The available display resolutions are a function of your video card (and it
drivers) - no matter "what" the monitor is capable of displaying. I had a
Nvidia 5600 that I dumped because it would not supply the resolution I
needed.
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Abhishek" <student@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello Everyone,
>
> I just now upgraded my home machine to Windows Vista Ultimate edition.
>
> I have a NVidia GeForce FX 5600 graphics card and a Samsung 940 BW 19 inch
> Wide Screen Monitor. My monitor is capabile of 1440 * 900 resolution at 75
> Hz.
>
>
> After installation. Windows Vista downloaded the latest drivers for the
> graphics card from the windows update web site.
>
> However after the upgrade my desktop is completely distorted and
> stretched.
> The resolution which the monitor is having is 1280 * 1024. If I uncheck
> the
> option of "hide modes this monitor cannot display" I get another option of
> 1920 * 1080.
>
> On setting both these resolutions, my display is still distorted and
> windows
> vista does not give me the option of setting 1440 * 900 resolution.
>
> My monitors tech specs say that its capable of displaying 1440 * 900
> resolution. My graphics card has power of displaying more resolution than
> 1440 * 900.
>
> However I am still not able to set the right resolution.
>
> regards,
> Abhishek.
>