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Desktop background disappears with very large extended desktop on Windows 7
Consider the following scenario: You are using Windows 7 with a Windows Aero theme. You attach two or more monitors to the computer in an extended desktop configuration. The resulting size of the extended desktop is more than 8192 pixels wide or 8192... Link Removed- News
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- aero theme background desktop display issues extended desktop graphics settings multi-monitor resolution troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 external monitor lg black border
I just upgraded to Win 7 HP 64 and know nothing....yet. Previously my external monitor (SyncMaster 203B) 16/32 bit connected no problem with the full display showing (previous OS Vista HP 32 bit). Now...a 2" in. black border surrounds the window. Samsungs Auto-Adjust made no improvment. Samsungs...- Marcos989
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- auto-adjust black border compatibility display issues external monitor graphics settings resolution syncmaster windows 7
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Windows 7 How do I turn off hardware acceleration?
I have gone into Appearance and Personalisation, then clicked Adjust Screen Resolution, then Advanced Settings, I click Troubleshoot but the Change Settings button is greyed out as I can't click it, with a little administrator shield next to it. I am the only user and the admin on this computer...- mongoose665
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- admin settings display issues graphics settings hardware acceleration resolution troubleshooting windows help windows settings
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Windows 7 Border around options in ctrl-alt-del screen
Hi. When I do ctrl+alt+del I see "Lock computer", "Task manager", ... The border around these is very vaint, I can't see it. How do I change this border color and/or size? Link Removed Best Regards ben- fedtegreve
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- accessibility border color ctrl alt del customization display issues graphics settings task manager user interface windows settings
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Windows 7 Cant switch graphic cards on HP pavilion DV7 6050ec
I just reinstalled my computer with windows 7 64bit and I have HP pavilion dv7 6050ec with two graphic cards : mobility radeon HD 6770M and a generic Intel HD Graphics Family. Since I reinstalled the computer, I no longer have to option to chose what graphic card I want to use. Before this...- Honza Bartek
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- catalyst control center device manager directx drivers graphics card graphics settings hardware hp pavilion intel hd mobility radeon performance issues radeon reinstall switch troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Dual screen help
I have dual screen running. an acer 23" with dvi and a 42 olevia TV with hdmi. my acer is the main monitor and i have exstended display on the tv. what i want to know is how to make my games run on the tv with out having to change the settings all the time I just want to start the game and have...- odin24seven
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- acer monitor display settings dual display dvi extended display gaming graphics settings hdmi launch multi-monitor olevia tv output settings performance resolution windows 10 windows 11
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Windows 7 Help with desktop background
Hi all, I purchased a brand new Toshiba Satellite laptop about 3 months ago. It came loaded with Windows 7 as the OS. I did some searching in the forum but couldn't find my exact problem. After a few days of having the new computer, I downloaded a desktop background from a hockey team website...- jetmech
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- access denied background computer issues desktop graphics settings solid color toshiba troubleshooting user account windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 how to change graphic settings???
how to change graphic settings??? :confused:- Bhanu Prakash
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- change configuration graphics settings performance windows
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Windows 7 Only Native resolutions
My problem lies in the fact that I can only be fullscreen with my monitor when it's in the native resolution(1680x1050). If I lower the resolution, the image actually crops to keep it's true value instead of being in fullscreen. The weird thing though, is that I use a VGA cable, so I don't have...- verden
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- cropping display full screen gaming geforce 9600 graphics settings hardware hertz monitor native resolution nvidia resolution scaling settings syncmaster t200hd true color vga video output windows 7
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Windows 7 Shogun 2 Total War: issues with battery charging while playing.
