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gerry - Latest answer on Dec 22, 2012 08:16PM

Hello,
My screen displays upside down! I run Vista on a Toshiba Satellite laptop. On two of the three user profiles set up, the screen now displays upside down and the mouse operates in reverse directionally! My daughter cannot remember how she managed this creativity so I'd be very grateful if anyone knows the solution. Not sure if it is a Windows option on something on the Laptop.
Thanks for your help
Gerry

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Sandeep 103Posts Friday October 10, 2008Registration date July 5, 2012Last seen Nov 1, 2008 07:15AM

Hey
Just press Ctrl + Alt + up arrow key or down arrow key....screen will change!!!

Gerry - Nov 2, 2008 04:38AM

Thank you Sandeep, very much appreciated.

nhecas - Dec 20, 2008 11:19AM

Thanks for the info, very much appreciated :)

ken1970 - Dec 23, 2008 07:09PM

Thanks for this, we found xp having this problem and thought it was initially very funny, but then very annoying. Where would we all be without google???

AM - Dec 25, 2008 07:57AM

THAN YOU!!!!!

S.Parikh - Dec 28, 2008 12:00PM

Thankssssss

Shaun - Jan 19, 2009 08:48AM

Brilliant, I did it by mistake and was about to pay Microsoft $59 an hour to tell me that. Sandeep, you are the man

pradisa - Feb 24, 2009 11:25AM

OMG thank u so much u saved my day I was to start crying cuase non of the info I had found worked with vista but there u were like night in shinning armor ready to save the day thank you very much

abacomm - Jun 2, 2009 06:15AM

Thanks to the guy who posted the correction method. My children are relieved too!

KRS - Jun 8, 2009 12:15PM

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! My bosses computer managed to flip everything and we were able to fix it with this question and answer!!!!

CCEComputers - Jun 14, 2009 05:46PM

I was going nuts! You saved the day!!!Thanks.

computer mom - Aug 8, 2009 09:51AM

Thanks, my daughter came home with a upside screen on her new laptop and asked me to fix it. I thought it would be a whole day process. Thanks for making it so easy.

greg - Sep 3, 2009 06:16AM

My 5 year old just stuffed my screen too. thankyou sandeep

coco - Nov 28, 2009 07:33PM

thank so much i am computer dumb so...lol thanks again

Yaks - Dec 17, 2009 02:57AM

Sandeep u are a God send, thank you so much.......

chow - Jan 23, 2010 09:28AM

Your the best! Thanks for taking the time. That was driving me nuts!

hidex - Feb 2, 2010 08:23AM

thanks!!! thought i'd broke my week old lap top. phew!!!!

Sbu - Feb 7, 2010 10:27PM

Thank you very much Sandeep. I just googled the problem and found your solution! Sbu

pj - Mar 9, 2010 10:41AM

thanks man.. really really appreciated..

Whitey - Mar 19, 2010 04:07PM

Way to Sandeep!

Frank - Mar 25, 2010 03:08PM

thanks. helped me look really smart.

ur mum - Mar 26, 2010 07:02AM

it didnt work sort it it out

Ramya Vani - Mar 27, 2010 01:39AM

Wow... This is awesome.. Had Fun!!!!

Bazzza - Apr 1, 2010 11:22AM

Mate thankz to days ago i was like OOOOO NO.Then my mum done u have broke it. SO icame on this and u saved the day !!!

Computer dumbass - Apr 2, 2010 11:55AM

Thank you thank you thank you

Gloomy - Apr 16, 2010 09:28AM

That was so helpful! Thanks for all your help!!!

Christie - Apr 18, 2010 06:39AM

Thank you so much! My daughter turned mine upside down by pressing keys and I was a bit panicked because I couldn't figure out how to fix it!

