you mean the whole display or is the taskbar at one side of the screen?


"Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:963FD2F8-5B53-4368-96A6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> All of a sudden, my windows display is sideways (as in, it looks normal if
i turn my monitor on its side)... did I change a setting somewhere, or is
this the result of a virus or something else altogether??
>
> HELP!
>
> Thanks!

I mean the whole display... it's as if the monitor was on its side. Also, I don't think it's a monitor setting, because the pre-windows boot messages display correctly and it displays correctly if run in Safe Mode..

----- Steve UK wrote: ----

you mean the whole display or is the taskbar at one side of the screen


"Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in messag
news:963FD2F8-5B53-4368-96A6-(E-Mail Removed)..
> All of a sudden, my windows display is sideways (as in, it looks normal i
i turn my monitor on its side)... did I change a setting somewhere, or i
this the result of a virus or something else altogether?
>> HELP
>> Thanks

If that's the case you have a virus.
"Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F3F7DAE4-88FB-4A6E-9D36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I mean the whole display... it's as if the monitor was on its side. Also, I
don't think it's a monitor setting, because the pre-windows boot messages
display correctly and it displays correctly if run in Safe Mode...
>
> ----- Steve UK wrote: -----
>
> you mean the whole display or is the taskbar at one side of the screen?
>
>
> "Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:963FD2F8-5B53-4368-96A6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > All of a sudden, my windows display is sideways (as in, it looks
normal if
> i turn my monitor on its side)... did I change a setting somewhere, or
is
> this the result of a virus or something else altogether??
> >> HELP!
> >> Thanks!
>
>
>

A virus is quite unlikely. The first response you got was correct. Many
video drivers have settings to rotate the image by 90 degrees at a time.
Sometimes, people accidentally hit the keyboard shortcut for this function.

The image displays correctly in Safe Mode because your computer is not using
your video card's driver - it's using the standard Windows VGA driver.

Rocky

"Unknown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Rj36c.35645$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If that's the case you have a virus.
> "Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F3F7DAE4-88FB-4A6E-9D36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I mean the whole display... it's as if the monitor was on its side.
Also, I
> don't think it's a monitor setting, because the pre-windows boot messages
> display correctly and it displays correctly if run in Safe Mode...
> >
> > ----- Steve UK wrote: -----
> >
> > you mean the whole display or is the taskbar at one side of the
screen?
> >
> >
> > "Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:963FD2F8-5B53-4368-96A6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > All of a sudden, my windows display is sideways (as in, it looks
> normal if
> > i turn my monitor on its side)... did I change a setting somewhere,
or
> is
> > this the result of a virus or something else altogether??
> > >> HELP!
> > >> Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
>

What make is the video card?

right click on desktop/click "Settings" tab/
click "Avanced button"

check properties for you video card, if you don't see a
fix their turn you monitor sideways.


>-----Original Message-----
>A virus is quite unlikely. The first response you got
was correct. Many
>video drivers have settings to rotate the image by 90
degrees at a time.
>Sometimes, people accidentally hit the keyboard shortcut
for this function.
>
>The image displays correctly in Safe Mode because your
computer is not using
>your video card's driver - it's using the standard
Windows VGA driver.
>
>Rocky
>
>"Unknown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:Rj36c.35645$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If that's the case you have a virus.
>> "Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>> news:F3F7DAE4-88FB-4A6E-9D36-
(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I mean the whole display... it's as if the monitor
was on its side.
>Also, I
>> don't think it's a monitor setting, because the pre-
windows boot messages
>> display correctly and it displays correctly if run in
Safe Mode...
>> >
>> > ----- Steve UK wrote: -----
>> >
>> > you mean the whole display or is the taskbar at
one side of the
>screen?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message
>> > news:963FD2F8-5B53-4368-96A6-
(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > > All of a sudden, my windows display is
sideways (as in, it looks
>> normal if
>> > i turn my monitor on its side)... did I change
a setting somewhere,
>or
>> is
>> > this the result of a virus or something else
altogether??
>> > >> HELP!
>> > >> Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>.
>

as is always the case, the squirrel was right... the graphics driver did end up having a rotation option, and apparently there is a way to hot-key it 90 degrees at a time. Instead of turning the monitor on its side (which screws up the colors), I had moved the computer over to the couch so that I could lay on my side - much easier to fall asleep that way, though!

I sense the birth of a new product: the couch potato computer.

The squirrel is not always right, of course, but I've got something that may
just be right for you. It's this bridge...in Brooklyn...

Rocky

"Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:69E1BDDD-5922-4C68-916F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> as is always the case, the squirrel was right... the graphics driver did
end up having a rotation option, and apparently there is a way to hot-key it
90 degrees at a time. Instead of turning the monitor on its side (which
screws up the colors), I had moved the computer over to the couch so that I
could lay on my side - much easier to fall asleep that way, though!