Upside-Down Screen Content

[noorjabal]

My cat lay along the lower end of my keyboard while the computer was on -
which turned the contents of the screen upside down!

Re-booting and shutting down have failed to solve the problem. I also tried
systems restore but that didn't work either, although I'm not sure if I was
using it correctly.

All the start-up data is the right way up, but everything goes upside down
from Windows "Welcome" onwards.

Can you suggest any key combination that might fix the problem? Or anything
else? What combination of keys might the cat have pressed to cause this?

Any answers, tips or ideas would be much appreciated.

 

[Ingeborg]

=?Utf-8?B?bm9vcmphYmFs?= wrote:

> My cat lay along the lower end of my keyboard while the computer was
> on - which turned the contents of the screen upside down!
>
> Re-booting and shutting down have failed to solve the problem. I also
> tried systems restore but that didn't work either, although I'm not
> sure if I was using it correctly.
>
> All the start-up data is the right way up, but everything goes upside
> down from Windows "Welcome" onwards.
>
> Can you suggest any key combination that might fix the problem? Or
> anything else? What combination of keys might the cat have pressed to
> cause this?
>
> Any answers, tips or ideas would be much appreciated.

This is a function of your videocard,

Rightclick on the desktop, choose properties->settings->advanced.
Somewhere here you can find the rotation settings of the screen.

 

[MEB]

"Ingeborg" <a@b.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns9970AE623C0A9abinvalid@194.109.133.133...
| =?Utf-8?B?bm9vcmphYmFs?= wrote:
|
| > My cat lay along the lower end of my keyboard while the computer was
| > on - which turned the contents of the screen upside down!
| >
| > Re-booting and shutting down have failed to solve the problem. I also
| > tried systems restore but that didn't work either, although I'm not
| > sure if I was using it correctly.
| >
| > All the start-up data is the right way up, but everything goes upside
| > down from Windows "Welcome" onwards.
| >
| > Can you suggest any key combination that might fix the problem? Or
| > anything else? What combination of keys might the cat have pressed to
| > cause this?
| >
| > Any answers, tips or ideas would be much appreciated.
|
| This is a function of your videocard,
|
| Rightclick on the desktop, choose properties->settings->advanced.
| Somewhere here you can find the rotation settings of the screen.
|
|
|

Check that [likely successfully], but also, depending upon your video
driver, it may have additional screens for adjusting within its own
Control/Settings Panels..
Key combination can be specific to each individual card.chipset and driver,
or personal settings which you may have applied...

If not able to find these or correct the issues this way, post the
card/chipset [so the *normal* reg settings can be cross-checked with any
specific card settings] and perhaps some registry modifications can be
found.

 

[PCR]

noorjabal wrote:
| My cat lay along the lower end of my keyboard while the computer was
| on - which turned the contents of the screen upside down!
|
| Re-booting and shutting down have failed to solve the problem. I also
| tried systems restore but that didn't work either, although I'm not
| sure if I was using it correctly.
|
| All the start-up data is the right way up, but everything goes upside
| down from Windows "Welcome" onwards.
|
| Can you suggest any key combination that might fix the problem? Or
| anything else? What combination of keys might the cat have pressed to
| cause this?
|
| Any answers, tips or ideas would be much appreciated.

I don't think that can happen in Win98. You are XP-irradiated or are
Win2K maybe.

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/8829/176000.html

Berny said...
.........Quote............
Dang, Chad...what have you been doing to your pc, dude?

Go to a blank spot on your desktop
Right click
go to "Properties"
click on "settings"
click on "Advanced"
go to "graphics driver"
click on "graphics properties"
click on "rotation"

go from there
........EOQ..............

megan n. said...
........Quote................
had this problem...found the answer on a website...

Screen Flipped Upside Down

PC Errors, Help, and How-to'sDid you walk back to your computer after
lunch to find your entire screen is upside down? You have fallen victim
to one of the most common office gags. Read this article to find out how
to undo this.

Holding down CTRL and ALT while pressing the DOWN ARROW flips the screen
upside down.

To undo it, and flip it back to normal, hold down CTRL and ALT and press
the UP ARROW.
........EOQ....................

