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Posted by punjabi on May-27-2007 14:38:

windows problem - everything is turned sideways

so i was pressing the alt + back arrow combo to go back, and i missed and hit some unknown combo of keys. the screen flcikered off and on and everything is now sideways. the start bar is on the right side of the screen, the menu bar for this broswer is on the left side. as i type this, the text is going from bottom to top. how do i fix this. btw this is not on vista, it's the onewith the blue bar and green 'start' button (idk the name, it's not my computer)

Posted by Marc Summers on May-27-2007 14:43:

Re: windows problem - everything is turned sideways

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Originally posted by punjabi
so i was pressing the alt + back arrow combo to go back, and i missed and hit some unknown combo of keys. the screen flcikered off and on and everything is now sideways. the start bar is on the right side of the screen, the menu bar for this broswer is on the left side. as i type this, the text is going from bottom to top. how do i fix this. btw this is not on vista, it's the onewith the blue bar and green 'start' button (idk the name, it's not my computer)

Easily fixable, I did it once, forgot how to fix it though.

Posted by Ian on May-27-2007 14:45:

turn your monitor on it's side. fixed

Posted by all-nite-freak on May-27-2007 14:51:

don't buy illegal copies of your os from afganistan named WEENDOWS

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on May-27-2007 14:58:

Ctrl + Alt + Relevant arrow keys I think.

Posted by punjabi on May-27-2007 15:00:

thanks mikey

Posted by AnomalyConcept on May-27-2007 16:11:

Did you figure out what the shortcut combo was?

All I know is that you can set it in the display settings portion of the control panel. I tried turning my computer (notebook) sideways for a while (to take up less desk space), but it wasn't worth it.

Posted by Mmanu on May-27-2007 16:15:

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turn your monitor on it's side. fixed

LMAO

drag and drop your bar back...

Posted by Ian on May-27-2007 16:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Mmanu
LMAO

hey, some people look for problems, others give solutions Actually though, my cousin has a monitor that revolves 360degrees so that would be possible

Posted by igottaknow on May-27-2007 16:23:

maybe the answer is in the 'tipping' thread

Posted by aquila on May-27-2007 22:59:

Check the control panel for your gfx card. Most cards in the last two years usually have an option to rotate the screen somehow.

Posted by gehzumteufel on May-27-2007 23:34:

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Originally posted by aquila
Check the control panel for your gfx card. Most cards in the last two years usually have an option to rotate the screen somehow.

read the thread. you will find the solution.

Posted by Coup on May-27-2007 23:51:

Re: Re: windows problem - everything is turned sideways

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
Easily fixable, I did it once, forgot how to fix it though.

die.

Posted by Domesticated on May-28-2007 00:01:

Correct...CTRL + ALT + UP will fix the problem.

I too discovered this shortcut by accident, since then I've been turning all the displays upside down on every computer in reach and silently laughing at my colleagues' bewildered looks.

Posted by butterfly on May-28-2007 09:55:

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Originally posted by Beat Blog
Correct...CTRL + ALT + UP will fix the problem.

I too discovered this shortcut by accident, since then I've been turning all the displays upside down on every computer in reach and silently laughing at my colleagues' bewildered looks.

i did it once too. i called the helpdesk (since it was a work computer) and they told me how to fix it right away. i was shocked that they actually proved themselves useful. i think they have actually gotten a lot better since they were outsourced to india.

Posted by Trance Nutter on May-28-2007 10:24:

so how do you make it go sideways anyway?

Posted by Lira on May-28-2007 10:41:

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter
so how do you make it go sideways anyway?

Yeah, I'm pressing "ctrl + alt + ↑", "ctrl + alt + ↓", "ctrl + alt + ←" and nothing happens

Posted by Cloudburst on May-28-2007 10:53:

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Originally posted by Lira
Yeah, I'm pressing "ctrl + alt + ↑", "ctrl + alt + ↓", "ctrl + alt + ←" and nothing happens

Yea.

Posted by butterfly on May-28-2007 12:09:

maybe it depends on your computer? i have a thinkpad and it works when it is docked or when i use it at home.

edit:
so i just tried 3 other computers at work and it only works on mine. i am thinking maybe i accidentally enabled this "feature" the first time it happened?

Posted by igottaknow on May-28-2007 14:26:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
Yeah, I'm pressing "ctrl + alt + ↑", "ctrl + alt + ↓", "ctrl + alt + ←" and nothing happens
didn't do shit for me either

Posted by tdurden on May-28-2007 14:33:

That happened to me at work, still don't know what keys I hit to make it turn sideways, don't wanna know. But the fix for me was to right click on the desktop and select the graphics driver menu option that allowed me to switch it back.

Posted by gehzumteufel on May-28-2007 15:20:

it has to be enabled. its a hotkey.