Zooming web pages

[Coldicote]

Recently I had problems with my PC when a part broke loose from the motherboard. An attempt was made to remedy this by introducing something called INVIDIA and a new graphics card to override the broken part. All was well until I made a silly mistake of doing a System Restore to a date before the repair job. Everything - icons, toolbars etc. became small. I adjusted the desk top settings to get the icons back to their normal size. Outlook Express and emails work OK but the problem remains that browsed web pages are too narrow and I have to zoom them back to their usual size (from 100% to 125% in most instances). Has anyone else had this kind of experience and any advice to offer? Thanks.

[Buenchico]

Unless you're an ancient Roman, experiencing a sense of envy or jealousy, you've not got 'invidia'!
(Sorry, Latin joke!)

NVidia is the name of the company which manufactured the graphics card which you had installed. By setting the registry back to a date before the installation, you've effectively uninstalled the driver software associated with the new card.

Solution No.1:
Go into System Restore again, and look for the option to 'Undo System Restore'

Solution No.2:
If you've got a disc which came with the new board, use it to reinstall the missing driver. (You'll need to restart your PC before it will kick in).

Solution No.3:
Identify the graphics board, download the appropriate driver and install it. (Again, you'll need to reboot afterwards). You MIGHT be able to identify the board from Control Panel ->Performance and Maintenance ->System ->Hardware ->Device Manager->Display Adapter (and clicking the + next to 'Display Adapter') but I'm not sure whether that method will work, as I think that it might draw upon the graphics driver (which is no longer installed) for the information.

Otherwise, a free program called AIDA32 can examine your computer for the relevant information:
http://cr.am/framed.p...3D183&ref=driverguide

Then you can download the required driver from here:
http://www.nvidia.co....index.aspx?lang=en-uk

Chris

[Coldicote]

Many thanks Chris. Perhaps I'm a bit slow but I'll get there eventually. I'm struggling with a different problem just at the moment. The task bar and quick launch bar have gone to the top of the screen! I managed to shift it down to one side, but it's back at the top again now. I'll keep trying but so far haven't found any reason or remedy.

[Buenchico]

Drag the taskbar to the bottom of the screen, then right-click on it and select 'Lock the taskbar'

[armanimick]

can you not set customised zoom and apply so stays same always rather than alter each time...

[Coldicote]

I've tried that Chris but the task bar won't move as a whole, it stretches to about half way down the screen but no further. I asked my 'wise man' about the point you made Arman, but was told that the browser always reverts to 100%, which isn't enought to fill the screen with my present problems.

[Buenchico]

Trying to get anything to display properly is probably rather pointless anyway, until you've solved the video driver problem referred to in my first post!

[rojash]

"the task bar won't move as a whole, it stretches to about half way down the screen but no further."
That's because you are dragging from the edge of the taskbar (which causes it to resize). You need to drag from the middle of the taskbar.

[Coldicote]

Thanks a lot everyone. I now have the task bar back along the bottom of the screen, but still a little hitch. The quick launch bar (8 icons bottom left) and the systems tray (bottom right) don't agree with each other! Quick launch makes the task bar twice its usual depth and upsets the system tray pushing the icons on top of each other. For for the time being I have removed quick launch into a separate folder on the desktop. At least the system icons are in a straight line like they always were. Live and learn!!

[Coldicote]

Glad to say task bar, quick launch and system tray are now behaving normally and locked in position. Still have to zoom but I can live with that. Thanks everyone.