Or go to the monitor's maker's site and look for any downloads related to
that monitor.
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Dr. Wolf wrote:
>> Hi, I got a new flatscreen computer monitor. It's native resolution is
>> 1680x1050. However this resolution is not available when I try to change
>> the screen resolution. So I set it to the next best resolution and I
>> think it works out fine. However. I keep getting this message that says
>> "for best picture quality set the screen resolution to 1680x1059. Press
>> "1" to clear this message. Press "2" to disable this message."
>>
>> I've tried pressing 1 and 2 but nothing happens. This message has been
>> popping up every 30 minutes or so for about a month. It clears away on
>> its own after about 10 seconds but I've recently installed Fable onto my
>> computer and for some reason the message shows up alot more when I'm
>> playing the game. It's impossible to play it with this message showing up
>> constantly.
>>
>> How can I get rid of this for good?
>
> The "1" and "2" are buttons on your monitor, not on your keyboard. As for
> the screen resolution, your video card must support it. Since I don't know
> what video card you have, I can't tell you whether it does or not. Go to
> either the video card mftr.'s website OR the OEM's website if you have
> that sort of computer (Dell, HP, Sony, etc.) for your specific model
> machine. Download the latest video drivers for your card and install them.
> If your card supports 1680x1050, you should now be able to set the
> resolution.
>
>
> Malke
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