settings are disturbed

[lost_soul]

Hi,

Today I needed to say that a computer program's settings were not right, they'd become wrong due to an unknown reason. How can I say it?
Can I say that The settings had been deranged/disturbed over the time and I needed to set them right ?

Thanks in advance !
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Alex

A native speaker of Russian

[Mister Micawber]

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Deranged generally means mentally ill and disturbed means affected by external (often malignant) factors. I suggest:

The settings had gone off/shifted/changed over time and I needed to set them right.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[lost_soul]

Hi, MM

Many thanks for your suggestions !