Dell Laptop Party Black Bars

bboy_ · #1 08-26-2006, 01:57 AM

A buddy of mine just got a brand new Dell Inspiron and party is looking all messed up. THere is a lot of blank white spaces in the lobby and when he opens a table it opens with black bars around the sides. I think I remember this problem happening to a lot of people before but couldn't remember how to fix it. Anyone got a clue?

Beavis68 · #2 08-26-2006, 12:21 PM

party doesnt like some resolution settings.

Tom Ames · #3 08-26-2006, 01:39 PM

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party doesnt like some resolution settings.

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IIRC, it's actually the DPI settings.

Beavis68 · #4 08-26-2006, 02:54 PM

IIRC those terms are synonymous when it comes to monitor settings.

Tom Ames · #5 08-26-2006, 05:28 PM

lol

I'll defer to your computer expertise. But to a computer-idiot such as myself, if there are two settings you can change, then they're different [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

bboy_ · #6 08-26-2006, 06:14 PM

Cahnging the resolution didn't work. Any othre ideas??

RandR · #7 08-26-2006, 11:19 PM

Try changing the DPI setting, its under the display properties>settings>advanced>general

Make sure its set to "normal size"

Beavis68 · #8 08-27-2006, 12:43 AM

try emailing part and seeing what your setting should be

Freakin · #9 08-27-2006, 03:38 AM

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IIRC those terms are synonymous when it comes to monitor settings.

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different settings

right-click dekstop-->properties-->settings-->advanced-->DPI=96 (not 120 like dell sets it)

this is asked at least once weekly in this forum. please try searching next time

Dave D · #10 08-27-2006, 09:35 AM

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IIRC those terms are synonymous when it comes to monitor settings.

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different settings

right-click dekstop-->properties-->settings-->advanced-->DPI=96 (not 120 like dell sets it)

this is asked at least once weekly in this forum. please try searching next time

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that didn't fix it for me. But whatever.