Desktop Displayed Rotated By 90 Degrees

My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He has
done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to Windows it
is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
flipped at 90 degrees.

The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything is
displayed rotated.

In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what they
used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.

I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge Base
and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found anything
useful.

Can anyone help?

Hi:

This has to be that he has selected using a shortcut the option to rotate
the screen 90º. If you go the VGA configuartion icon, posibly in the cintrol
panel, you should be able to change it. If not, let me know the graphics
card manufacturer and model and I try to find the shortcut for you.

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Un saludo

"Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:54E6C357-5EE8-40BD-B2DC-394CD9FEFF14@microsoft.com...
> My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He has
> done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to Windows
> it
> is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
> flipped at 90 degrees.
>
> The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
> everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything is
> displayed rotated.
>
> In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
> they
> used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
>
> I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
> Base
> and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
> anything
> useful.
>
> Can anyone help?

Some graphics cards come with utilities or an option to rotate your display.
Most likely to be found in the Display/Advanced option.

Click on Start/Control Panel/Display/Setting Tab, Advanced button or it
could be an
Icon in the control panel specifically for the Video Card you have.

The following may also work: CTRL+ALT+Up arrow on some but not all video
cards.

JS

"Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:54E6C357-5EE8-40BD-B2DC-394CD9FEFF14@microsoft.com...
> My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He has
> done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to Windows
> it
> is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
> flipped at 90 degrees.
>
> The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
> everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything is
> displayed rotated.
>
> In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
> they
> used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
>
> I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
> Base
> and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
> anything
> useful.
>
> Can anyone help?

Hi:

You are right CTRL+ALT+Up/Down/left arrow/right arrow, works for my Intel
Card.

Thanks

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Juan Perez

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"JS" <@> wrote in message news:e9S6G$PrHHA.500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Some graphics cards come with utilities or an option to rotate your
> display.
> Most likely to be found in the Display/Advanced option.
>
> Click on Start/Control Panel/Display/Setting Tab, Advanced button or it
> could be an
> Icon in the control panel specifically for the Video Card you have.
>
> The following may also work: CTRL+ALT+Up arrow on some but not all video
> cards.
>
> JS
>
> "Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
> news:54E6C357-5EE8-40BD-B2DC-394CD9FEFF14@microsoft.com...
>> My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He has
>> done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to Windows
>> it
>> is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
>> flipped at 90 degrees.
>>
>> The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
>> everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything is
>> displayed rotated.
>>
>> In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
>> they
>> used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
>>
>> I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
>> Base
>> and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
>> anything
>> useful.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>
>

You're Welcome.

JS

"Juan Perez" <pgjuan3@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uLgMoEQrHHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi:
>
> You are right CTRL+ALT+Up/Down/left arrow/right arrow, works for my Intel
> Card.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Un saludo
> Juan Perez
>
> Este mensaje se proporciona "como está" sin garantías de ninguna clase, y
> no otorga ningún derecho.
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:e9S6G$PrHHA.500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Some graphics cards come with utilities or an option to rotate your
>> display.
>> Most likely to be found in the Display/Advanced option.
>>
>> Click on Start/Control Panel/Display/Setting Tab, Advanced button or it
>> could be an
>> Icon in the control panel specifically for the Video Card you have.
>>
>> The following may also work: CTRL+ALT+Up arrow on some but not all video
>> cards.
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:54E6C357-5EE8-40BD-B2DC-394CD9FEFF14@microsoft.com...
>>> My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He
>>> has
>>> done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to
>>> Windows it
>>> is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
>>> flipped at 90 degrees.
>>>
>>> The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
>>> everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything
>>> is
>>> displayed rotated.
>>>
>>> In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
>>> they
>>> used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
>>>
>>> I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
>>> Base
>>> and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
>>> anything
>>> useful.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help?
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks JS and Juan Perez. CTRL+ALT+Up arrow resolved the problem.

Thanks again.

"JS" wrote:

> Some graphics cards come with utilities or an option to rotate your display.
> Most likely to be found in the Display/Advanced option.
>
> Click on Start/Control Panel/Display/Setting Tab, Advanced button or it
> could be an
> Icon in the control panel specifically for the Video Card you have.
>
> The following may also work: CTRL+ALT+Up arrow on some but not all video
> cards.
>
> JS
>
> "Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
> news:54E6C357-5EE8-40BD-B2DC-394CD9FEFF14@microsoft.com...
> > My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He has
> > done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to Windows
> > it
> > is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
> > flipped at 90 degrees.
> >
> > The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
> > everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything is
> > displayed rotated.
> >
> > In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
> > they
> > used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
> >
> > I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
> > Base
> > and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
> > anything
> > useful.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
>
>
>

You're Welcome.

JS

"Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:988BE690-34E2-41A6-8BF2-BD3319740807@microsoft.com...
> Thanks JS and Juan Perez. CTRL+ALT+Up arrow resolved the problem.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> "JS" wrote:
>
>> Some graphics cards come with utilities or an option to rotate your
>> display.
>> Most likely to be found in the Display/Advanced option.
>>
>> Click on Start/Control Panel/Display/Setting Tab, Advanced button or it
>> could be an
>> Icon in the control panel specifically for the Video Card you have.
>>
>> The following may also work: CTRL+ALT+Up arrow on some but not all video
>> cards.
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Dell Boy" <Dell Boy@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:54E6C357-5EE8-40BD-B2DC-394CD9FEFF14@microsoft.com...
>> > My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He
>> > has
>> > done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to
>> > Windows
>> > it
>> > is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
>> > flipped at 90 degrees.
>> >
>> > The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
>> > everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything
>> > is
>> > displayed rotated.
>> >
>> > In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
>> > they
>> > used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
>> >
>> > I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
>> > Base
>> > and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
>> > anything
>> > useful.
>> >
>> > Can anyone help?
>>
>>
>>

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| My friend's Win XP Pro SP2 PC has a 1152 x 864 widescreen monitor. He has
| done something accidentally so that when the computer boots in to Windows
it
| is displaying at 864 x 1152, i.e. everything is appearing on the screen
| flipped at 90 degrees.
|
| The monitor itself is set up correctly, i.e. 1152 x 864, and displays
| everything fine until the computer gets to the desktop when everything is
| displayed rotated.
|
| In Display Settings the only options available are the reverse of what
they
| used to be, e.g. 864 x 1152 instead of 1152 x 864.
|
| I've checked about every setting I know and also searched the Knowledge
Base
| and Win XP Help and Support for "Rotate Display" but haven't found
anything
| useful.
|
| Can anyone help?
|