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Everything on laptop screen is upsidedown!?

  • 08-06-2009 5:24pm
    #1
    goosie2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭


    hi, hoping someone can help me quickly! everything on my laptop screen has turned upside down!, can still type, but the mouse is opposite too! i.e if i go up it moves down ! have shut down the laptop but no change. ANy ideas anyone? Am obviously using another PC at the moment as i haven't quite mastered the technique of upsidedown typing without feeling nauseous! :)


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  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Is it a dell laptop??

    If so there is a shortcut. CTRL+SHIFT (or CTRL+ALT) then press up, down left of right and it will rotate your screen back to normal.


  • #3
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    sounds like a virus. a humourous one at that.


  • #4
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    Is it a dell laptop??

    If so there is a shortcut. CTRL+SHIFT (or CTRL+ALT) then press up, down left of right and it will rotate your screen back to normal.

    Yep. This is it... had this problem on a HP recently.


  • #5
    magicianz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭magicianz


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    Is it a dell laptop??

    If so there is a shortcut. CTRL+SHIFT (or CTRL+ALT) then press up, down left of right and it will rotate your screen back to normal.

    +1, thats what i do while on school computers! Run over to some guys comp, change while not looking, laugh as he goes into hulk mode! :-D


  • #6
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    forgot about that one :) was always worth a laugh.

    The other one is dragging the Login prompt all but 1 pixel off of the screen.


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  • #7
    goosie2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭goosie2005


    thanks all. ctrl + alt did the job!...now all i need is something for the nausea!


  • #8
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    magicianz wrote: »
    +1, thats what i do while on school computers! Run over to some guys comp, change while not looking, laugh as he goes into hulk mode! :-D

    Haha, I used to do that all the time in work... So much fun!:p


  • #9
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    Overheal wrote: »
    The other one is dragging the Login prompt all but 1 pixel off of the screen.

    or the less subtle, but equally effective, placing of paper wedges under the keys to jam them.


  • #10
    eshortie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭eshortie


    Lol, I used to love doi that to people in the computer room in school, think it has something to do with intel graphics, one of their not so clever commands :) Humourous as magicianz said!


  • #11
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    I think the most likely cause is the time zone settings have been changed to Sydney.

    I'll get me coat :)


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  • #12
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,984 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    http://www.technologyquestions.com/technology/windows-xp-tablet-pc-newsgroup/1884-disable-screen-rotation.html

    I hate the way those hotkeys are on by default on almost all systems. Usually end off disabling rotation altogether.


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