Vista not using full display size.

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nuthouseinva

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Well I'm not sure how to describe this accurately. (I tried to take a screen shot but that didn't capture the issue).
My laptop screen appears to be working fine however windows doesnt seem to want to use the entire area of the laptop screen. It's only using about 75%. I'm losing about 2" on the right hand side and about 1/2" on the bottom. I've played with all the resolution and screen size settings that I know of and can't seem to get it to go back.
Need some help troubleshooting this and getting it back to normal.
Any help is appreciated. Again. Screenshot doesn't capture it so I'm thinking windows setup has the screen smaller than it actually is? dunno.
Brian

update: here's a pic20150923_212347_resized.jpg
 
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My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Chipset Family
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Digital Flat Panel 1024x768 60hz
Hi

Look here for the drivers, Use the auto detect software there.....
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP-Pavilion m9280.uk-a
    CPU
    2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek Computer INC. NARRA3 3.02
    Memory
    3582 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory (4 Gig)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTS450
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition 7.1 Audio (HP drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 24.0" (Dual monitor)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1200, 1920 * 1200
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    3*500 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity Plus 2x USB (160Gig each) external HDD BluRay & DVD Weiters HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L SCSI CdRom (Bluray RW) Device AlViDrv BDDVDROM SCSI CdRom (Blueray) Device TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom
    Internet Speed
    40 Meg
When did this problem begin? In other words, is this a laptop you own which was working and now it's not, or is it someone else's laptop with an unknown history?
What does Windows show as the screen resolution...1024 x 768?
 

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Virtual6, this is a unit I've had for a long time. Just started doing it all of a sudden. Screen size shown is 1024x768, Which is strange.
I do have a three year old that occasionally touches the computer for a second but I wouldn't think she could change the screen size. Still scratching head.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Chipset Family
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Digital Flat Panel 1024x768 60hz
Your specs list the Mobile Intel 4 Chipset for graphics.
So here is the support site:
Support for the Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

Then follow the "Display Resolutions FAQ" link, and look for the question "The Windows desktop is smaller than my display screen".
They go into some detail about how to adjust the scaling through an Intel control panel.

To check your drivers, this same support site has to links to a driver utility which can detect available driver updates.
This is an Intel utility...another poster in this thread offered a link to an NVIDIA site, why would you want go there?
 

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I reinstalled the Chipset Family driver. did not fix the issue.
I uninstalled and reinstalled the monitor device driver.
I hooked up an external monitor and that monitor displays the screen correctly. I can go full screen externally but not on the laptop.

Any additional help is appreciated.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Chipset Family
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Digital Flat Panel 1024x768 60hz
What is the screen resolution set to now? What choices are available?
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27" C27F398 Curved Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (HDMI)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB Seagate ST2000NM001 2TB Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB
    PSU
    500W
    Mouse
    Lenovo USB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Internet Speed
    50MB Down, 10MB Up
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    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw4400 Workstation
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    HP 0A68h
    Memory
    5GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer KN242HYL 24" (KVMS)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3120026As 120GB SATA (boot) Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA
    Mouse
    Logitech via KVMS switch
    Keyboard
    Dell USB via KVMS switch
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    50 Down, 10 Up
    Other Info
    Apache Web Server since 2001
It is set at 1024x768. The only other option is 800x600.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Chipset Family
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Digital Flat Panel 1024x768 60hz
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27" C27F398 Curved Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (HDMI)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB Seagate ST2000NM001 2TB Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB
    PSU
    500W
    Mouse
    Lenovo USB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Internet Speed
    50MB Down, 10MB Up
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw4400 Workstation
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    HP 0A68h
    Memory
    5GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer KN242HYL 24" (KVMS)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3120026As 120GB SATA (boot) Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA
    Mouse
    Logitech via KVMS switch
    Keyboard
    Dell USB via KVMS switch
    Internet Speed
    50 Down, 10 Up
    Other Info
    Apache Web Server since 2001
I have the HP Pavilion dv5-1159se.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Chipset Family
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Digital Flat Panel 1024x768 60hz
And I see by looking up the spec I should have 1280x800 resolution but I don't even have that option when changing display settings.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4.00GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Chipset Family
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Digital Flat Panel 1024x768 60hz

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27" C27F398 Curved Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (HDMI)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB Seagate ST2000NM001 2TB Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB
    PSU
    500W
    Mouse
    Lenovo USB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Internet Speed
    50MB Down, 10MB Up
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw4400 Workstation
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    HP 0A68h
    Memory
    5GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer KN242HYL 24" (KVMS)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3120026As 120GB SATA (boot) Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA
    Mouse
    Logitech via KVMS switch
    Keyboard
    Dell USB via KVMS switch
    Internet Speed
    50 Down, 10 Up
    Other Info
    Apache Web Server since 2001
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