Desktop Icons trapped in one portion of the screen

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  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit with Service Pack 1
       #1

    Desktop Icons trapped in one portion of the screen


    Hi all,
    I don't know if it is when I updated my video driver or if it was a Windows update, or what. I have a dual monitor setup but now all of a sudden, my desktop icons can only display in about the upper left 2/3 of the main monitor. There is space for 6 vertically and 10 horizontally. I can move them around in that space but they won't go anywhere else on either screen.
    Any ideas?

    On a different note, this is a fairly new system. I've got an AMD Phenom II x6 1090T Processor @3.2 GHz, 16GB of ram, a TB harddrive that's only about 30% full and dual GTX 560 Ti video cards. The strange thing is, nearly any game I play, even when I set the settings fairly low, I get a lot of pauses in the display. It seems to take forever to load games too. This has happened since the computer was first setup so I don't think it's that things are too cluttered.

    Thanks for any help you might have! It's frustrating to have spent all this money on a new system and I'm not sure it's running even as well as my old one with a single GTX 9800 card!
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  2. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Is remaining part of screen used whatsoever? Please open NOTEPAD or EXPLORER full screen... does it work?
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  3. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #3

    I assume that you have tried:
    Rt-click on empty spot on desktop |
    select View item |
    uncheck Auto Arrange Icons
    uncheck Align Icons to grid.
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  4. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit with Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Kactussoft, the screen is usable for everything else... programs run full screen or windowed without a problem.
    Karlsnooks, Auto Arrange was already unchecked. Oddly enough, when I unchecked Align to grid, it let me move them but if I move them outside that area, they can't be seen... enough so that if I move one half way out of it, it's only half visible. Thanks for these suggestions though! I certainly hadn't noticed this effect before this..
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  5. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #5

    Is this problem on both monitors?

    Try to attach only one monitor... just to test
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  6. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #6

    Yumadome,
    After making the changes, did you shutdown and then power up?
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  7. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit with Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Will give those a shot... I hate to admit that I don't think I've restarted since then... doh!
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  8. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit with Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #8

    OK... I'm an idiot... the reset fixed it :)
    I know better... yet I still forget that!

    Thanks very much for the suggestions! Now, if I can just figure out why this thing is so slow I'll be in pig heaven!
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  9. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #9

    get ready to wallow in the mud!

    Install CCleaner:
    CCleaner - PC Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download

    list of STARTUP PROGRAMS

    CCleaner | Tools
    icon | Startup button | Windows tab |
    click on Save to text file button (bottom right side) |
    accept Startup.txt as file name | SAVE button

    list of SCHEDULED TASKS

    CCleaner | Tools
    icon | Startup button | Scheduled Tasks tab |
    click on Save to text file button (bottom right side) |
    enter Scheduled Tasks as File name | Save button

    List of INSTALLED PROGRAMS

    CCleaner | Tools
    icon | Uninstall button |
    click on Save to text file button (bottom right side) |
    accept install.txt as File name | Save button


    UPLOAD the startup.txt file
    UPLOAD the Scheduled Tasks.txt file
    UPLOAD the install.txt file.

    HOW TO UPLOAD
    Post a File or Screenshot in Seven Forums
    =================================================
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  10. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit with Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I'm on an odd work schedule so it will be tomorrow or Thursday before I can roll my sleeves up that far but I'll get that uploaded as soon as I can. :)
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