying to help me
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Try rolling back the driver for your Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
> > Chipset graphics card. Dell Tech Support should be able to walk you
> > through it.
> >
> > Or try using System Restore, selecting a Restore Point predating the
> > install of recent Windows Updates (which included the Intel driver
> > update). --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > alady lion wrote:
> > > yes its a dell ive had it almost a yr never having this problem
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is it a Dell machine?
> > > > --
> > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
> > > > DTS-L.org
> > > >
> > > > alady lion wrote:
> > > > > i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and
> > > > > font size back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them
> > > > > small ive gone into display in control panel and it hasnt helped

I have the exact same issue with my Dell... it is driving me crazy. On April
20 an auto. update loaded something to the video driver. I can see on MS
Update History where I accepted the update, but using Add/Remove Programs,
every update is there except that one, so I can't just remove it. I have
tried updating the driver, rolling the driver back, changing the monitor from
E772c to standard intel... nothing works. I cannot change the display off of
640x480, so of course nothing fits on the screen. THIS IS DRIVING ME
CRAZY.... HELP!!! Who can I contact... this has to be MS's problem... Help if
you can... thanks

"PA Bear" wrote:

> You may want to consider taking the machine (just the tower) to a reputable,
> independent (e.g., not Best Buy or CompUSA) local shop and have them address
> the driver issue.
>
> Let us know how you make out.
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> alady lion wrote:
> > I thank u for trying to help and have done the restore and i looked at
> > dell support while ago too and may contact them later ive never had to
> > use the dell support so wish me luck haha i know later or with the grace
> > of god feeling pity for my present irritation maybe the veryyyyyyyyyyy
> > near future il get this solved but as for system restore i cant keep
> > using it not updateing my system so thanks again for trying to help me
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> > > Try rolling back the driver for your Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
> > > Chipset graphics card. Dell Tech Support should be able to walk you
> > > through it.
> > >
> > > Or try using System Restore, selecting a Restore Point predating the
> > > install of recent Windows Updates (which included the Intel driver
> > > update). --
> > > ~PA Bear
> > >
> > > alady lion wrote:
> > > > yes its a dell ive had it almost a yr never having this problem
> > > >
> > > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is it a Dell machine?
> > > > > --
> > > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
> > > > > DTS-L.org
> > > > >
> > > > > alady lion wrote:
> > > > > > i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and
> > > > > > font size back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them
> > > > > > small ive gone into display in control panel and it hasnt helped
>
>

This helped me, if your not happy w/it its easy to reverse. Go to control
panel, display, settings, adjust the screen resolution to 1024x768 pixels.
Which should be the second notch from the left. Good luck with this very
annoying problem...
--
ebb


"jacaesar" wrote:

> I have the exact same issue with my Dell... it is driving me crazy. On April
> 20 an auto. update loaded something to the video driver. I can see on MS
> Update History where I accepted the update, but using Add/Remove Programs,
> every update is there except that one, so I can't just remove it. I have
> tried updating the driver, rolling the driver back, changing the monitor from
> E772c to standard intel... nothing works. I cannot change the display off of
> 640x480, so of course nothing fits on the screen. THIS IS DRIVING ME
> CRAZY.... HELP!!! Who can I contact... this has to be MS's problem... Help if
> you can... thanks
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > You may want to consider taking the machine (just the tower) to a reputable,
> > independent (e.g., not Best Buy or CompUSA) local shop and have them address
> > the driver issue.
> >
> > Let us know how you make out.
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > alady lion wrote:
> > > I thank u for trying to help and have done the restore and i looked at
> > > dell support while ago too and may contact them later ive never had to
> > > use the dell support so wish me luck haha i know later or with the grace
> > > of god feeling pity for my present irritation maybe the veryyyyyyyyyyy
> > > near future il get this solved but as for system restore i cant keep
> > > using it not updateing my system so thanks again for trying to help me
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Try rolling back the driver for your Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
> > > > Chipset graphics card. Dell Tech Support should be able to walk you
> > > > through it.
> > > >
> > > > Or try using System Restore, selecting a Restore Point predating the
> > > > install of recent Windows Updates (which included the Intel driver
> > > > update). --
> > > > ~PA Bear
> > > >
> > > > alady lion wrote:
> > > > > yes its a dell ive had it almost a yr never having this problem
> > > > >
> > > > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Is it a Dell machine?
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
> > > > > > DTS-L.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > alady lion wrote:
> > > > > > > i cant remember how or where to go to fix my desktop icons and
> > > > > > > font size back to how it was befor auto updates has changed them
> > > > > > > small ive gone into display in control panel and it hasnt helped
> >
> >