second monitor displays image sideways

[Mindy]

I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always
worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random
combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the monitor.
have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the
display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the display
is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and the
icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.
Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.
Help and thanks!

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...
>I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always
> worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random
> combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the
> monitor.
> have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the
> display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the
> display
> is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and
> the
> icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.
> Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.
> Help and thanks!

It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key
combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help file
under something like "rotate display".

The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to do
with either Windows or the display unit itself.

HTH
-pk

 

[Mindy]

Thanks, Patrick. It worked. You made my day!
Mindy

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...
> >I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always
> > worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random
> > combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the
> > monitor.
> > have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the
> > display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the
> > display
> > is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and
> > the
> > icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.
> > Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.
> > Help and thanks!
>
> It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key
> combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help file
> under something like "rotate display".
>
> The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to do
> with either Windows or the display unit itself.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B861745D-1937-4CF4-B582-0FF95EE98502@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Patrick. It worked. You made my day!
> Mindy

You're welcome and glad to be of help.

-pk


> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>
>> "Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has
>> >always
>> > worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random
>> > combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the
>> > monitor.
>> > have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off
>> > the
>> > display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the
>> > display
>> > is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings
>> > and
>> > the
>> > icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long
>> > one.
>> > Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.
>> > Help and thanks!
>>
>> It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key
>> combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help
>> file
>> under something like "rotate display".
>>
>> The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to
>> do
>> with either Windows or the display unit itself.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk
>>
>>
>>

 

[Jeff S.]

you're a lifesaver! Thank you!

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...
> >I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always
> > worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random
> > combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the
> > monitor.
> > have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the
> > display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the
> > display
> > is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and
> > the
> > icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.
> > Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.
> > Help and thanks!
>
> It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key
> combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help file
> under something like "rotate display".
>
> The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to do
> with either Windows or the display unit itself.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>