Can't view entire dialog box contents

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Showbizkid

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Hi gurus,

I've got a problem I can't seem to suss out, and I hope you guys can help.

My Windows dialog boxes are too small to display all the text they contain. And as we know, these verdammt boxes are not resizable. Up to now, this has been a minor annoyance, but now it's a major one: it's keeping me from completing the Vista x64 SP2 patch install.

As you can see in the attachments, the window text is just too big. It overflows the sides of the dialog. And because the SP2 EULA screen requires that you view all its text, and I can't, I never get an active "NEXT" button to proceed with the installation. Changing screen res does not help.

I've tried Personalize > Windows Color and Appearance > Open Classic Appearance Properties to reset the Window Text size, but the option to do this is grayed out. I've tried the registry hack found on this board to try and substitute a smaller font, but no go. I've tried several hackware proggies to try and force unresizeable windows to resize, but no joy there either. I've also tried Chris Pirillo's Vista Font Fix to no avail.

System:
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit, Version 6.0 (Build 6001), Service Pack 1
Dell Studio XPS 435 MT, Core i7 920, 6GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 3650 running Catalyst 8.49
Dell Widescreen 2408 WFP in 1920 x 1200 native resolution

Hope someone can figure this out.
 

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hello:

---you may try this site-page--->Resizing the dialog box tray (Microsoft Windows) - SketchUp Help---
---please post your results---thank you---

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peace
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines D620 (laptop)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Processor 2650e 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    ACPI x86-based PC
    Memory
    (RAM) 1.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Internal DAC (400MHz) - memory: 382 MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ATI Radeon X1250 - 14"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 (60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    ST9160310AS ATA Device
    Case
    Stealth~graphite
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad + Microsoft Optical Mouse 500
    Keyboard
    Launch Manager Version 2.0.02
    Internet Speed
    Cable/wireless-router
    Other Info
    NO WEBCAM - (privacy)
Have you tried to re-select Aero theme?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x NVidia 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    Integrated CM-6501
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 19" + LG 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024@32bit@75MHz
    Hard Drives
    1 x Seagate 120GB SATA (OS installation) 1 x Seagate 200GB SATA 2 x Seagate 320GB SATA (Hardware RAID 0) 1 x Seagate 250GB IDE (in external USB box) 1 x TrekStor 750GB USB
    PSU
    650W
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Optical
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100
    Internet Speed
    8192 kbps / 640 kbps
Hi, and thanks for your responses.

Kikidee: These are system dialog boxes, and are fixed size. The UI won't let me reisze them manually like that.

CyberZeus: Yes, I've switched back and forth to Windows Standard, Windows Classic and back to Aero. No change.
 

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System One

Showbizkid said:
Hi, and thanks for your responses.

Kikidee: These are system dialog boxes, and are fixed size. The UI won't let me reisze them manually like that.

CyberZeus: Yes, I've switched back and forth to Windows Standard, Windows Classic and back to Aero. No change.
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hello:

---thank you for the reply---yes, I know that Windows boxes are 'perma-fixed' and I am trying to find alternate solutions---(how about resizing the SCREEN-resolution settings - which would also change the size of all objects viewed)---

---you may try this page--->http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5053915.html---

---please post your results---thank you---

peace
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    eMachines D620 (laptop)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Processor 2650e 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    ACPI x86-based PC
    Memory
    (RAM) 1.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Internal DAC (400MHz) - memory: 382 MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ATI Radeon X1250 - 14"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 (60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    ST9160310AS ATA Device
    Case
    Stealth~graphite
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad + Microsoft Optical Mouse 500
    Keyboard
    Launch Manager Version 2.0.02
    Internet Speed
    Cable/wireless-router
    Other Info
    NO WEBCAM - (privacy)

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EX58-UD5
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 9 GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics card(s)
    HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850
    Sound Card
    Gigabyte Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    VIZIO VMM26
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200 Full HD+
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive 2, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200RPM Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive
    PSU
    Corsair Memory TX750W 750 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
    Case
    Antec Performance One P182 ATX Tower
    Cooling
    3 Tri-cool fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5500 Revolution
    Internet Speed
    Download 2910 Kbits/sec Upload 255 Kbits/sec
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---please post your results---thank you---[/quote]

Well, I've studied this and it certainly seems like it ought to do the trick. I'm a little leery of hacking Windows executables, though. Wish there were an easier way to solve this problem.[/quote]

Showbizkid,

If you go to this tutorial: Windows Explorer Folder View settings

and look at this highlighted section below, this program may be worth looking at.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EX58-UD5
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 9 GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics card(s)
    HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850
    Sound Card
    Gigabyte Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    VIZIO VMM26
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200 Full HD+
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive 2, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200RPM Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive
    PSU
    Corsair Memory TX750W 750 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
    Case
    Antec Performance One P182 ATX Tower
    Cooling
    3 Tri-cool fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5500 Revolution
    Internet Speed
    Download 2910 Kbits/sec Upload 255 Kbits/sec
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