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Posted: 16th Mar 2006
erm...

"The whole display is on its side"

Im guessing that means your desktop icons, as well as the desktop background yes?

Or is it just the start bar that has changed?
You know you can drag the start bar to which ever side of the screen you want right?
Just... click... and drag..

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
yep absolutely everything is on its side! not just the start bar
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Posted: 16th Mar 2006
I think, its either.. a virus, or its a hardware problem.

Any ideas who your video adapter is made by?
There MAY be on a sticker on the laptop next to the keyboard (it may say ATI or nVidia)?

Other than that, Right click "my computer" then select "properties". Then goto "hardware", then finally "device manager".
Look for the one that says display adapter. What does it say?

I know for ATI there is a program called Hyrdavision which lets you totally change many differnt properties of your video card. I used to flip my enitre picture upside down as I was using a projector that needed me to.
Anyways, Im leaving work now so I will let somone else take this up.
sorry my dear i can be of no further help at the moment.

Other than that, check your virus definitions are up to date.

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
right, this is due to the garphics card driver having a stupid shortcut that rotates the screen.

You'll need to right click on the desktop, select properties then go to settings and advanced. look about there - i can't help any more over the internet as I don't the know driver you have, I'll PM you my number if you want me to talk you though it...

There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
Cheers jon
It says
Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics controller

Virus stuff is all up to date.

I think this has happened before but ican't remember how to fix it!

Anyone else got any ideas!?

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
Hey star, have you got a Start>Settings>Buttons to change find out what the shortcut is?

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
Ah! try Ctrl+Alt+up key...



Or right, or left, or down - one of them...
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There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
Thanks Sym
I had been looking in there and not finding anything but a bit more searching and its fixed! Not a moment too soon because tilting my head to read everything was getting rather painful!!

Now i just have to not let the bunny near the keyboard again!

Posted: 16th Mar 2006
No worries - you should be able to disable the shortcut somewhere - I'm not sure where though

There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees

Posted: 17th Mar 2006
I still think its a virus or hardware problem...

Posted: 17th Mar 2006
• first off, find out what your GFX card is.. do this by going into the device manager....

• then make sure you have a copy of the drivers (xp should have one to suit, but i always like the dedicated drivers myself)

• uninstall the graphics drivers........ this can be done through the device manager or control panel

• reboot

• install drivers

this should reset everything for you..... have fun

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Posted: 17th Mar 2006

Posted: 17th Mar 2006

There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees