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    Icons messed up (Desktop-game different resolutions).

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Koetje, Aug 5, 2011.

  1. Koetje

    Koetje Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi dudes

    I might sound as a noob (but I'm not ;)).

    Let me sketch the situation
    Desktop resolution: 1920x1080
    Game resolution (GTA IV here): 1600x900

    After quiting GTA, my icons are all misplaced and messed up.
    I've googled a lot to find a solution but I can't find anything usefull.

    Is their an easy way to make sure that the icons remain on their place even when I play a game on a lower resolution?

    Thanks!

    Koetje
     
    Koetje, Aug 5, 2011
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  2. ohsohigh

    ohsohigh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did you return the screen to its native resolution after quitting the game?
     
    ohsohigh, Aug 5, 2011
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  3. Koetje

    Koetje Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, when I return to my desktop, the resolution is still 1920x1080, but my icons are organised like the resolution is 1600x900.

    Let me demonstrate

    Before
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    After
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    Desktop resoltion (before and after)
    [​IMG]

    I don't touch the settings of my desktop resolution (they are still 1920x1080)
     
    Koetje, Aug 6, 2011
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    zjacobss Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think there's something you can do, I've always had that problem when playing games at different resolution, now I don't put icons on my desktop anymore
     
    zjacobss, Aug 6, 2011
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    funky monk, Aug 6, 2011
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  6. Koetje

    Koetje Notebook Enthusiast

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    I gave it a try, but It doesn't work.
    I save my layout, move some icons, but when I restore it, they move to the right location, but directly after that, they move back to the previous location.

    .....
     
    Koetje, Aug 6, 2011
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    Try rebooting, sometimes things like registry tweaks don't work properly until you do that.
     
    funky monk, Aug 6, 2011
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  8. Koetje

    Koetje Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was just thinking of something.
    Maybe it has to do something with the nvidia configuration?
    Maybe I should change some settings over there?
     
    Koetje, Aug 6, 2011
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