SK in ATL

I wish I could say that the solution outlined in the Yahoo article fixed my
problem, but it does not. Neither do the other suggestions. I have a Dell
Latitude 610 and even after cycling through the display modes with Fn+F8, I
can't get the zooming to stop. What is worse is that after I disconnect the
projector from my laptop, the zooming issue remains on my LCD and attempting
to cycle back through the display modes does not help. Like Jo, I am using a
MS wireless mouse with a docking station at home, but when undocked I am just
using the touchpad.

Anyone have any other ideas? I'm suspicious now of the mouse driver. What
is odd is that I never had this problem until I reinstalled WinXP and the
video drivers of my Radeon X300 card. There are no newer drivers for my
card. I also do not have IntelliPoint Pro installed.

"John" wrote:

> Many thanks Jo for finding a solution. I had a similar problem with my Dell
> Inspiron 9400 when I looked to interface an external monitor and hit Fn+F8.
> I have spent hours hunting for a solution and even posted my own plea for
> help on 08/19/2007. I noted your mail and noted the connection.
>
> I have followed the linkto Yahoo and yes it works ! I would like somone to
> explain why, but have to take it on trust. Perhaps Dell & Vista should
> publish fix as surely we are not the only guys to experience this problem.
>
> Many thanks to you all
> John
>
> "Jo" wrote:
>
> > I found the answer - it wasn't anything to do with a projector as such, it
> > was a problem when hitting Fn+F8. It was a MS keyboard and zooming issue (so
> > nearly right with the mouse driver idea).
> >
> > If anyone else is struggling with this then the instructions on how to
> > correct it are here...
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...7075201AAzTkZP
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Echo S" wrote:
> >
> > > I think if you try the other two things and they don't help, then there may
> > > well be a conflict with the mouse drivers and the projector.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> > > What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
> > > Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jo" <Jo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > newsA24143B-E8D1-4F57-A415-7EAB8054B1A8@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a go.
> > > >
> > > > WRT the mouse drivers - in my setup at home with a docking station etc I
> > > > use
> > > > a Microsoft wireless mouse, but when I'm using my laptop standalone I use
> > > > a
> > > > standard Dell USB mouse. Do you think that there may be conflict there
> > > > with
> > > > the drivers? All my kit is only 2 months old...
> > > >
> > > > "Echo S" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Try changing hardware acceleration. http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm
> > > >> And
> > > >> make sure your laptop and projector are set to the same resolution --
> > > >> usually 1024 x 768.
> > > >>
> > > >> And you know, this almost sounds like a mouse driver issue to me. Try
> > > >> updating your mouse drivers. I know that sounds weird, but it's worth a
> > > >> shot.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> > > >> What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
> > > >> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
> > > >> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "Jo" <Jo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:93BF5793-224F-4281-B12A-A5248FC4354B@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Hi,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I have a Dell 620 running XP sp2. I can connect my laptop to a
> > > >> > projector
> > > >> > and see both images with no issues. However, when I open an office
> > > >> > document
> > > >> > (Excel, Word, Outlook email, Powerpoint presentation) the document
> > > >> > automatically zooms to 400%. Even if I change the zoom back to 100% it
> > > >> > automatically zooms back to 400%. If I try to view the Powerpoint
> > > >> > presentation as an actual slide show then Powerpoint flashes through
> > > >> > all
> > > >> > the
> > > >> > slides at lightening speed and there is nothing that I can do to stop
> > > >> > it.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I've tried looking in the accessibility settings to see if there is
> > > >> > something there which is ticked when it shouldn't be, but I cannot see
> > > >> > anthing...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Please help - my job is based around giving training presentations
> > > >> > which I
> > > >> > cannot do at the moment!
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thank you in advance.
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >

Viking

Had the same issue with a couple of D610.
Found out that uninstalling intellipoint software solved the issue.


