Display too small

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Aileen Hewat

I have installed Windows XP.
Now my screen is much smaller, leaving a good inch margin
around all four sides of the monitor - as if monitors
weren't small enough already.
How do I fix it?
If I go Control Panel/Display/Settings and change it from
1024*768 pixels to 800*600 pixels all that changes is the
size of the fonts on the screen, not the actual screen
display size.

I don't know if this is the right newsgroup - but all the
others that sem appropriate tell me that they are not
available.
 
Aileen;
Right click a blank area of the Desktop/Properties/Settings tab/Advanced
button/Monitor tab/Screen refresh rate.
Fiddle with the refresh rate until your display fills the screen. You will
probably have to lower the setting. Mine is set at 60 HZ. Some people advise
against this setting. It's supposed to make your screen flicker. 60 Hertz is
the frequency of most all of the power in the US.
I see you are in Australia. I have no idea what frequency is used on
power there. Does not matter. You want the display to fill the screen. If it
does happen to flicker and this bothers you, fiddle again and change it to a
different refresh rate.
Mine does not flicker. 60 HZ is the only setting that allows the display
to fill my screen.
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
 
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