Solve : please tell me how to permanently move display screen to left

1.	Solve : please tell me how to permanently move display screen to left of monitor frame??
Answer» Hi everyone: I've been told being a newbie is a crime, but, I'm innocent! My display screen is so far off to the right, I can't see the scroll arrows and I have no idea HOW to move it over, so I can see it. There is a long black "line" on the left, so there's definitely room to move it over. I'm a Trekkie, not a Techie, so please, be gentle, explaining. Thanks SO much for any help! Have a super DAY! Ann G.Does your monitor have buttons on front to CONTROL various settings? If so, take a look through the menus on it; most monitors allow shifting the screen right, left, up, or down. If you don't have such buttons on your monitor, tell us the MAKE and model of your monitor. Hi Soybean - bless you for helping! It's a VERY old Magnavox, convex monitor Model: MB7000 M001 and there are 4 very worn buttons on the bottom, front. From left, to right, (I'll do my best, as they're pretty hard to see, now), there is a diamond shape on a button, then a horizontal line/button, then a +/button and an arrow, pointing to the right/button. I just got the CPU back from being cleaned of corrupted files and there are some major changes, upon its return. The display screen is obviously too far to the right, as mentioned. I can barely read the print, though I set it for Largest Text, the cursor is strobing, (very annoying) and I guess because it's a Pentium 3, it is 'way slow. (Seems slower now, though). I tried to download a Defragger/space maker, but it wouldn't download, so I'm guessing I have no memory left. (Don't know how to check that and don't know what KB and MB mean, anyway.) So, I'm just trying to enjoy what little I've got - mostly for email, sending ecards and Messenger. So now, I'm afraid to make any changes, 1) because it's not "the same" p.c. as I knew it before it was serviced; 2) I realized just how much I missed it, while it was gone for that week and 3) I can't afford to keep sending it out, if I do something wrong! So, you can see just HOW much I appreciate your kindness in responding to my post for help. Plesae tell your mother - she did a great job! Thanks, Ann G.Quote from: soybean on March 30, 2007, 03:27:03 PM Does your monitor have buttons on front to control various settings? If so, take a look through the menus on it; most monitors allow shifting the screen right, left, up, or down. If you don't have such buttons on your monitor, tell us the make and model of your monitor. Well, Ann, I get the impression you haven't tried using those buttons on your monitor because you're afraid you'll make it worse. Am I right? I really can't tell you how the controls on your monitor work, since there are many brands and models of monitors and so there are many variations in the designs and the how the control buttons and onscreen menus work. I have two Samsung 17 inch monitors, two different models; even they are quite different in this respect. I think you really need to just experiment with them. However, there may be another issue here. I can't tell for sure but your comments about what you observed with your computer after getting it back from some repair service make me wonder whether the repair person installed the correct video drivers. I'm inclined to think you should call that repair shop and tell them your computer display is distorted, not aligned right, etc., and tell them you are not satisfied with it and you want to bring the computer back in with your monitor and you want them to get your display correctly adjusted. You might also borrow a monitor from someone and try it on your computer. Of course, don't change their monitor settings by using the control buttons on their monitor; just connect it and see whether your display is still off the right edge of the screen, etc. I'm afraid you've not gotten good service from that repair shop. Your comment about that the computer seems slower than before you took it there is definitely not good, if true. And, really, a Pentium III should work fine for email and web browsing on a dialup connection, even a broadband (DSL or cable) connection if it has enough memory. What type of Internet service do you have, dailup, DSL, cable? Do you know how much memory your computer has? If not right click on My Computer and select Properties. You should see it there. And, what version of Windows do you have? HI there! Wow - thanks SO much! Someone came over and adjusted the display screen - knew what he was doing - and the stuff that came up! I'm SO impressed with the info that p.c.'c will give you about themselves. Windows XP pro (although I don't have Word or Excel) sp2. 601 MHz. 192 MB of RAM Uniserve ADSL high-speed. You're right - I am afraid - very afraid! It is a little slower and the strobing cursor is annoying and the printing is too small, even though I set it for Largest, but I really don't want to take it back there, again. Does 192 MB mean that's all I have left - or what it will hold? There's got to be a way to replace I.E. with something safer and less troublesome, but I'm not sure if I have enough memory to download (Whatever that might be) and then find a way - MUCH easier than Microsoft Help offered, to UNinstall I.E. You're wonderful for assisting me! Did you tell your mom I said she did a great job? Thanks, AnnDownload, unzip, install and run EVEREST Home Edition Everest Select Computer>Summary from the left hand screen. Right click in the right hand screen & select Copy All Paste the details in here.Hi Anna I would just like to make a sugestion,There are groups all over the world I believe it is in 67 Countries now called freecycle. If you go to freecycle.org and pick where you live and join this group they might be able to help you as well.What it is ,is a group that gives things away instead of throwing it out or storing it.On the one I belong to ( they will all be different depending on where you live) I have seen many people give away newer moniters as well as computers and many other great things. This is not spam ... lol as a matter of fact the person who told me about lived in a different Country and thats what she had just went and got was a newer17 inch moniter that someone gave her.This might help if money is tight.GL SHELLEYI'm sure you actually have 256MB (that's MegaBytes) of memory installed, but your system uses onboard video (meaning, the display adapter is integrated into the motherboard as opposed to being an add-on card installed in a slot on the motherboard) and it allocates 64MB to the video function. In many such systems, what Windows as RAM is the actual/physical memory installed less the amount allocated to onboard video. Thus, 256MB minus 64MB equals 192MB. To increase this, you would need to install additional memory. If you'd like to know what this would cost, visit www.crucial.com and use their Memory Advisor™ Tool; you need to know the make and model of your computer to get the info. And, more memory would make a noticeable difference in performance. Again, crucial.com will tell you how much memory your computer can accomodate and what upgrade options are available; in other words, what memory modules (128MB, 256MB, etc.) you could install in your computer. Now, I imagine you'd rather not spend any money on upgrades. So, I'd bet there are some things that could be done to improve your computer's performance without buying any addtional hardware. One thing to look at is how many processes are running in your system under normal circumstances. If you hit Ctrl/Alt/Del and open Task Manager, how many processes are running? How many icons do you have in the Notification Area, the lower right corner of your screen, just left of the time display? Those are all running in the background and using part of your system resources. Getting rid of unnecessary processes can improve performance. How large is your hard drive, and how much free space do you have? To find out, click on My Computer. What does it show for Total Size and Free Space for drive C? Quote from: shadowmama on March 31, 2007, 02:06:22 PM I would just like to make a sugestion,There are groups all over the world I believe it is in 67 Countries now called freecycle. If you go to freecycle.org and pick where you live and join this group they might be able to help you as well. ... the person who told me about lived in a different Country and thats what she had just went and got was a newer17 inch moniter that someone gave her.This might help if money is tight.GL Good suggestion. I belong to the Licking County (Ohio) Comuter Society. They have a semi-annual computer recylcing drive. And, they do give some used computers, monitors, etc. to individuals.

