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Baby sat on laptop and now my windows don't fill my screen when maximised? What do i press?

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 20:15

I can't drag it or anything around the edge of the windows and maximise doesn't fix it.
I want my windows to fill the screen.
help?
TIA

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lou33 · 10/11/2008 20:27

have you tried clicking the restore icon?

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 20:28

What does it look like?

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 20:32

oh balls, i've just lost my menus along the top by clicking view/full screen

now i need my menu back too.

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 20:33

oh, got my menu back now, but still got the same problem with the screen size.

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 20:40

anybody?

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 20:53

oh somebody must know! pleeeeeeaaaaase

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TrinityWino · 10/11/2008 20:57

get the baby to sit on it again??

sorry I have noidea

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 21:13

thanks trinitywino, very useful indeed
i am that desperate though so might try it in the morning.

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 23:45

ok come on, i came on here tonight to see if one of you clever mumsnetters could help me fix this problem.

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lou33 · 10/11/2008 23:47

the restore is the same place as the maximise button, it changes to restore when it isnt full screen, if that makes sense

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 23:49

that doesn't change it.

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lou33 · 10/11/2008 23:50

have you tried clicking view then selecting anything relevent there?

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 23:51

i clicked on view/full screen but all that happened was my toolbar disappeared.

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onager · 10/11/2008 23:51

Did the whole desktop get smaller or is it more that your windows are trapped in the center?

If restarting the computer doesn't fix it you might look in Control Panel, open Display and go on the Settings tab. That should show resolution which might have been changed I suppose with a combination of key presses

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 23:53

the whole desktop has gotten smaller.

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ledodgy · 10/11/2008 23:54

Are you sure your eyes aren't getting bigger?

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Plonker · 10/11/2008 23:57

Try right clicking on your desktop, go through properties, settings and then change your resolution ...

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Dragonbutter · 10/11/2008 23:58

rofl.

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Dragonbutter · 11/11/2008 00:01

yay, done it.
not sure what i pressed now, but something to do with screen resolution and also changing graphic options on the desktop to maintain ratio or something.

how the hell does an 18 month old baby change the screen resolution???

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Dragonbutter · 11/11/2008 00:02

thanks for everyone's help.
except ledodgy and trinitywino

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