Hmm..What version of AA?
Tackling this first: It's easy!
Also, how do I get rid of the two strange windows at the bottom of my screen (some wierd spectra-grafix-wavemeter thing and a wiglgy jiggly graph-a-ma-bob) Cool edit never had these windows and it made the actual editing window a whole lot bigger. Now I'm all Boo hoo.
In AA 2.0 be sure you are program started as administrator level 5 or lower. You should be 1 but if there have ever been any other users you will need to go into system/values/admin/edit/personal section and revise your user status. Be careful becasue you might get the little grey "timeout" box. If you get that, reboot and start the program again, but remember to re-adjust your user level first or the program will need to be re-installed.
If you are using 1.5 you can toggle the user level screen by hitting "sections/options/edit" drop box will ask your current level and you need to enter 1-5 to get in. If you enter the wrong level in 1.5 it's no problem because you can review the level preference screens by accessing the viewer monitor in file/extras/edit/preferences/level/view
Then you can hit "screen/view/edit/classic/new" to return to original screen pixel ratio, OR even easier, hit ALT/+S+> and toggle the screen adjust zoom box yourself. BUT if using 2.0 you need to qualify the values in the "type screen" window. You can just enter a value in there or use the arrows. To remove the wiggly jiggly thing, you will need to go to "spectral/edit/value" screen and click the "remove show" box to make sure the box is unchecked. If it is greyed out it must be unavailable to your user level and you will have to call Adobe Customer Service at 888-ADOBE-07 and use the auto-punch option (star) *18 to talk to a "real" auto attendant person. Tell them what version you are running, and be sure you are registered or they will drop the call. You can do this by clicking the enter bar, and hitting registration number "gen code" (the one usually starting with 03001-0004-xxxx-xxxxxx-AA21x)
The spetra-grafix window is a bug and can not be removed without a major re-alignment of cursor motion and that can only be done in XP and not in VISTA if you are running a new computer you will just need to ignore it, or put a piece of grey tape over that part of the screen..(the values it shows are way out of sync anyway)
Oh yeah, April Fools.