Solve : please tell me how to permanently move display screen to left of monitor frame??

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Hi everyone:

I've been told being a newbie is a crime, but, I'm innocent!
My display screen is so far off to the right, I can't see the scroll arrows and I have no idea HOW to move it over, so I can see it. There is a long black "line" on the left, so there's definitely room to move it over.
I'm a Trekkie, not a Techie, so please, be gentle, explaining.
Thanks SO much for any help!

Have a super DAY!

Ann G.Does your monitor have buttons on front to CONTROL various settings? If so, take a look through the menus on it; most monitors allow shifting the screen right, left, up, or down.

If you don't have such buttons on your monitor, tell us the MAKE and model of your monitor. Hi Soybean - bless you for helping!

It's a VERY old Magnavox, convex monitor Model: MB7000 M001 and there are 4 very worn buttons on the bottom, front.

From left, to right, (I'll do my best, as they're pretty hard to see, now), there is a diamond shape on a button, then a horizontal line/button, then a +/button and an arrow, pointing to the right/button.

I just got the CPU back from being cleaned of corrupted files and there are some major changes, upon its return.

The display screen is obviously too far to the right, as mentioned.

I can barely read the print, though I set it for Largest Text, the cursor is strobing, (very annoying) and I guess because it's a Pentium 3, it is 'way slow. (Seems slower now, though).

I tried to download a Defragger/space maker, but it wouldn't download, so I'm guessing I have no memory left. (Don't know how to check that and don't know what KB and MB mean, anyway.)

So, I'm just trying to enjoy what little I've got - mostly for email, sending ecards and Messenger.

So now, I'm afraid to make any changes, 1) because it's not "the same" p.c. as I knew it before it was serviced; 2) I realized just how much I missed it, while it was gone for that week and 3) I can't afford to keep sending it out, if I do something wrong!

So, you can see just HOW much I appreciate your kindness in responding to my post for help.

Plesae tell your mother - she did a great job!

Thanks,

Ann G.Quote from: soybean on March 30, 2007, 03:27:03 PM

Does your monitor have buttons on front to control various settings? If so, take a look through the menus on it; most monitors allow shifting the screen right, left, up, or down.

If you don't have such buttons on your monitor, tell us the make and model of your monitor.

