Win2000 upgrade glitches

[Guest]

Hi,

Did a clean install last week to Win2000 (from Win98) and having 2 problems:

1) we have 2 printers, and when I try to print out pages from the web, they either a) print out the right way plus 20+ blank pages (printer 1), or b) print out many pages with just a portion of the web page on them. I print a lot of stuff off the web, so I'm going through a lot of paper!

2) my computer monitor display suddenly went wacky on me today. It's currently on a screen size of 1152 x 864 and 32 bit color. Unfortunately, the icons, etc., are way too small for my 40 year old eyes! The only display that seems to be close to what I want is the lowest pixel (640 x 480), but for that the icons and type are too large, plus I do graphic design, so it doesn't display w/enough pixels. I tried other settings above and below 1152 x 864, but they either a) don't fill up the screen - a portion of the screen is black, or b) also are too small for me to view comfortably. The monitor is a 17 inch Dell, and I did try upgrading the drivers. Please don't tell me I need glasses - other than this, my eyesight is fine!

Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Buz [MSFT]]

1. Install the latest service pack for Windows 2000 (if you haven't already)
2. Uninstall and reinstall your printer and any software that came with your
printer.

3. If a portion of your screen is black adjust the settings on your actual
monitor to strech to fit.
4. Find out what kind of video card you have and get the latest drivers.
5. Adjust the size of the ICONS themselves.In display properties go to
Appearance. Under Item select Icons and change the size.

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Hi,

Did a clean install last week to Win2000 (from Win98) and having 2 problems:

1) we have 2 printers, and when I try to print out pages from the web,

they either a) print out the right way plus 20+ blank pages (printer 1), or
b) print out many pages with just a portion of the web page on them. I print
a lot of stuff off the web, so I'm going through a lot of paper!

2) my computer monitor display suddenly went wacky on me today. It's

currently on a screen size of 1152 x 864 and 32 bit color. Unfortunately,
the icons, etc., are way too small for my 40 year old eyes! The only display
that seems to be close to what I want is the lowest pixel (640 x 480), but
for that the icons and type are too large, plus I do graphic design, so it
doesn't display w/enough pixels. I tried other settings above and below 1152
x 864, but they either a) don't fill up the screen - a portion of the screen
is black, or b) also are too small for me to view comfortably. The monitor
is a 17 inch Dell, and I did try upgrading the drivers. Please don't tell me
I need glasses - other than this, my eyesight is fine!