SO, don't let that cat get at your computer during lunch!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net

 

[noorjabal]

Fixed: Upside-Down Screen Content

Thanks PCR! Control Alt Up fixed the problem. Actually, the cat was trying to
have a nap on the computer after his own lunch. I missed mine due to screen
inversion.....Best, Noorjabal

"PCR" wrote:

> noorjabal wrote:
> | My cat lay along the lower end of my keyboard while the computer was
> | on - which turned the contents of the screen upside down!
> |
> | Re-booting and shutting down have failed to solve the problem. I also
> | tried systems restore but that didn't work either, although I'm not
> | sure if I was using it correctly.
> |
> | All the start-up data is the right way up, but everything goes upside
> | down from Windows "Welcome" onwards.
> |
> | Can you suggest any key combination that might fix the problem? Or
> | anything else? What combination of keys might the cat have pressed to
> | cause this?
> |
> | Any answers, tips or ideas would be much appreciated.
>
> I don't think that can happen in Win98. You are XP-irradiated or are
> Win2K maybe.
>
> http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/8829/176000.html
>
> Berny said...
> .........Quote............
> Dang, Chad...what have you been doing to your pc, dude?
>
> Go to a blank spot on your desktop
> Right click
> go to "Properties"
> click on "settings"
> click on "Advanced"
> go to "graphics driver"
> click on "graphics properties"
> click on "rotation"
>
> go from there
> ........EOQ..............
>
> megan n. said...
> ........Quote................
> had this problem...found the answer on a website...
>
> Screen Flipped Upside Down
>
> PC Errors, Help, and How-to'sDid you walk back to your computer after
> lunch to find your entire screen is upside down? You have fallen victim
> to one of the most common office gags. Read this article to find out how
> to undo this.
>
> Holding down CTRL and ALT while pressing the DOWN ARROW flips the screen
> upside down.
>
> To undo it, and flip it back to normal, hold down CTRL and ALT and press
> the UP ARROW.
> ........EOQ....................
>
> SO, don't let that cat get at your computer during lunch!
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
>
>
>

 

[PCR]

Re: Fixed: Upside-Down Screen Content

noorjabal wrote:
| Thanks PCR! Control Alt Up fixed the problem. Actually, the cat was
| trying to have a nap on the computer after his own lunch. I missed
| mine due to screen inversion.....Best, Noorjabal

Glad that got it & that it could never happen in Win98!

| "PCR" wrote:
|
|> noorjabal wrote:
|> | My cat lay along the lower end of my keyboard while the computer
|> | was on - which turned the contents of the screen upside down!
|> |
|> | Re-booting and shutting down have failed to solve the problem. I
|> | also tried systems restore but that didn't work either, although
|> | I'm not sure if I was using it correctly.
|> |
|> | All the start-up data is the right way up, but everything goes
|> | upside down from Windows "Welcome" onwards.
|> |
|> | Can you suggest any key combination that might fix the problem? Or
|> | anything else? What combination of keys might the cat have pressed
|> | to cause this?
|> |
|> | Any answers, tips or ideas would be much appreciated.
|>
|> I don't think that can happen in Win98. You are XP-irradiated or are
|> Win2K maybe.
|>
|> http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/8829/176000.html
|>
|> Berny said...
|> .........Quote............
|> Dang, Chad...what have you been doing to your pc, dude?
|>
|> Go to a blank spot on your desktop
|> Right click
|> go to "Properties"
|> click on "settings"
|> click on "Advanced"
|> go to "graphics driver"
|> click on "graphics properties"
|> click on "rotation"
|>
|> go from there
|> ........EOQ..............
|>
|> megan n. said...
|> ........Quote................
|> had this problem...found the answer on a website...
|>
|> Screen Flipped Upside Down
|>
|> PC Errors, Help, and How-to'sDid you walk back to your computer after
|> lunch to find your entire screen is upside down? You have fallen
|> victim to one of the most common office gags. Read this article to
|> find out how to undo this.
|>
|> Holding down CTRL and ALT while pressing the DOWN ARROW flips the
|> screen upside down.
|>
|> To undo it, and flip it back to normal, hold down CTRL and ALT and
|> press the UP ARROW.
|> ........EOQ....................
|>
|> SO, don't let that cat get at your computer during lunch!
|>
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|> pcrrcp@netzero.net

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net