Well, Ann, I get the impression you haven't tried using those buttons on your monitor because you're afraid you'll make it worse. Am I right? I really can't tell you how the controls on your monitor work, since there are many brands and models of monitors and so there are many variations in the designs and the how the control buttons and onscreen menus work. I have two Samsung 17 inch monitors, two different models; even they are quite different in this respect. I think you really need to just experiment with them.

However, there may be another issue here. I can't tell for sure but your comments about what you observed with your computer after getting it back from some repair service make me wonder whether the repair person installed the correct video drivers. I'm inclined to think you should call that repair shop and tell them your computer display is distorted, not aligned right, etc., and tell them you are not satisfied with it and you want to bring the computer back in with your monitor and you want them to get your display correctly adjusted.

You might also borrow a monitor from someone and try it on your computer. Of course, don't change their monitor settings by using the control buttons on their monitor; just connect it and see whether your display is still off the right edge of the screen, etc.

I'm afraid you've not gotten good service from that repair shop. Your comment about that the computer seems slower than before you took it there is definitely not good, if true.

And, really, a Pentium III should work fine for email and web browsing on a dialup connection, even a broadband (DSL or cable) connection if it has enough memory. What type of Internet service do you have, dailup, DSL, cable? Do you know how much memory your computer has? If not right click on My Computer and select Properties. You should see it there. And, what version of Windows do you have?

HI there!
Wow - thanks SO much!
Someone came over and adjusted the display screen - knew what he was doing - and the stuff that came up! I'm SO impressed with the info that p.c.'c will give you about themselves.
Windows XP pro (although I don't have Word or Excel) sp2.
601 MHz. 192 MB of RAM
Uniserve ADSL high-speed.
You're right - I am afraid - very afraid!
It is a little slower and the strobing cursor is annoying and the printing is too small, even though I set it for Largest, but I really don't want to take it back there, again.
Does 192 MB mean that's all I have left - or what it will hold?
There's got to be a way to replace I.E. with something safer and less troublesome, but I'm not sure if I have enough memory to download (Whatever that might be) and then find a way - MUCH easier than Microsoft Help offered, to UNinstall I.E.
You're wonderful for assisting me!
Did you tell your mom I said she did a great job?
Thanks,
AnnDownload, unzip, install and run EVEREST Home Edition
Everest

Select Computer>Summary from the left hand screen.
Right click in the right hand screen & select Copy All
Paste the details in here.Hi Anna

I would just like to make a sugestion,There are groups all over the world I believe it is in 67 Countries now called freecycle. If you go to freecycle.org and pick where you live and join this group they might be able to help you as well.What it is ,is a group that gives things away instead of throwing it out or storing it.On the one I belong to ( they will all be different depending on where you live) I have seen many people give away newer moniters as well as computers and many other great things. This is not spam ... lol as a matter of fact the person who told me about lived in a different Country and thats what she had just went and got was a newer17 inch moniter that someone gave her.This might help if money is tight.GL

SHELLEYI'm sure you actually have 256MB (that's MegaBytes) of memory installed, but your system uses onboard video (meaning, the display adapter is integrated into the motherboard as opposed to being an add-on card installed in a slot on the motherboard) and it allocates 64MB to the video function. In many such systems, what Windows as RAM is the actual/physical memory installed less the amount allocated to onboard video. Thus, 256MB minus 64MB equals 192MB.

To increase this, you would need to install additional memory. If you'd like to know what this would cost, visit www.crucial.com and use their Memory Advisor™ Tool; you need to know the make and model of your computer to get the info.

And, more memory would make a noticeable difference in performance. Again, crucial.com will tell you how much memory your computer can accomodate and what upgrade options are available; in other words, what memory modules (128MB, 256MB, etc.) you could install in your computer.

Now, I imagine you'd rather not spend any money on upgrades. So, I'd bet there are some things that could be done to improve your computer's performance without buying any addtional hardware. One thing to look at is how many processes are running in your system under normal circumstances. If you hit Ctrl/Alt/Del and open Task Manager, how many processes are running? How many icons do you have in the Notification Area, the lower right corner of your screen, just left of the time display? Those are all running in the background and using part of your system resources. Getting rid of unnecessary processes can improve performance.

How large is your hard drive, and how much free space do you have? To find out, click on My Computer. What does it show for Total Size and Free Space for drive C?
Quote from: shadowmama on March 31, 2007, 02:06:22 PM

I would just like to make a sugestion,There are groups all over the world I believe it is in 67 Countries now called freecycle. If you go to freecycle.org and pick where you live and join this group they might be able to help you as well. ... the person who told me about lived in a different Country and thats what she had just went and got was a newer17 inch moniter that someone gave her.This might help if money is tight.GL

Good suggestion. I belong to the Licking County (Ohio) Comuter Society. They have a semi-annual computer recylcing drive. And, they do give some used computers, monitors, etc. to individuals.

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