Vista and Explorer question

[Meenie]

My husband and I just got a laptop w/vista. When I go to the internet on IE
the colors aren't true and the type is difficult to read. Even tho I go to
view and choose the largest type, it doesn't change.
I'm a beader (jewelry maker) and went to a favorite site to look at some
beads and couldn't tell the color. Some were described as light green but
they just looked white.
I came to my Dell Desktop and looked again and they were pale green.
Is this due to Vista or some setting I need to change on IE?
Also, IE opens up and the website is in the middle of the screen with extra
space on each side - even if I choose full screen, the site itself remains in
the same space.
I hope someone can help.
Thanks

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
1. Fonts / colors:
Internet Options> Advanced> Multimedia> Uncheck "Always use Clear type" Some
people like Clear type, some don't.

2. Some pages are designed to be a specific width, instead of filling the
screen. If the page is 800 pixels wide and your screen resolution is 1024 x
768 or 1280 x 960 the page won't fill a full sized IE window. You could try
the Zoom feature at the right end of the Status Bar.

Or you could try changing the resolution, but there isn't a perfect
resolution for all purposes.
From Control Panel> Personalization> Display settings> Resolution.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Meenie]

Thanks Don, That's very helpful!

Hi,
1. Fonts / colors:
Internet Options> Advanced> Multimedia> Uncheck "Always use Clear type" Some
people like Clear type, some don't.

2. Some pages are designed to be a specific width, instead of filling the
screen. If the page is 800 pixels wide and your screen resolution is 1024 x
768 or 1280 x 960 the page won't fill a full sized IE window. You could try
the Zoom feature at the right end of the Status Bar.

Or you could try changing the resolution, but there isn't a perfect
resolution for all purposes.
From Control Panel> Personalization> Display settings> Resolution.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

My husband and I just got a laptop w/vista. When I go to the internet on IE
the colors aren't true and the type is difficult to read. Even tho I go to
view and choose the largest type, it doesn't change.
I'm a beader (jewelry maker) and went to a favorite site to look at some
beads and couldn't tell the color. Some were described as light green but
they just looked white.
I came to my Dell Desktop and looked again and they were pale green.
Is this due to Vista or some setting I need to change on IE?
Also, IE opens up and the website is in the middle of the screen with extra
space on each side - even if I choose full screen, the site itself remains in
the same space.
I hope someone can help.
Thanks