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Linux mint 14 notebook display contrast
I have Samsung NP300e5z notebook and Linux Mint 14 Nadia installed.
I wonder, where & how can I change some display settings like contrast?
The notebook has Intel HD vga.
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Intel HD4000 driver not working in Windows 7 x64
I have an issue with Intel HD4000 drivers on my Windows 7 installation.
A few days ago I tried to update to the latest version of this driver and after a restart it got stuck with the default Windows ...
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Asus Taichi won't detect second display
It worked great for about a week. Now when you hit the magic button and the software pops up the displays aren't available.
When I try to launch Asus Screen Share, I get the following error:
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Unstreching display in Lubuntu on HP Mini netbook
I am having a hard time with this HP Mini 210 1000 netbook. The screen just stretched out all of a sudden, forcing a resolution (1024x768) which is higher than the display's actual resolution ...
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How do I find what runs when when returning from Windows 'secure' screen mode?
I have recently installed Windows 7 and still trying to learn how it works. The strange behavior is this: I set up the display for dual monitors and that works just fine. Later, when I get the ...
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Multi-monitor set up - 1 widescreen, 1 4:3
I have recently acquired a new work computer with 1 widescreen Dell monitor (Dell E228WFPc 1680 x 1050, Monitor A) and my older 4:3 monitor (E178FPc 1024 x 768, Monitor B). The graphics card is a ...
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Automatically change display resolution on program start, change back on close
I'm running several 3D applications on Windows (7) that run much better at lower resolutions, but have no option to choose display resolution internally (most notably Minecraft).
I would like to have ...
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Need better management of display sleep times in Fedora 17. How to do?
I am using Fedora 17 64bit on an AMD quad core machine. My use is home use with some power user thrown in (spreadsheets, photo editing, music creating). ALL my Television viewing is done by ...
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How to reset Excel 2010 settings to Default?
Excel's cells are very small when at 100% zoom (see screenshot below):
I have searched Excel's menu but couldn't find anything relevant. I tried to install Microsoft Fixit but it said it wasn't ...
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How to turn off the display in Windows 8 without locking or making computer go to sleep?
How to turn of the display in Windows 8 without locking or making computer go to sleep ?
The problem is that when I enable ‘Turn off display after x minutes’ feature from control panel, the device ...
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Manually adjusting display size in Mountain Lion
Sadly, I dropped my laptop and the top ~200 pixels are unreadable. Of course this is the location of the menu, time, configuration options etc, so I can't read them any more.
Is there a command line ...
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Windows 7 resolution on a retina macbook pro
I installed Windows 7 on my Macbook Pro with retina display. Is there any way of making a resolution smaller than 2880 x 1800 fill the whole screen? For any resolution I select, it is displayed at ...
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Different color settings on MacBook Pro 2011
I have 15' MacBook Pro mid 2011 (MacOS 10.8.2) with two video cards: integrated and discrete. Automatic graphics switching is turned on in my Energy saver settings. The problem is that when integrated ...
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Force the computer to always use current display settings
So I'm having a terrible black screen problem with my new installation of Windows 8. The screen basically goes to black every time I turn it on or sleep, or connect to an external or monitor. I dont ...
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Settings display resolution in Windows 8 to native 1366x768
On my older Acer Aspire One netbook, with a display 1366x768, I just installed Windows 8. The installation went well, however the display resolution is 1024x768 (recommended). As a result the image is ...
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Can Windows 8 RT applications change the color temperature of your screen (a la f.lux)? [closed]
I use a program called f.lux to change the color temperature of my screen at night. This makes it easier to look at, and supposedly helps with consistent sleep patterns. You can find several similar ...
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Force full-screen scaling on a Radeon-powered laptop
I've got a Packard Bell laptop with a Radeon 5650 card. The desktop resolution is 1600x900. Windows 7 SP1 x64.
I like older games. They often have resolutions like 800x600 or 640x480. When I run ...
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How can I change my Mac screen resolution without scaling to fit my monitor?
I know how to change my screen resolution, but I'm looking for a way to display a 1280 × 786 region in the centre of my display, without it being stretched to fit my 27" monitor!
My goal to record ...
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Can't run monitor at native 1080p resolution on Windows 7
I have a 24" ViewSonic VX2453 monitor that supports 1920x1080p, connected using HDMI. However at that resolution, the desktop goes off the screen. Using the Nvidia control panel, I have to set it to a ...
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Is there any way to use worse resolutions than your screen's native without losing quality?
Imagine I have a Thunderbolt Display (2560x1440) and a game I like runs better at Full HD (1920x1080).
I imagine that if I use the full screen, the upscaling will make the image worse than if the ...
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Changing ati graphics setting into a batch file
I want to change my saturation level to zero and again to default but I can do it manually by going to ati catalyst center.
Since, I want to do it regularly I need some batch file code or program ...
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Changing display color from B/W to color (vice-versa)using a program.
Actually, I have a problem with eyes but I want to work in computer.
Since, black and white display would be much better than color for my eyes.
I needed a program so that, in double click I can make ...
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Cannot set video resolution above 640x480 after installing Windows XP SP2
I've installed Windows XP SP2 on a computer (there was not SP at all). Now the display settings are set back to 640x480 and 4 bits colors. And I can't change it, it is the only option in Settings tab ...
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Outlook 2007 hyperlink does not display and the display field codes option is not there
I am trying to turn off the "Display Field Codes" in Outlook 2007 editor options, but my Outlook is not displaying this option! I don't know why others can see it and I don't have this.
Meanwhile, ...
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Can I change the display brightness via software on a Windows x64 desktop?
