PC screen shrinking

[Itinerant1]

My monitor screen is shrinking one-half inch all around --Please help.

 

[d00p98uy]

can you explain this in more detail? is it a PC or a desktop?

 

[Itinerant1]

How little I know

It's a desktop. I'm sorry I wasn't clear.

 

[maxie]

Hi there .. When did you first notice this happened.. After playing a game Driver update ? .. Also are you using VGA HDMI .. Can you please post your System Information .. This will help us to help you better ... The Link below will help you to archive this

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html#post1530002

 

[Itinerant1]

screen shrinking

Windows 7 Ultimate
64-bit
Intel Pentium
G860 @ 3.00GHz, 3000Mhz, 2 Core(s)
BIOS F12, 10/26/2012
SimBIOS 2.7
16.0 RAM, 40.3

Let me know, please, if this isn't enough information

 

[Faladu]

Scaling is probably not set in the driver's software properly, this happened to me on my Radeon HD 7950, scaling in the Catalyst app fixed it, for the particular monitor that was having the issue.

That's where to look OP, be it Nvidia, Catalyst or Intel for video.

 

[maxie]

Hi there ... You have not answered any questions . Or given us any Information can you please go back to my first post and answer the questions .. Also which Graphics Card are you using .. As Faladu has rightly stated this could be a scaling problem or it could be some thing else

 

[Itinerant1]

I answered these separately earlier. I'm sorry if I am doing this incorrectly.

No games
A search for a graphics card finds nothing. A search for VGA HDMI finds nothing.

Windows 7 Ultimate
6.1.7601 service pack 1 build 7601
64-bit
Intel Pentium
G860 @ 3.00GHz, 3000Mhz, 2 Core(s)
BIOS F12, 10/26/2012
SimBIOS 2.7
16.0 RAM, 40.3

Let me know, please, if this isn't enough information

 

[Faladu]

What's your video situation, use msinfo32.exe (search box) or speccy from piriform.com or gpu-z from cpuid.com to get to the bottom of what's actually in place for your video.

It's likely scaling, did you look?

Scaling off is very easy to fix, usually a matter of moving a slider and then clicking apply | OK.

 

[Itinerant1]

Where do I find scaling in my computer?

I don't have any extra video downloads.

 

[maxie]

Hi there .. We need to know what Graphic Card you are using .. Please use the Link below

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html#post1530002

 

[Itinerant1]

I don't think I have one

 

[maxie]

Hi there .. Every computer has a Graphics Card with out one you would not have any pictures .. So please use the Link above . It will tell us which Card you have

 

[HoneycombAG]

Intel Pentium G860, Sandy Bridge = Intel HD Graphics

Unknown motherboard model. You need to enter that in the System Specs.

Right click anywhere on the desktop, and under Graphics Options there should be an option for Panel Fit. (It won't show this if you have a CRT display connected.)