Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Visual Studio 2008 / Windows 7 / Nvidia display problems

Problem
Recently I have been working on a notebook with NVidia Quadro FX 1700M. Windows 7 enterprise 32-bit SP1, with Visual Studio 2005 and 2008. 2 1920x1200 LCD monitors. The Visual Studio 2008 environment gave problems: I could not select certain vertical scrollbars or open dropdwon boxes , particularly in the Source Control Explorer window for TFS. Which made it impossible for me to recent versions of projects from the source control system. I noticed that the vertical scrollbar in the source control explorer window could be manipulated when I moved the cursor approx 2 cm to the right of the scrollbar. when I hovered 2 cm to the right the scrollbar changed color and by clicking I could then moved it up or down. But I could not click the button bar on top of the window, almost as if it all buttons were disabled.
On this computer I als used SQL Server Management studio. In this window I noticed that when dragging the right hand edge of the Object explorer window, a ghost edge was displayd 2 cm to the left of my cursor, althought I could click and drag on the exact edge position.
Diagnose
These 2 phenomena made it look like a display driver problem. Since the Nvidia drivers were the certified Windows drivers I was reluctant to update them by downloading newer drivers from the Nvidia site. By comparing with the screens from a collegue with similar hardware, I noticed my Icons and windows were taller than his.
Solution
  • In Windows 7 rightclick on the desktop and select 'screen resolution'

  • Click on 'make text and other items larger or smaller
  • The setting was 125% - Select 'Smaller 100%' (then it dos not scale)
  • click on apply
  • Log out and login - Problem is solved !

3 comments:

Unknown said...

louis vuitton outlet, sac longchamp, ralph lauren pas cher, replica watches, louboutin outlet, louboutin shoes, christian louboutin outlet, prada outlet, ugg boots, longchamp pas cher, tiffany and co, louis vuitton, louboutin, air jordan pas cher, tory burch outlet, cheap oakley sunglasses, nike outlet, polo ralph lauren outlet, ray ban sunglasses, polo ralph lauren outlet, louis vuitton outlet, nike air max, replica watches, louis vuitton, air max, longchamp outlet, michael kors, oakley sunglasses, chanel handbags, nike free, nike roshe run, oakley sunglasses, burberry, tiffany jewelry, ray ban sunglasses, kate spade outlet, prada handbags, oakley sunglasses, nike air max, louis vuitton, louboutin pas cher, uggs on sale, ray ban sunglasses, oakley sunglasses, longchamp, jordan shoes, gucci outlet, ugg boots, nike free, longchamp outlet

Unknown said...

`lancel, celine handbags, jimmy choo shoes, bottega veneta, nike roshe, asics running shoes, gucci, giuseppe zanotti, nike huarache, mcm handbags, herve leger, hollister, hollister, new balance, ray ban, p90x workout, soccer shoes, babyliss, longchamp, mac cosmetics, nike trainers, chi flat iron, mont blanc, vans, vans shoes, ghd, iphone cases, nike air max, hollister, ferragamo shoes, ralph lauren, louboutin, nike air max, beats by dre, valentino shoes, converse outlet, lululemon, north face outlet, instyler, soccer jerseys, birkin bag, insanity workout, baseball bats, north face outlet, abercrombie and fitch, timberland boots, reebok shoes, nfl jerseys, oakley, wedding dresses

Unknown said...

hollister, louis vuitton, canada goose outlet, moncler, pandora jewelry, swarovski, louis vuitton, bottes ugg, coach outlet, moncler, supra shoes, montre pas cher, moncler, ugg,uggs,uggs canada, ugg,ugg australia,ugg italia, canada goose, links of london, pandora jewelry, karen millen, doudoune canada goose, juicy couture outlet, moncler, pandora charms, marc jacobs, swarovski crystal, moncler, ugg pas cher, thomas sabo, louis vuitton, moncler outlet, moncler, canada goose, canada goose uk, canada goose outlet, ugg boots uk, juicy couture outlet, wedding dresses, moncler, canada goose, toms shoes, louis vuitton, replica watches, sac louis vuitton pas cher, pandora charms, canada goose