Try pressing Ctrl + Alt + UP Arrow Keys(or one of the other Arrow Keys).
Also right-click on empty Desktop > Graphics Options > Rotation.
Cheers.
Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner
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For any Vista system. It is different in Vista than in XP.
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Anonymous
2013-10-08T20:18:36+00:00 Mick -
Do you know how to lock the rotation? I need the rotation to consistently stay at 270 degrees, but each time I boot up - I need to rotate again, again, again.
Not sure if there is a way to lock this setting down once changed so it doesn't default back to normal next logon.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Anonymous
2013-04-27T06:43:48+00:00 when i try this on my vista, it does nothing. Also, right-clicking on the desktop gives me no option for Graphics options. :S
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Anonymous
2013-01-24T17:46:46+00:00 Try pressing Ctrl + Alt + UP Arrow Keys(or one of the other Arrow Keys).
Also right-click on empty Desktop > Graphics Options > Rotation.
Cheers.
Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner
That easy, thanks!
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Anonymous
2012-11-21T08:10:40+00:00 It was either this or suicide, thank God this worked. All I did was drop a small notebook on my old laptop and the screen turned sideways on me. Wow that sucked. Now I know what to do to my friends if they get on my nerves.