Hello everyone, I'm new here, I've got a problem I can't figure out.
The other morning I started my laptop, I had shut it clear down the NIGHT before because I wanted it to reboot. I'm not SURE if it installed an update of some sort.
When it restarted it the picture on the monitor was about 8 by 10 inches and you can't move the cursor out of that box, there is about 2 inches of black all around the picture.
My screen resolution was SET at 1280 by 768 where it had been for a long time.
All the icons and text is really small. If I change my screen resolution to 1400 by 1050 it FILLS the screen up but everything (text, icons, ect.) is still real small.
I have tried everything with the control panel that I can find, no luck.
I tried to do a system restore but it wouldn't work.
This is a Gateway laptop with windows XP, it is about 4 years old and has been a great computer.
If anyone knows how to fix this thanks in advance.
I am getting a headache every time I try to read anything on this screen.
Mike Try booting into Safe Mode (F8) going to device manager / delete the video and monitor drivers and reboot.

Alan <>< 1. Model Number. What's the model number for that Gateway laptop?

2. Display Properties. What "tabs" do you have on the advanced settings tab of your display properties windows?

Right click blank area of desktop (blank, not black), context menu should appear.
Left click on "Properties" item, Display Properties window should appear.
Left click on "Settings" tab. Settings tab should move to front.
Left click on "Advanced" button, ADDITIONAL window should appear.

Is there a tab similiar to "Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver"?

Someone with similiar problem got lucky browsing around in the dusty corners of his display properties settings... See here


Thanks for the replies and the link. That was the same problem.
A dusty corner indeed!