Vista - 1400 x 900 resolution

Hi

Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
then the 32 bit.

Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
and just looks clearer and better than other res.

Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
x ##.

Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.

Best regards.

Rich

nVidia's current beta driver does not support this resolution.
How about the native RTM drivers?
I believe there are a couple of 3rd party apps that will allow you to set this resolution.
(Something like Res Changer -- available on EVGA's site -- or something like Power Bar -- sorry I'm
not really sure about the exact program names.)


"Rich" <richdotward@gmail.com> wrote in message news:f9hhl2dln170ehjobp5sg5htur5965579p@4ax.com...
| Hi
|
| Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
| then the 32 bit.
|
| Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
| 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
| and just looks clearer and better than other res.
|
| Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
| Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
| x ##.
|
| Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
|
| Best regards.
|
| Rich

Microsoft has not yet released Vista RTM to the public.
If you obtained it from a third-party source, I would
be quite suspect of its integrity.

It is illegal to download Microsoft operating systems
from non-sanctioned web sites!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Rich" wrote:

| Hi
|
| Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
| then the 32 bit.
|
| Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
| 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
| and just looks clearer and better than other res.
|
| Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
| Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
| x ##.
|
| Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
|
| Best regards.
|
| Rich

Loads of people have it and it IS the exact same version that has gone to
RTM.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:OWGjd31BHHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Microsoft has not yet released Vista RTM to the public.
> If you obtained it from a third-party source, I would
> be quite suspect of its integrity.
>
> It is illegal to download Microsoft operating systems
> from non-sanctioned web sites!
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Rich" wrote:
>
> | Hi
> |
> | Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
> | then the 32 bit.
> |
> | Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
> | 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
> | and just looks clearer and better than other res.
> |
> | Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
> | Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
> | x ##.
> |
> | Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
> |
> | Best regards.
> |
> | Rich
>
>

I may be mistaken, apologies if so, but it does not really matter what
number of people "have it".

What does matter is: did they obtain it legally and with consent of the
copyright holder?

Nero wrote:
> Loads of people have it and it IS the exact same version that has gone to
> RTM.
>

Whatever your lame excuse or silly rational, it is still illegal!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Nero" wrote:

| Loads of people have it and it IS the exact same version that has gone to
| RTM.
| > "Rich" wrote:
| >
| > | Hi
| > |
| > | Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
| > | then the 32 bit.
| > |
| > | Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
| > | 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
| > | and just looks clearer and better than other res.
| > |
| > | Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
| > | Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
| > | x ##.
| > |
| > | Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
| > |
| > | Best regards.
| > |
| > | Rich
| >
| >
|
|

Q: what is one's integrity worth?

A: A bootleg bit of software?

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Whatever your lame excuse or silly rational, it is still illegal!
>

It's 1440x900 not 1400x900.
"Rich" <richdotward@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f9hhl2dln170ehjobp5sg5htur5965579p@4ax.com...
> Hi
>
> Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
> then the 32 bit.
>
> Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
> 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
> and just looks clearer and better than other res.
>
> Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
> Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
> x ##.
>
> Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Rich

Try this -- If your monitor has a NON-DVI port and your video card has a
NON-DVI port, try that.

I noticed my standard VGA port could get 1440x900 in Vista, but
unfortunately, I had two monitors I wanted to use at the time and one of
them (not the widescreen) only had a VGA port.

-Rob

"Rich" <richdotward@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f9hhl2dln170ehjobp5sg5htur5965579p@4ax.com...
> Hi
>
> Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
> then the 32 bit.
>
> Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
> 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
> and just looks clearer and better than other res.
>
> Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
> Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
> x ##.
>
> Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Rich
>

No good ideas, sorry. I have the same problem with my 1360x768 LCD, I can
hack the registry in
HKeyCurrentConfig/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Video for a temporary
fix, but it gets reset eventually.

I have a GeForce 7300GS

"Rich" <richdotward@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f9hhl2dln170ehjobp5sg5htur5965579p@4ax.com...
> Hi
>
> Yesterday I installed the final release of Vista, first the 64 bit and
> then the 32 bit.
>
> Both work fine except that I can't get my monitor to go into 1400 x
> 900 resolution. This is default setting for my 19" widescreen monitor
> and just looks clearer and better than other res.
>
> Its a Packard Bell 190W Maestro. Graphics card is a Gforce 6600 GT.
> Installed the latest graphic card drivers but just nothing about 1200
> x ##.
>
> Any ideas. Back to XP at the moment.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Rich