So, the problem is very simple - when I start the game, my battery won't charge. It only does on loading screens (when I enter or end battle). My laptop is Acer Aspire 8942G, Win 7 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850. It looks like the game blocks or conflicts with my charger when I play it...- zabych
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- acer battery charger charging cpu usage game conflict gaming graphics settings laptop low power performance power supply radeon resource management shogun 2 support system load total war troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Help applying .theme files or looking for Desktop Theme Manager
Hi - I'm trying to use older .theme files with Windows 7. The Personalize area doesn't recognize these themes so I'm trying to first apply them with a theme manager then save them in the Personalize area so they will be an up to date theme. However, I'm having trouble doing this. I've tried a...- niagara94
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- customization desktop architect graphics settings help request old themes personalization theme application theme elements theme files theme issues theme management theme saving themes user interface windows 7 windows customization windows themes
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Windows 7 split second game not running smoothely
i use dell inspiron 1525,2gb ram,160gb hard disk,384mb intel video accelerator,32bit windows 7 ultimate.recently i got the split second car game from my friend but it is running very slowly even i reduced the graphics to low and even resolution also.i did the game to run in xp servicepack2...- yash
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- dell gaming graphics settings hardware patch performance split second video acceleration windows 7 xp compatibility
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Windows 7 Color Display Issues in Windows 7: Inconsistencies Across Applications and Monitors
Greetings, I do a lot of web design and I'm running into a lot of problems with color on Windows 7. I just can't seem to get things under control. My specs: Windows 7 Professional 64bit Core i7 X980 3.33GHz 24BG of RAM Duel NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Dell 2407WFP Dell U2410...- abeall
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- application behavior calibration color banding color calibration color correction color issues display issues fireworks graphics settings multi-monitor nvidia oversaturation photo viewer photoshop professional use software compatibility system specs user experience web design windows 7
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Windows 7 Experiencing Performance and Display Issues with MW2 After Upgrading to Windows 7
Hi i have just upgraded to windows 7 from vista, my mw2 was on vista and now on 7, but my screen size has been squished from the sides and everything is slow, i mean reali slow. I thought 7 would be a lot faster?? can anyone help or does anyone seem to have the same problem.- Goldi
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- gaming issues graphics settings modern warfare performance performance issues screen size tech support upgrade windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 Exploring ATI Antialiasing: Comparing Narrow-Tent, Wide-Tent, and Edge-Detect Filters
Link Removed - Invalid URL Custom Filterring in ATI cards was announced with the Radeon HD 2900 XT back in May of 2007, introducing “Narrow-Tent” and “Wide-Tent" antialiasing filters. The Radeon HD 4800 series (Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 video cards) launched with a new image quality feature to...- cybercore
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- adaptive aa anti-aliasing ati catalyst control center custom filtering edge-detect fps graphics graphics card graphics settings image quality multisampling narrow-tent performance performance loss radeon rendering shader processors supersampling wide-tent
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Windows 7 Blue start screen on Windows 7 with the bird - Can I change it?
I'm a newbie here. When I turn the computer on and Windows 7 starts (64) after the screen with the Windows logo there is a blue screen with a pattern and a white bird (kind of like a dove.) then it asks for a password. Is there any way I can change that screen to another picture of color...- changescreen
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- customization display settings graphics settings login screen newbie password start screen startup user account windows 7
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Windows 7 Troubles with second monitor on nvidia 8600gt
First of all, hi all, im new in this forum, hope to share many info with you guys (and girls :D). Here's the problem. I have installed Windows 7 32-bit Proffesionall, and everything went fine. Then i went to the nvidia site, and autodetected the graphic drivers 195.62, and downloaded it. While...- bojkofeit
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- 8600gt display drivers graphics graphics settings installation lg monitor multi-monitor nvidia resolution rollback troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Blurry Text after installing Windows 7
It seems that some people, including myself, are having problems with blurry text after installing Windows 7. If you Google "blurry text and Windows 7" you will come up with many posts on various forums and websites. There are many suggestions, most obvious, such as updating videocard and...- nitewulf
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- blurry text cleartype display issues dpi driver update dual boot font settings font smoothing graphics graphics card graphics settings monitor driver native resolution resolution samsung t260 tech support text clarity user experience windows 7 windows issues
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Windows 7 My folders open out of the screen
My folders open out of the desktop, when i try to minimize and maximize them it seems they go past the right side of the screen and I dont know how to move them back. ==> It was the multi-display problem Thanks everyone for assistance.- lmjai
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- desktop display settings folders graphics settings maximize minimize monitor multi-screen resolution resolution adjustment screen issue troubleshooting user help windows 10 windows 11 windows management
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Gaming Performance Discrepancies: Battery vs. Mains Power on Dell M6400
I have a Dell M6400 Laptop. The spec is quite hefty at Q9300 Quad Code 2.53 Ghz, 8GB Ram, 1GB Nvidia FX 3700M Video. I am running Windows 7, and have recently bought 2 new games, DragonAge, and Modern Warfare 2. When on Battery Power I can run both games in full 1920x1200. The run...- Jeffo489
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- battery cpu usage dell m6400 dragon age driver update gaming graphics card graphics driver graphics settings lag main power modern warfare monitoring nvidia fx3700m performance power settings quad core system specs troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Games