The one - Apr 19, 2010 01:59AM

Just what I needed!

gorsty - Apr 26, 2010 01:32PM

you r the maaaann or girl ty

lace - Apr 27, 2010 03:48PM

ty! it work in a sec

Milsy - May 3, 2010 04:21PM

thanks Sandeep!..u saved my day:

Fiji Islands

FORTUNE - May 5, 2010 04:13PM

SANDEEP, U JUST SAVED A BRO IN AFRICA

tyty - May 8, 2010 10:02AM

fewwww!!!! i just almost died

lkjhgfd - May 16, 2010 04:57AM

you are the man !! .. almost killed by my boss ;p

kotic60 - May 21, 2010 10:03AM

God bless you

Bela - May 22, 2010 04:21PM

thank you a hundred times!

Juli - May 28, 2010 10:30AM

Thank u so much

jmoss - May 29, 2010 02:40PM

Thanks so much..First time my 1 year old son touches a computer he turns the screen upside down

kishan - May 30, 2010 08:55AM

THANK YOU SOO MUCH

NIkki - Jun 4, 2010 10:50AM

i did that with mine but it keeps going back to that upside down mode.. how can i keep it from ever doing it again???? :(

Mesmerized - Jun 6, 2010 05:50AM

thank you soo much , it helped

Boshidodad - Jun 15, 2010 11:46AM

- this worked, note that I had to shut it down and reboot and do it in order for it to work. Control Alt up arrow. It wouldn't do it until I did it this way

Thanks works fine now

colandis42 - Jun 17, 2010 05:19PM

Thanks everyone. Good advice and it does work

Tingumdem - Jun 17, 2010 09:12PM

Thank you!! It worked!! I had to reboot and log on before it worked!!

brownmocca - Jun 19, 2010 10:30AM

Whew! thanks everyone

Audra - Jun 20, 2010 08:43PM

Thank you very much, it worked!

Kira - Jun 29, 2010 07:38PM

OMG, its ridiculous how often this happens!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!

MAC - Jul 6, 2010 08:04PM

thank you so much!! I got so freaked out!

Bane - Jul 10, 2010 03:28AM

Oh sweet sweet jesus thankfully I found this. I had to do all my searching upside down and it was about to drive me crazy.

Herts1 - Jul 23, 2010 07:28AM

You are a great guy. Thank you

sam - Jul 27, 2010 02:03PM

tnx

omega - Jul 27, 2010 06:46PM

you awesome
thanks

canadianprincess2010 - Jul 27, 2010 09:11PM

it didn't work for me

jamie - Jul 30, 2010 10:08AM

thanks for that worked for me

Emma - Nov 19, 2012 09:21PM

Thank you so much, had the problem for my window 7 laptop and it worked perfectly.
Emma

Jai_C - Nov 20, 2012 05:06PM

u r great! thx!

mellow - Nov 27, 2012 01:41PM

if it didnt work for u then u dont have VISTA.. I called Toshiba and told them the problem and they wanted to fix it for $150.. thx to sandeep.. man i aint have to spend that bread.. now its school time

mellow - Nov 27, 2012 01:42PM

kids will never touch my computer again

Gwyn - Dec 6, 2012 08:07PM

You're awesome! Thanks!!

Mar - Dec 7, 2012 12:26PM

Worked for me too! Thanks!

crizette - Dec 20, 2012 09:16AM

Thanks a lot! :)

j - Dec 22, 2012 11:45AM

i worked thanks

josie - Dec 22, 2012 08:16PM

It worked for me too, thanks!

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Nitro Aug 12, 2009 09:28PM

thanks sandeep you just saved me $200

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Ears Jul 22, 2009 12:10PM

I have also noticed that if you on a network, you have to log in on the upside down login screen and then use the ctrl alt and up arrow. My friend was not able to change the screen until he had completely log on

FBS - Mar 17, 2010 10:45AM

Ears you are a life saver! My problem stemmed from the network connection, I thought I was losing my mind when everyone else was fine with the CTRL ALT UP cure, but I had to login upside down first! Great tip, thank you

natey - Jul 21, 2010 05:11PM

worked out magnificantly! thank you~

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Jaxane Jul 2, 2009 05:17AM

Yu saved my life, I struggled for some minutes before thinking of finding assistance from colleagues at google search, thanx a million. It solved my problem with ease

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swinn Feb 9, 2009 01:29PM

Mate......your a bloody gent for the fix.......bloody cats cause havoc thinking they can use laptops.....lol thanks again dude.