Now that monitors are all fancy and digital, display manufacturers lost sight of the utility of the brightness knob. Of course I can go fiddle with the now-cumbersome digital brightness settings ...
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What might have caused by display to become less colorful and how might I restore it?
I have an HP LP3065 display and a few days ago upon returning to the computer (others in the family probably had used is between my sessions) I noticed that all the colors seemed a bit subdued. This ...
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Screen brightness setting for reading on Ubuntu 12.04
I read a lot on my computer especially at night. Can I somehow set the screen brightness level on my laptop even lower than the Brightness menu does?
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Word stuck in strange mode
My father's Word 2010 installation is stuck in a strange mode so when I create a new document (based on the blank template - so it doesn't seem to be caused by a template). This strange mode is ...
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Windows 7 Display Color Calibration tool does not properly set colour settings
I just bought a new monitor (LG E2351VR) and was trying to calibrate it with the Windows 7 Display Color Calibration tool. When I attempt to set the display gamma via the software slider, it ...
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Change Overscan/Underscan settings without Catalyst Control Center
Just installed Windows 8 and downloaded the Catalyst version which ATI website recommended. However it says that it can't start! My main monitor is connected to my PC via a HDMI cable and the display ...
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How do I set the primary display on rhel 6 with dual displays
I've got a lenovo T410 laptop running RHEL 6.3. When I plug it into my docking station I've got it setup to do dual display, but it insists on using the laptop as the primary display keeping the ...
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How to swap displays in OSX
I have a Macbook Pro running Lion and an external monitor. I use dual displays. Is there anyway I can easily switch the displays? For instance if I have Safari open and sitting in my laptop screen ...
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How to make Excel open at the first column of the chart instead of far right?
Everytime I open a very large excel spreadsheet, it opens on the far right of the chart (like column Z, then blank space, rather than the beginning (column A) of the chart. How can I change this to ...
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displaying notification and other applications [closed]
I newly change my monitor from 1360x768 to 1920x1080. Example the run and volume in taskbar, if i click or run the application, it's showing on the center of screen. My monitor specs is:
OLD: LG ...
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Font size in putty on Win 7
I've upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows XP. Now the font size in putty ist extremely ambiguous: Fonts smaller than 9pt are clear typed unreadable, with 9pt the fonts are too big for my usecase, ...
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24 bit display error message
I installed VirtualBox on a Win 7 64bit OS. When I create a Win 7 VM inside Virtual box it keeps telling me that I am configured for 24 bit display and need 32 bit. But my base Win7 is set at 32 ...
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Commandline/hotkey way to duplicate displays on both monitor
I have 2 external monitors connected to a win7 desktop. My displays are setup as "Extend displays to both monitors".
Only one of the monitors is connected to a UPS.
When the power goes, I want to ...
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Intel Graphics saturation setting disappears when using HDMI
I have a little problem.
You see the Saturation setting in Color Enhancement is there when you're using the laptop alone, but as soon as I plug in HDMI to a display, that particular setting ...
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Get display resolution from the command line for Linux Desktop
I'm looking for a method of reporting display resolution. I want to set up scripts to launch rdesktop, and I want to launch it on several machines with different resolutions, so I want a way to ...
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Stopping windows changing colour scheme
Windows keeps saying my computer is low on memory and changing the aero scheme to basic its really annoying
I have 16gb of ram and 2 3gb 6970 gpu's i have no issues at all with anything expect from ...
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How to disable screen lock in Windows 7?
I am running Windows 7 on an HP laptop and after the machine sits idle, it locks and I must enter the password to continue. I cannot find anything in the control panel to affect this, I thought it was ...
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Keyboard shortcut to set screen resolution in windows 7
Using a windows 7 laptop when I switch off/disconnect & reconnect my external monitor, or after getting the laptop out of sleep mode sometimes the screen resolution is all wrong and if I go to ...
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Setup multiple displays with a single video card and HDMI connections
I'm setting up a showroom with 4 displays running 2 different ad campaigns (2 by 2).
Some displays will be placed far from the (Windows) machine and I was thinking using HDMI amplified cables up to ...
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Corrupt Monitor Profile
When launching Photoshop I received the error "Your Monitor Profile appears to be corrupt. Please re-run your monitor calibration." I assume this happened because I installed a new video card (went ...
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ATI Multiple Monitors and Clone Mode?
I own the Radeon HD 5870 and i want to use 2 Monitors with the same resolution in clone mode:
my main display
my TV
.. while also extending to a monitor with a different resolution (so eyefinity ...
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How can I change the order of extended displays?
I have a laptop with external monitor, with option: "Extend these displays".
I have my laptop on the left, physically.
Therefore I would like to drag windows from big monitor to the left.
However, in ...
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After installing Boot Camp tools on Windows 7, the display settings aren’t supported by my monitor. How can I fix them?
Here are the steps I took:
Installed Windows 7 on a Mac mini using Boot Camp
Installed Apple’s Boot Camp tools on Windows 7
Rebooted.
Now, when I start the Mac mini, I get the “Windows ...
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Trouble trying to update display driver for Windows 7 that is running on Macbook
I have an issue with display setting on Windows that I installed on 15 inch Macbook via boot camp. The display is set to Mobile PC Display. I have tried to go to AMD Site and download the right ...
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Change message colors in message in Chrome
Is there a way to change the background color of the validation message for the inputs in Chrome (under win)?
For example, can I change this to white?
Edit: This is a shot from internal validation ...
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Can I set my display's gamma range from a script?
My work PC (Windows 7 Pro x64) has dual monitors and a very washed-out looking default color profile. I get around this by running the NVIDIA Control Panel and setting the gamma slider to about 0.50 ...
