change of screen resolution

Using XP Pro... periodically (actually almost weekly) the screen resolution
changes so that I have larger icons on the desktop. The Icons get all
******* up. I just generates a fair amount of "house keeping". Why is this
happening?

jem

I find the usual culprit is some reasonably old kiddies games requiring 600
X 800 & only 16 colours or something.
Most will return your screen back to normal but some won't.
One trick to avoid some "housekeeping" is set it to "auto arrange". (Rt
click & "arrange icons by...")


"jem" <jem7281@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Using XP Pro... periodically (actually almost weekly) the screen
> resolution changes so that I have larger icons on the desktop. The Icons
> get all ******* up. I just generates a fair amount of "house keeping".
> Why is this happening?
>
> jem
>

Agree that it is most likely some program that is only run occasionally. You
could also look into updated video card drivers in case there is a related
issue that new drivers would clear up.


"BruceM" <bruce9950@@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I find the usual culprit is some reasonably old kiddies games requiring 600
>X 800 & only 16 colours or something.
> Most will return your screen back to normal but some won't.
> One trick to avoid some "housekeeping" is set it to "auto arrange". (Rt
> click & "arrange icons by...")
>
>
> "jem" <jem7281@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:%23kUzaQ90HHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Using XP Pro... periodically (actually almost weekly) the screen
>> resolution changes so that I have larger icons on the desktop. The Icons
>> get all ******* up. I just generates a fair amount of "house keeping".
>> Why is this happening?
>>
>> jem
>>
>
>