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March 27th, 2007 11:00

Inspiron E1705 screen font problem--changes size

Hi Dell owners. I have a new Dell E1705 w/ the ultrasharp screen resolution....great computer, I use it for audio and video editing as well as watching DVDs...excellent on all fronts. But I have an odd issue. I tried searching for it but can't find anything--so here goes. The font size changes inexplicably, seemingly when I close the screen. It will go from the normal size (small, as you folks know) to rather huge. Fonts, icons, everything suddenly gets far bigger. Any ideas and fixes? many thanks, Scott
  • biznatch11

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    Posted March 27th, 2007 16:00

    Is it the screen resolution that's changing? Right-click on desktop->properties->settings->it will show the resolution and there is a slider bar you can use to adjust it. Check what it says before and after everything gets big and see if it's changing.
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    Posted March 27th, 2007 18:00

    If you have Vista, I had the same problem as you did. It was really annoying. My E1705 has the NVidia GeForce Go 7900 GS graphics card, and I solved the issue by updating to a beta driver that can be found here: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13185 You will have to download the driver package first, open the self-extracting file, then download the "Modified INF" and use it to replace the file of the same name in the folder containing the newly extracted files. Then just open setup.exe in that folder. Please read the instructions at laptopvideo2go to be sure you understand what you're doing.
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    Posted March 28th, 2007 10:00

    f.cormac, many thanks. It's driving me crazy. I guess it's a Vista thing. I'll read this carefully and make sure I understand everything before proceeding. thanks again, scott
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    Posted May 21st, 2007 21:00

    Harmo, I am so thankful for your posting.  I have the same computer and have had it for only a week.   Just today it started doing the exact thing you mentioned.  Now I know how to fix it, thanks to all replies. 
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    Posted May 21st, 2007 22:00

    Thanks f.cormac.  I was getting frustrated talking to the tech earlier and when she mentioned installing a new video card i was even moreso.  Now I understand.  Again, many thanks!