# What the Hell? Computer help!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 12, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470 "2010-09-12T03:16:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/1 "2010-09-12T03:16:39Z")

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Somehow I have turned the entire display of my computer sideways on my monitor. I hit CTR ALT DELETE because it froze, and I must have hit something else.

Can anyone tel me how to turn it back?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/2 "2010-09-12T03:19:04Z")

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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow key is a shortcut for rotating your desktop. Probably hit that. Try it with the various directions and see if it flips back.

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**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/3 "2010-09-12T03:35:02Z")

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Thanks!! it worked.

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**Author:** ![NOLA\_Cajun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/4 "2010-09-12T08:19:10Z")

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That is too cool. i’M GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN MESSING WITH MY ROOMMATES!!

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/5 "2010-09-14T06:43:49Z")

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Yeah, I always disable that shortcut. Because of people like NOLA. 😛

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/6 "2010-09-14T16:35:42Z")

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Hey, that didn’t work at all! I’m running Windows XP, and Firefox. How do I do the neato trick?

Joe

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**Author:** ![\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/eada6e/32.png) [@\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Undecided_Adrian)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/7 "2010-09-14T16:42:02Z")

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It only works with the configuration program for certain graphics cards (intel I think).

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-computer-help/553470/8 "2010-09-14T16:45:09Z")

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Bummer.

Joe