Hello, I'm new to this site and in need of some assistance.  On one of my computers, I noticed that I would have to scroll sideways to see all of the page at CBC News.  I clicked Control Panel and then changed the SETTING at which time the screen blackened and a little box began to FLOAT around stating that the optimum setting should be 1024 X 1280.  When it cleared up, I changed it to that setting and rebooted.  Now all I get is the blackened screen and the floating message noted above.  I can't EVEN get in to change it back!  It should also be noted that I'm not very proficient with computers and related lingo.

What was your original setting?  Try starting in Safe mode and changing your setting back to the original setting, while in Safe mode.  Then, try restarting in normal mode.  http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtmlThanks, when I tried to START in Safe Mode by hitting F8 and choosing it, I still couldn't get the desk top.  It went straight back to the black screen and the floating message.Sorry, I didn't answer your first question.  The original setting was the lowest one on the slider (seven hundred and something was one of the numbers I think).