error404ts Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 3 members of my department received new Dell M6800 laptops with identical specs running Windows 7. When we received them the DPI scaling was set at Medium (Normal) 125%, and we all quickly changed that to Small 100%. While everyone else's machines are working fine, mine is experiencing inconsistent DPI scaling. Most applications appear fine, but Autodesk and Adobe products, along with print dialog boxes for only certain printers, are appearing at 125% instead of the selected 100%. This results in enlarged text and buttons and dialog boxes for only programs, or PARTS of programs.Our IT person said it must be a driver issue but it's only happening on my computer., and I've updated my Nvidia driver to no avail.I thought the dual monitors attached to my docking station may have been the problem, but even using the built-in display yields the same results.Is there ever a solution to this issue? Attached are some examples. The Nvidia control panel appears normal at 100%, but when I selected Options the dialog that came up is 125%. The same thing goes for the printer image and the image from AutoCAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error404ts Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 After searching for days on various forums I happened across this link and the information within allowed for a fix.http://super.money-so-easy.com/que/515933 This is a known bug that affects users with a high resolution display. During installation, Windows 7 installs a larger font set which is 125% of the normal size. If you then choose go back to the standard font size (100%), Windows will keep some of the large fonts even though everything else is adjusted for standard fonts, causing some programs to display incorrectly as the DPI is too big for the window size. Open the Start menu and type regedit and press Enter. Locate the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts Find the value MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 Change from SSERIFF.FON to SSERIFE.FON Find MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 Change from SERIFF.FON to SERIFE.FON Find Courier 10,12,15 Change from COURF.FON to COURE.FON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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