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dolphins Aug 3, 2009 07:05AM

thanx all, just had the same problem a while ago & it drove me nuts. Restarted the computrer but nothing. Had to use another computer to find answers..and damn my day (night right now in Fiji) was saved

cheers

well, I placed my book on the keyboard when the trouble started

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kitty Jan 17, 2009 07:17PM

Thankyou so much!! i walked away from my laptop and my kitten must of walked across all the keys and i came back and screen was upside down!! much appreaciated =]

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ansun Aug 6, 2009 05:44PM

Thanks for the fix it is greatly appreciated!!

islam - Dec 13, 2009 02:41PM

thanks alot for this solution

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JB Sep 16, 2009 01:23PM

Thanks alot!!! My cat walked over mine and flipped my screen and i could not believe what stupid luck it was!!!

Erin - Jun 12, 2010 02:30PM

the exact same thing happened to me!! how does that work out???

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NiamhMurphy Feb 13, 2009 02:42PM

Omg thank you so much, it always happens to me aswell and i can't remember what i did. Thanks so much!

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su Sep 29, 2009 01:19AM

thanxs a lot !!
:-)

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gillies Dec 29, 2008 11:04AM

Dear sir, i was having problem with a window vista the sceen was upside down and i want you to guide me to slove the problem.i hope to hear from you

Sandeep 103Posts Friday October 10, 2008Registration date July 5, 2012Last seen - Jan 13, 2009 06:42AM

i think it should work on vista too, [ctrl + alt + up arrow or down arrow] but if not then i'll let you know if i found out the solution.....one thing you can check is to reduce resolution coz it takes high display settings regarding vista!!!

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tcb11 Jan 11, 2009 04:34PM

thanks mate .just saved me thirty quid that talk talk's computer geek was goin to charge me

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kjeltring Jan 14, 2009 01:52PM

THANK YOU :o) Almost had now tears left, from crying and laughing from this absurd thing, hehehe

Dee - Jan 15, 2009 07:26PM

I'm having the same problem with the upside down screen display using VISTA and the CTL + ALT + up or down arrow did not work for me. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Bhanu - Feb 3, 2009 07:59AM

Hi have you got the solution for it. If so can you please send me the answer as I am also facing the same problem in Vista Operating system. I tried with Ctrl+Alt+ Up/down buttons. But it did't helped me.

Advanced thanks for you help.

Thanks

hj999 › Dee - Feb 13, 2009 09:08PM

Try alt+t that should get you back in the right direction Windows Vista

Rambo › Dee - Aug 21, 2009 11:53AM

If the Ctrl+Alt+up sequence does not work, the display might've been control by the video card's software, in my case, it was ATI.

Becky - Jul 18, 2010 03:32AM

Thanks, you're a life saver!

Triple O.G. - Jul 23, 2010 07:53AM

Thank u so muck, ur a lyf saver was gonna get killd

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vik Jan 28, 2009 09:37PM

Thnx dude .......cnt+alt+up arrow worked

genius

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sophie Feb 11, 2009 01:30PM

Ah sandeep you life saver:D <3

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chams Apr 21, 2009 11:08AM

hi guys,
i have a problem with my laptop. i' ve installed vista. i think its not suitable for wide screen. every pictures and txt stretch. i wanna fix my display as a normal display like xp virsion. how do i fix this? i cant work in photoshop with this stetch display. so plzz help me any one

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rocky Jun 14, 2009 09:34PM

Thanks! you saved me.

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gary Jul 6, 2009 04:10AM

thanks bhaji

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ceci Jul 14, 2009 02:25PM

I had this problem for about a week and it wouldent get fixed thanks so much you saved me and my grades at school

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