Find the video driver that is Vista compatible. If this is on the MOBO,
look on the mfg site. If it is a known card from nVidia or ATI, etc. go to
their site and download the correct driver for the video card for Vista.
"DGardner" <DGardner@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> James, thks for responding. But to be clear, when you say manufacturer do
> you mean HP (the PC maker) or Microsoft (Vista)?
> --
> DG, Scotland UK
>
>
> "James Kosin" wrote:
> Quote:
>> DGardner wrote: Quote:
>> > 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
>>