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From: Ken Blake, MVP on 31 Jul 2010 05:09 On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:51 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> wrote: > > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:pfj656tidmssq7eaut98v8oa99i4s7r5pg(a)4ax.com... > > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:33:48 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> > > wrote: > > > >> Help! > >> When I turned my PC on today the picture was inverted ie > >> everything was upside down. > >> > >> I am running XP and have never had this happen before. > >> > >> Upart fom tipping my monitor upside down, how > >> can I fix this? > >> > >> Help would be appreciated > > > > > > > > The ability to rotate the screen image is a feature of your video > > card, to help it work with monitors that rotate to portrait > > orientation. Almost certainly you accidentally pressed Ctrl-Alt, and > > some arrow key. > > > > Rotate it back using those keys. > > > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > Thanks for that, I hit Control-Alt and and the up arrow and it fixed it. > I learnt something new today!! You're welcome. Glad to help. > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Spamlet on 31 Jul 2010 12:50 "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:02q756d81cp2pgp4aqha5t3o7c49dj97ut(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:51 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> > wrote: > >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message >> news:pfj656tidmssq7eaut98v8oa99i4s7r5pg(a)4ax.com... >> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:33:48 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Help! >> >> When I turned my PC on today the picture was inverted ie >> >> everything was upside down. >> >> >> >> I am running XP and have never had this happen before. >> >> >> >> Upart fom tipping my monitor upside down, how >> >> can I fix this? >> >> >> >> Help would be appreciated >> > >> > >> > >> > The ability to rotate the screen image is a feature of your video >> > card, to help it work with monitors that rotate to portrait >> > orientation. Almost certainly you accidentally pressed Ctrl-Alt, and >> > some arrow key. >> > >> > Rotate it back using those keys. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> >> Thanks for that, I hit Control-Alt and and the up arrow and it fixed it. >> I learnt something new today!! > > You're welcome. Glad to help. > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 If one were to flip the screen like this when say looking at some picture rotated 90 degrees, would one find all one's icons crammed over to one side when one went back to desktop? S
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 31 Jul 2010 16:24 On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:50:54 +0100, "Spamlet" <spam.morespam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:02q756d81cp2pgp4aqha5t3o7c49dj97ut(a)4ax.com... > > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:51 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> > > wrote: > > > >> > >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > >> news:pfj656tidmssq7eaut98v8oa99i4s7r5pg(a)4ax.com... > >> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:33:48 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Help! > >> >> When I turned my PC on today the picture was inverted ie > >> >> everything was upside down. > >> >> > >> >> I am running XP and have never had this happen before. > >> >> > >> >> Upart fom tipping my monitor upside down, how > >> >> can I fix this? > >> >> > >> >> Help would be appreciated > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > The ability to rotate the screen image is a feature of your video > >> > card, to help it work with monitors that rotate to portrait > >> > orientation. Almost certainly you accidentally pressed Ctrl-Alt, and > >> > some arrow key. > >> > > >> > Rotate it back using those keys. > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 > >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > >> > >> Thanks for that, I hit Control-Alt and and the up arrow and it fixed it. > >> I learnt something new today!! > > > > You're welcome. Glad to help. > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 > > If one were to flip the screen like this when say looking at some picture > rotated 90 degrees, would one find all one's icons crammed over to one side > when one went back to desktop? No. But it should not be necessary to do that with pictures. What program do you use to view pictures? I use Irfanview, and Irfanview (like most such programs) lets you rotate pictures as needed and then save them in that rotated condition. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Spamlet on 31 Jul 2010 17:16
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:rg1956tq4gfmm1k07ba7q003jpn8j11hd2(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:50:54 +0100, "Spamlet" > <spam.morespam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message >> news:02q756d81cp2pgp4aqha5t3o7c49dj97ut(a)4ax.com... >> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:51 +1200, "B Roberts" <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message >> >> news:pfj656tidmssq7eaut98v8oa99i4s7r5pg(a)4ax.com... >> >> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:33:48 +1200, "B Roberts" >> >> > <gochanz(a)yahoo.co.nz> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Help! >> >> >> When I turned my PC on today the picture was inverted ie >> >> >> everything was upside down. >> >> >> >> >> >> I am running XP and have never had this happen before. >> >> >> >> >> >> Upart fom tipping my monitor upside down, how >> >> >> can I fix this? >> >> >> >> >> >> Help would be appreciated >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > The ability to rotate the screen image is a feature of your video >> >> > card, to help it work with monitors that rotate to portrait >> >> > orientation. Almost certainly you accidentally pressed Ctrl-Alt, and >> >> > some arrow key. >> >> > >> >> > Rotate it back using those keys. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 >> >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> >> >> >> Thanks for that, I hit Control-Alt and and the up arrow and it fixed >> >> it. >> >> I learnt something new today!! >> > >> > You're welcome. Glad to help. >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 >> >> If one were to flip the screen like this when say looking at some picture >> rotated 90 degrees, would one find all one's icons crammed over to one >> side >> when one went back to desktop? > > > No. But it should not be necessary to do that with pictures. What > program do you use to view pictures? I use Irfanview, and Irfanview > (like most such programs) lets you rotate pictures as needed and then > save them in that rotated condition. -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 I often get a warning not to rotate pictures as this may cause information to be lost (Certainly with Windows picture and fax viewer.). I did once discover this key combination and ended up with jumbled up screen icons. Recently I did want to rotate something that way but could not remember the key strokes. Can't remember what it was I was trying to rotate now though. Another point where rotation could be useful, is that at most usable resolution this laptop does make pictures look over high, and tempt one to make unneeded adjustments. Mind you, I'm not really sure what this screen rotation actually means: if it too is a resampling then I suppose it makes no difference in the long run. Cheers, S |