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settings are disturbed #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:00 am   settings are disturbed
 

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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settings are disturbed #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:26 am   settings are disturbed
 

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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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settings are disturbed #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:31 am   settings are disturbed
 

Hi, MM

Many thanks for your suggestions !
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