"SK in ATL" wrote:

> I wish I could say that the solution outlined in the Yahoo article fixed my
> problem, but it does not. Neither do the other suggestions. I have a Dell
> Latitude 610 and even after cycling through the display modes with Fn+F8, I
> can't get the zooming to stop. What is worse is that after I disconnect the
> projector from my laptop, the zooming issue remains on my LCD and attempting
> to cycle back through the display modes does not help. Like Jo, I am using a
> MS wireless mouse with a docking station at home, but when undocked I am just
> using the touchpad.
>
> Anyone have any other ideas? I'm suspicious now of the mouse driver. What
> is odd is that I never had this problem until I reinstalled WinXP and the
> video drivers of my Radeon X300 card. There are no newer drivers for my
> card. I also do not have IntelliPoint Pro installed.
>
> "John" wrote:
>
> > Many thanks Jo for finding a solution. I had a similar problem with my Dell
> > Inspiron 9400 when I looked to interface an external monitor and hit Fn+F8.
> > I have spent hours hunting for a solution and even posted my own plea for
> > help on 08/19/2007. I noted your mail and noted the connection.
> >
> > I have followed the linkto Yahoo and yes it works ! I would like somone to
> > explain why, but have to take it on trust. Perhaps Dell & Vista should
> > publish fix as surely we are not the only guys to experience this problem.
> >
> > Many thanks to you all
> > John
> >
> > "Jo" wrote:
> >
> > > I found the answer - it wasn't anything to do with a projector as such, it
> > > was a problem when hitting Fn+F8. It was a MS keyboard and zooming issue (so
> > > nearly right with the mouse driver idea).
> > >
> > > If anyone else is struggling with this then the instructions on how to
> > > correct it are here...
> > > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...7075201AAzTkZP
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > "Echo S" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think if you try the other two things and they don't help, then there may
> > > > well be a conflict with the mouse drivers and the projector.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> > > > What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
> > > > Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jo" <Jo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > newsA24143B-E8D1-4F57-A415-7EAB8054B1A8@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a go.
> > > > >
> > > > > WRT the mouse drivers - in my setup at home with a docking station etc I
> > > > > use
> > > > > a Microsoft wireless mouse, but when I'm using my laptop standalone I use
> > > > > a
> > > > > standard Dell USB mouse. Do you think that there may be conflict there
> > > > > with
> > > > > the drivers? All my kit is only 2 months old...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Echo S" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Try changing hardware acceleration. http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm
> > > > >> And
> > > > >> make sure your laptop and projector are set to the same resolution --
> > > > >> usually 1024 x 768.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> And you know, this almost sounds like a mouse driver issue to me. Try
> > > > >> updating your mouse drivers. I know that sounds weird, but it's worth a
> > > > >> shot.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> --
> > > > >> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> > > > >> What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
> > > > >> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
> > > > >> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "Jo" <Jo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > >> news:93BF5793-224F-4281-B12A-A5248FC4354B@microsoft.com...
> > > > >> > Hi,
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > I have a Dell 620 running XP sp2. I can connect my laptop to a
> > > > >> > projector
> > > > >> > and see both images with no issues. However, when I open an office
> > > > >> > document
> > > > >> > (Excel, Word, Outlook email, Powerpoint presentation) the document
> > > > >> > automatically zooms to 400%. Even if I change the zoom back to 100% it
> > > > >> > automatically zooms back to 400%. If I try to view the Powerpoint
> > > > >> > presentation as an actual slide show then Powerpoint flashes through
> > > > >> > all
> > > > >> > the
> > > > >> > slides at lightening speed and there is nothing that I can do to stop
> > > > >> > it.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > I've tried looking in the accessibility settings to see if there is
> > > > >> > something there which is ticked when it shouldn't be, but I cannot see
> > > > >> > anthing...
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Please help - my job is based around giving training presentations
> > > > >> > which I
> > > > >> > cannot do at the moment!
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Thank you in advance.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >