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pistonbroke1957

Post subject: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:56 pm

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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 ?
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Razor

Post subject: Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:01 pm

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A quick Google says hold control/alt then press up down left or right arrows til it's right.

And definitely no budgie smugglers :lol:

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pistonbroke1957

Post subject: Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:44 pm

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Thanks Razor. I'll give it a try.

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dave.m

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:48 pm

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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.

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pistonbroke1957

Post subject: Re: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER !!!

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:01 pm

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Tried control/alt,no change i'm afraid.
Is there a plan B !!
Should have said before. WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM

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dave.m

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:22 pm

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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.

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:52 pm

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dave.m wrote:

Haaaaaah..didn't know that. Just tried it, only slightly scary. (How did someone so young figure that out?)

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Megaross

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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:39 am

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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 :mrgreen:

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dave.m

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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:16 pm

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ctrl + alt + arrow keys, doesn't work on my Win 7 computers, but the operation in my last post does.

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