Program window will not fill screen

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ayersrsa

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I have a Dell laptop that when you open a program will no fill the screen. On the right side of the screen it shows the desktop. Even if you right click in the area nothing happens.

It almost like some thing is hidden and will not let anything display in the area.

Thanks
 

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ayersrsa said:
I have a Dell laptop that when you open a program will no fill the screen. On the right side of the screen it shows the desktop. Even if you right click in the area nothing happens.

It almost like some thing is hidden and will not let anything display in the area.

Thanks
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Have you disabled Windows Side Bar?

It may just be worth doing and seeing what happens, I don't think this is the problem but it's worth a go.

If possible could you post a screenshot of the problem.

Oli
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS) External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
    Mouse
    Apple Magic Mouse
    Keyboard
    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
    Other Info
    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
You can also try these steps.
Go into the Control Panel
Click on Personalization
Click on Display Settings
Set the resolution to the highest setting
Gil777t

Hey oli
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp c3307c slimline
Just to check, at the top of the screen in the right hand corner next to the red x if you click on the middle icon does the picture fill the screen?
Gil777t
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp c3307c slimline
Have you tried this: Take your cursor and place it on one of the 4 edges of the window, and manually drag it out to the edge of your screen. Do the same thing for each of the other 3 edges. When you're finished, the window should be the full size of the screen. Shut down, re-boot, and if necessary, shut down and re-boot again. Vista should "remember" the setting after the 1st time, but sometimes it takes a couple of attempts to get it to work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion dv5t (Gen. 1)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz)
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Graphics card(s)
    512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    Mouse
    built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
    Keyboard
    built in - HP
    Internet Speed
    max
    Other Info
    ~ Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card w/Bluetooth ~ Blu-Ray ROM DVD+/-R/RW ~ Integ. HDTV Hybrid Tuner ~ 12 Cell Battery ~ MS Office (Home Premium) 2007 ~
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