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Old December 23rd 05, 04:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.internet
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First, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!!!

Then a kvetch: Oy. If it's not one thing it's another.

The problem: I'm using ME with a pentium4. The whole windows screen
moved up during the night. The taskbar is about one inch above the
bottom of the monitor. I tried to restart about 5 times already and it's
still in the wrong place.

This happened a few days ago but after I restarted a few times it reset
itself.

I googled and can't find any info. This is very annoying and I'd
appreciate some help, if possible. Thanks!

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Hugs, Erika
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Old December 23rd 05, 04:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.internet
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Try this first....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.

If that doesn't work, then it's quite possibly a hardware problem
What about the DOS POST screen? it that shifted up as well??

Do you have a spare monitor you can swap?

Do you have a spare graphics card you can swap in?

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First, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!!!

Then a kvetch: Oy. If it's not one thing it's another.

The problem: I'm using ME with a pentium4. The whole windows screen moved
up during the night. The taskbar is about one inch above the bottom of the
monitor. I tried to restart about 5 times already and it's still in the
wrong place.

This happened a few days ago but after I restarted a few times it reset
itself.

I googled and can't find any info. This is very annoying and I'd
appreciate some help, if possible. Thanks!

--

Hugs, Erika



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Old December 23rd 05, 04:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.internet
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Noel Paton wrote:
Try this first....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.

If that doesn't work, then it's quite possibly a hardware problem
What about the DOS POST screen? it that shifted up as well??

Do you have a spare monitor you can swap?

Do you have a spare graphics card you can swap in?


Well - hopefully this is good news for me - the Windows ME screen and
all the DOS stuff that runs on startup is in the right place.

NO spare hardware!

I'll try what you say but it's gonna take a while - I'd better do some
data backups first. Hmm - have I updated my drivers? Who knows!

Thanks, Noel. Happy Noel!

--

Hugs, Erika
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Old December 23rd 05, 05:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.internet
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"Erika" wrote in message
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Noel Paton wrote:
Try this first....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.

If that doesn't work, then it's quite possibly a hardware problem
What about the DOS POST screen? it that shifted up as well??

Do you have a spare monitor you can swap?

Do you have a spare graphics card you can swap in?


Well - hopefully this is good news for me - the Windows ME screen and all
the DOS stuff that runs on startup is in the right place.

NO spare hardware!

I'll try what you say but it's gonna take a while - I'd better do some
data backups first. Hmm - have I updated my drivers? Who knows!

Thanks, Noel. Happy Noel!


It does sound like it's a misconfiguration problem - possibly the refresh
rate - see if the problem sticks after my procedure (it's quite safe - you
should NOT lose any data!).
If it does, first check the refresh rate in Display Properties (set it to
around 70-75) and see if that makes a difference - if not, then reduce the
Acceleration by a notch and see if that makes a difference.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's


 




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