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dgoe740075

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Jan 1, 2009, 5:50:02 PM1/1/09
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i just moved my mouse to use my computer and the screen went crazy and now it
is sideways. could anyone help to get it back like it should be? thansk in
advance

Shenan Stanley

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Jan 1, 2009, 6:15:31 PM1/1/09
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dgoe740075 wrote:
> i just moved my mouse to use my computer and the screen went crazy
> and now it is sideways. could anyone help to get it back like it
> should be?

Display Properties, advanced section.
Look for a way to rotate the display/screen/monitor.

You might try:
CTRL+ALT+UP ARROW

If that does not work...
CTRL+SHIFT+R

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Shenan Stanley
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Ken Blake, MVP

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Jan 1, 2009, 7:14:18 PM1/1/09
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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. You very likely accidentally pressed Ctrl-Alt, and some
arrow key. Rotate it back using those keys.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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dgoe740075

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Jan 1, 2009, 7:30:01 PM1/1/09
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"dgoe740075" wrote:

wow thank you so much!! it worked

Shenan Stanley

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Jan 1, 2009, 7:49:11 PM1/1/09
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dgoe740075 wrote:
> i just moved my mouse to use my computer and the screen went crazy
> and now it is sideways. could anyone help to get it back like it
> should be? thansk in advance

dgoe740075 wrote:
> wow thank you so much!! it worked

What worked? You responded to yourself. heh

dgoe740075

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Jan 1, 2009, 9:31:04 PM1/1/09
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> oh sorry, i dont use these boards much..the ctrl..alt..arrow up worked

Shenan Stanley

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Jan 1, 2009, 9:40:15 PM1/1/09
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dgoe740075 wrote:
> i just moved my mouse to use my computer and the screen went crazy
> and now it is sideways. could anyone help to get it back like it
> should be? thansk in advance

dgoe740075 wrote:
> wow thank you so much!! it worked

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> What worked? You responded to yourself. heh

dgoe740075 wrote:
> oh sorry, i dont use these boards much..the ctrl..alt..arrow up
> worked

No problem. Glad to hear it.

These are publically distrubuted (worldwide) newsgroups - although they may
be accessed through various web interfaces and are synchronized with various
web forums/message boards in the world as well.

I have included all the conversation in this one posting so that anyone
doing a Google (or other search engine) in the future might come across this
and your affirmation of success - and thus fix their issue more readily.

Here it is - in its entirety - archived indefinitely.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/3861fe2441ba17e1/83fa21759278fafc#83fa21759278fafc

Thank you for coming back! It is appreciated more than you know when people
come back just to let others know what worked and what did not!

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