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Screen Resolution
How to Change the Screen Resolution in Vista
Published by Brink
08-10-2007

How to Change the Screen Resolution in Vista

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  This will show you how to change the screen resolution in Vista with the recommended native settings based on the monitor size. The screen resolution setting determines how much information is displayed on the display screen. It is measured horizontally and vertically in pixels. At lower screen resolutions, such as 640 x 480, fewer items will fit on the screen, but they will be larger. At higher resolutions, such as 1600 x 1200, more items will fit on the screen but they will be smaller.
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  The resolution options will vary with each computer based on the video device, monitor size, and video & monitor drivers. If the screen looks distorted or fuzzy, then you may have an incorrect screen resolution size set for your monitor.
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  • Make sure your Color Depth (Colors) is set to 32 bits for the best picture. If it is set to 16, then the Windows Aero color scheme will look like the Windows Vista Basic one even though you have Windows Aero selected in color schemes. For more about this, see: How to Change the Color Scheme in Vista and How to Change the Color Bit Depth Settings in Vista .
  • Vista does not allow for each user to have their own screen resolution. Changing the Screen Resolution in one user account will change it for the computer and for all user accounts.
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EXAMPLE: Usual Native Resolutions for LCD screen size
Monitor Size Usual Native Resolution
14-15 inch 1024x768
17-19 inch 1280x1024
20-23 inch 1600x1200
24 + inch 1900x1200
17-18 inch Widescreen 1280x800
19 inch Widescreen 1440x900
20-23 inch Widescreen 1680x1050
24-29 inch Widescreen 1920x1200
30 + inch Widescreen 2560x1600

Here's How:
1. Right click on a empty area of your desktop and click Personalize. (See screenshot below)

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2. Click on the Click to Play button in the video below.


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Re: Screen Resolution

Yes have done this but it does not save. I have to do it every time I bot up vista! What am I doing wrong?

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Hi WILLYOU,

Has it always done this, or just recently? If just recently, you might see if a System Restore using a restore point dated before the problem started can help.


Check to make sure that you have the latest video and monitor drivers? You may need to uninstall them in Device Manager and reinstall them again in case they got corrupted.


Try different monitor type cables to see if you have a bad one. (EX: DVI, VGA, HDMI, etc...)


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Re: Screen Resolution

Does Vista Home Premium support different users having different Screen Resolutions? My friend just bought a new desktop and I created an account for both of their children. Each user is able to set their own desktop wallpapers, themes, etc without any problems. However as soon as the kids change the resolution it affects ALL the other users and of course their parents don't like having the resolution maxed out to 1900x1200 and of course their kids don't always remember to change it back to the default before logging out.

Appreciate any help on this subject. I tried searching google but only found references to 3rd party utilities for Windows XP.
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Hi 3.0Liter,

Vista does not allow for each user to have their own screen resolution without some 3rd party program installed. I have not tried this one, but you might give it a try and see how it works for you.

Download Screen Resolution Manager Free Trial - Disputing display resolution and brightness options with your colleagues or kids? Stop the squabbles with this program! This is...

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