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Desktop Icons Enlarged 1

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chadw

IS-IT--Management
Aug 15, 2002
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I got a user running windows 98. When the user turned on the computer, all the desktop icons were enlargered and the cursor was lost. Can anyone provide some HELP on this issue? I am stumpped!

Thanks,

Chad
 
Upgrade the AV program with the latest files, and do a virus search.
Also, remove all spyware with either Ad-aware or Spybot.

If no luck and the problem happened within the last 5 days, then hold down the Ctrl key during startup, select 'Command prompt only' from the menu with the arrow keys, press Enter, at the C:\> prompt type scanreg /restore and press Enter, select a Registry that predates the problem, and press Enter.
(Note: All programs, updates, drivers, etc., that were installed after the date of the selected Registry will have to be reinstalled).
 
Occasionally, I have had this problem where Windows loads it's default driver for screen resolution. Check that it is using the correct driver and reset the screen resolution.
 
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