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AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:56 pm
by pistonbroke1957
evening all.
My laptop screen has started displaying everythimg upside down. !
Also when you try to move the cursor up it goes down,left it goes right etc etc.
This started to happen immediately after my 6 month old son got his hands on it.
All the installed programs seem to be working as before, but i just don't know
how much longer i can stand on my head. !!!
Any ideas anyone anyone ?
Cheers
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:01 pm
by Razor
A quick Google says hold control/alt then press up down left or right arrows til it's right.
And definitely no budgie smugglers
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:44 pm
by pistonbroke1957
Thanks Razor. I'll give it a try.
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:48 pm
by dave.m
Should work for windows XP.
If it doesn't, then say which version of Windows you are using and what graphics card or onboard graphics you have.
dave
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:01 pm
by pistonbroke1957
Tried control/alt,no change i'm afraid.
Is there a plan B !!
Should have said before. WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:22 pm
by dave.m
This works in Windows 7 (just done it) so it should work in Vista.
Go to Control Panel -> Display -> Change Display settings.
In orientation drop down menu (if it is showing 'Landscape flipped') the select Landscape -> Apply and OK.
(If it shows 'Landscape') then select Landscape Flipped -> Apply and OK.
Your screen will go blank for a moment and return the correct way up.
dave
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:52 pm
by moderator2
dave.m wrote:This works in Windows 7 (just done it) so it should work in Vista.
Go to Control Panel -> Display -> Change Display settings.
In orientation drop down menu (if it is showing 'Landscape flipped') the select Landscape -> Apply and OK.
(If it shows 'Landscape') then select Landscape Flipped -> Apply and OK.
Your screen will go blank for a moment and return the correct way up.
dave
Haaaaaah..didn't know that. Just tried it, only slightly scary. (How did someone so young figure that out?)
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:39 am
by Megaross
ctrl + alt + arrow keys, that brings me back
I can't remember a time at school when I didn't do that after logging off a computer, along with caps lock and turning on high contrast in an effort to confuse the next user.
They must start em young these days
Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:16 am
by dave.m
ctrl + alt + arrow keys, doesn't work on my Win 7 computers, but the operation in my last post does.
dave