web page squished to the middle

I could use your help. Since I had to reformat my hard drive due to a virus
everything works well except that on most web pages the material is either
pushed all to the center or all to the left, making it very hard to read.

I have tried all the usual things, setting, view text size. GOt any ideas??
This is driving me crazy.
Thanks.C

Hi Crazy,

I am only guessing and so someone else may have a better answer.

It seems something ( a BHO - Browser Helper Object) may be injecting an
ActiveX control in your pages. Hence the pages are pushed to the side or
bottom.

You can disable Browser Helpers on the Advanced tab of the Internet Options
control panel. If the problem disappears then you can assume that this was
the cause. You may have to re-run your virus removal program to remove it
again. It may be also that the virus has changed your Windows Startup to
reinstall itself when you re-start windows.It may be worth investing in a
professional anti-virus/firewall program.

"crazy blonde" <crazy blonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF1D788A-BE41-44BB-89E4-24F3ECC3CCE7@microsoft.com...
> I could use your help. Since I had to reformat my hard drive due to a
virus
> everything works well except that on most web pages the material is either
> pushed all to the center or all to the left, making it very hard to read.
>
> I have tried all the usual things, setting, view text size. GOt any
ideas??
> This is driving me crazy.
> Thanks.C

"crazy blonde" <crazy blonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:EF1D788A-BE41-44BB-89E4-24F3ECC3CCE7@microsoft.com
> I could use your help. Since I had to reformat my hard drive due to
> a virus everything works well except that on most web pages the
> material is either pushed all to the center or all to the left,
> making it very hard to read.
>
> I have tried all the usual things, setting, view text size. GOt any
> ideas?? This is driving me crazy.
> Thanks.C

Many Web pages (e.g. www.msn.com) are designed to display at 800 pixels
width. If your window is wider than 800 pixels then what you are describing
will occur.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

none of these helped. I need to tell you I am using a Dell laptop and can
not set to 800 also in the previous reply there is no such item in my
internet advanced. I am runing windows 2000.


Is there anyone else who can help???

Crazy

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> "crazy blonde" <crazy blonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:EF1D788A-BE41-44BB-89E4-24F3ECC3CCE7@microsoft.com
> > I could use your help. Since I had to reformat my hard drive due to
> > a virus everything works well except that on most web pages the
> > material is either pushed all to the center or all to the left,
> > making it very hard to read.
> >
> > I have tried all the usual things, setting, view text size. GOt any
> > ideas?? This is driving me crazy.
> > Thanks.C
>
> Many Web pages (e.g. www.msn.com) are designed to display at 800 pixels
> width. If your window is wider than 800 pixels then what you are describing
> will occur.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
>
>

If it is the design of the Web site like www.msn.com, there is nothing at
all you can do about it.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE

"crazy blonde" <crazyblonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:212F52BE-6861-47EC-A53E-520369AD00C3@microsoft.com
> none of these helped. I need to tell you I am using a Dell laptop
> and can not set to 800 also in the previous reply there is no such
> item in my internet advanced. I am runing windows 2000.
>
> Is there anyone else who can help???
>
> Crazy
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
>
>> "crazy blonde" <crazy blonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:EF1D788A-BE41-44BB-89E4-24F3ECC3CCE7@microsoft.com
>>> I could use your help. Since I had to reformat my hard drive due to
>>> a virus everything works well except that on most web pages the
>>> material is either pushed all to the center or all to the left,
>>> making it very hard to read.
>>>
>>> I have tried all the usual things, setting, view text size. GOt any
>>> ideas?? This is driving me crazy.
>>> Thanks.C
>>
>> Many Web pages (e.g. www.msn.com) are designed to display at 800
>> pixels width. If your window is wider than 800 pixels then what you
>> are describing will occur.

This may not work, but have you tried grabbing the edge of the open web page
and resizing?

"crazy blonde" <crazyblonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:212F52BE-6861-47EC-A53E-520369AD00C3@microsoft.com...
> none of these helped. I need to tell you I am using a Dell laptop and can
> not set to 800 also in the previous reply there is no such item in my
> internet advanced. I am runing windows 2000.
>
>
> Is there anyone else who can help???
>
> Crazy
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
>
>> "crazy blonde" <crazy blonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:EF1D788A-BE41-44BB-89E4-24F3ECC3CCE7@microsoft.com
>> > I could use your help. Since I had to reformat my hard drive due to
>> > a virus everything works well except that on most web pages the
>> > material is either pushed all to the center or all to the left,
>> > making it very hard to read.
>> >
>> > I have tried all the usual things, setting, view text size. GOt any
>> > ideas?? This is driving me crazy.
>> > Thanks.C
>>
>> Many Web pages (e.g. www.msn.com) are designed to display at 800 pixels
>> width. If your window is wider than 800 pixels then what you are
>> describing
>> will occur.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
>> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>

"crazy blonde" <crazyblonde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:212F52BE-6861-47EC-A53E-520369AD00C3@microsoft.com
....
>> If your window is wider than 800 pixels then what you are describing
>> will occur.


> I need to tell you I am using a Dell laptop and can not set to 800
> also in the previous reply there is no such item in my internet advanced.
> I am runing windows 2000.


The option that Frank is referring to is not an IE option; it is a Windows
Display option, specifically in Display Properties, Settings tab;
change screen resolution down to 800x600.
(e.g. press Win-D Menu-r Ctrl-Backtab etc.)


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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