Everything is sooo tiny!

[R. Conley]

Somehow the settings on our computer have changed. Icons,
text, browser, mail, taskbar, everything is so very tiny
you practically need a magnifying glass to read it. I
believe our 4 yr old did something to it...he likes to
keep clicking things. How do I get it back to normal?

Thanks!
R. Conley

 

[Mark M]

not sure if i'm stating the obvious ... but maybe he's
just increased the display resolution? try going to
Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings and
decreasing the resolution.

 

[john dingley]

He has probably changed the screen resolution. Do a Properties on the
desktop (right click the mouse on the screen) and clcik on Settings tab Then
lower the resolotion.

 

[Dan]

there's no need to be mean about it, will ...

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Dan

If you see the number of youngsters that get blamed for their parents' cock ups... Read my earlier post in this thread. Any blame put onto a 'younger generation' in these NGs is always suspicious - the 'kids' are not always to blame - more so, the parents are trying get out of a 'situation' that they have caused themselves, because they have caused the 'cock up'...

Will

 

[Dan.]

maybe they're just embarrassed ... maybe they don't know
as much about computers as you do and so are unsure if
what they're asking is a silly question. i know what you
mean, but i just don't see the point in making someone
feel small, especially in a 'support' newsgroup ...

 

[Will Denny]

Security, think, Security, then my posting might not then seem to be so arbitrary. If the parent/guardian/grandparent doesn't know who to monitor 'junior's' access to a PC then I would suggest that 'junior' isn't allowed access to any PC - try & prove me wrong.

BTW - I will never make any feel small in any NG that I subscribe to. I will, however, point out security measures to those parties that I don't think have the nous to understand them.

Will

 

[Dan]

It's up to each individual parent to decide the access
rights of their children. It's not really your place to
impose your idea of 'ethical' parenting on others. And as
far as security measures go ... you make it sound
like 'junior's' going to be hacking into the Pentagon. But
anyway, it's a silly dead end argument. I don't agree with
you, but that's fine. See ya

-----Original Message-----
Security, think, Security, then my posting might not then

seem to be so arbitrary. If the
parent/guardian/grandparent doesn't know who to
monitor 'junior's' access to a PC then I would suggest
that 'junior' isn't allowed access to any PC - try & prove
me wrong.

BTW - I will never make any feel small in any NG that I

subscribe to. I will, however, point out security
measures to those parties that I don't think have the nous
to understand them.

 

[Will Denny]

Thank you Dan for very informative posting - someone will advise you if you need to repost.

Will

 

[Maureen Goldman]

Somehow the settings on our computer have changed. Icons,
text, browser, mail, taskbar, everything is so very tiny
you practically need a magnifying glass to read it. I
believe our 4 yr old did something to it...he likes to
keep clicking things. How do I get it back to normal?

Clever tyke! Perhaps you have a game installed that changes the
resolution? Control Panel \ display \settings. I keep mine at 800x600.

 

[john dingley]

It's not that difficult is it when you think about it? Mouse click on a
desktop, then click on words that come up and play around with the popup.
It's very easy to do - even for 4 year old.

....a 4 year old 'happening' upon the settings to change the resolution...

Will

 

[Alex Nichol]

Somehow the settings on our computer have changed. Icons,
text, browser, mail, taskbar, everything is so very tiny
you practically need a magnifying glass to read it. I
believe our 4 yr old did something to it...he likes to
keep clicking things. How do I get it back to normal?

First thing to try is System Restore - go to
Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore

Take 'Restore to earlier point', and from the calendar choose a day
before the trouble started. It will close down and restore in the
course of booting up again

 

[R. Conley]

Thanks to all that replied. We blamed the wrong
child...it was our 14 yr old who changed the settings
when he played a game, but didn't know how to change it
back. We tried everything else, but didn't think of that!