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Old 03-06-2008   #3 (permalink)
DGardner


 
 

Re: Cannot change screen resolution

James, thks for responding. But to be clear, when you say manufacturer do
you mean HP (the PC maker) or Microsoft (Vista)?
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DG, Scotland UK


"James Kosin" wrote:
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> DGardner wrote:
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> > I have just upgraded my PC to Vista from XP and purchased a new monitor,
> > capable of supporting 1440 x 900 resolution. Problem is that the screen
> > resolution cannot be changed and is fixed at 640 x 480. I've tried via the
> > settings in the control panel but I cannot drag the mouse on the slider bar
> > from low to high resolution.
> >
> > The online help suggests I may have an inadequate video card, Does anyone
> > know how I can check this? What card do I have now and what do I need?
> >
> > Or is there another solution?
> >
> > Would appreciate some help!
> >
> > Thanks
> Get to the Device Manager and look at the properties for your video
> card. You should be able to see most of the information you need there.
> Then, you have to go to the web-site for the manufacturer and lookup
> the supported video modes.
>
> James
>
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