Cant change screen size resolution!!!

str33tl0rd · Post by **str33tl0rd** » 31 Jul 2008, 04:43

hello....

this problem is killing me......i have xp pro.....my defualt screen size is supposed to be 1024X768( like everybody else) but mine is 860X640 ( wierd).....and i have tried so many wayz to change it but i cant......

need help thanx.

Post by **bad_brain** » 31 Jul 2008, 04:48

um, can't you set it on desktop->righclick->properties or via the g-card driver app?

str33tl0rd · Post by **str33tl0rd** » 31 Jul 2008, 05:07

right click cmmon man ......not that stupid......tried the graphic card.....not working.....any other ideas.....

Post by **bad_brain** » 31 Jul 2008, 05:10

got the latest driver?

n3rd · Post by **n3rd** » 31 Jul 2008, 05:21

if u use a ATI card, use their display program same goes for Nvidia, they both have seperate programs that can help you optimize the display colors etc there should be a screen resolution option in there somewhere.

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 31 Jul 2008, 09:23

perhaps when you want to ask for help, you should try to be more detailed,

like
Did that happen suddenly, or you formatted the system?
which graphic card do you have?
have you installed the latest drivers, which version?
was it working fine before?
did you installed something new or did some changes recently(like registry editing) that might have caused it?

we're not psychic

Still_Learning · Post by **Still_Learning** » 31 Jul 2008, 11:50

My guess would be a driver problem also, if the correct video driver is not installed one time on my PC it would not even give me the option for higher resolutions

str33tl0rd · Post by **str33tl0rd** » 01 Aug 2008, 00:53

orrite this is what happened.....

i had to format my computer so yes it is had been formated......My monitor screen is Samsung Syncmaster 730B ( i dont think that will help anywayz), i have no idea what g-card i have.....but when i open device manager in the category od unknow devices or other devices it doesnt recognize the " Video Controller ( VGA Compatible).......<<<<well after some research i think that would be the g-card.....

Post by **bad_brain** » 01 Aug 2008, 04:19

use this app to identify the g-card and then get the proper driver:
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

str33tl0rd · Post by **str33tl0rd** » 01 Aug 2008, 05:31

well....badbrain i dowload the software u told to me.....after the analysis.....under the category displays it say...." None Detected"......so does that mean there is no graphic card ( wierd)

G-Brain · Post by **G-Brain** » 01 Aug 2008, 05:34

Look at the back of your computer and see where the monitor cable goes. If it goes to a PCI card, see what it says on the card. If it goes to the motherboard, look for integrated video chips on the motherboard. Trust me, there's a name somewhere.

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 02 Aug 2008, 10:41

if its on board, you can tell us the chipset you have,

for detailed info about your hardware, install sisoft sandra,
its not free but a trial version will do!
tell us what you got

str33tl0rd · Post by **str33tl0rd** » 08 Aug 2008, 06:47

hey hey

its finally fixed....i should i followed a combination of ways......those combinatios of suggestion provided by the memebers gave me the key to how to fix it......it wasnt necesariy the graphic cards problem it was rather the o/s........it had disabled any kind of view that is not suitable for a program meaining a application's suitable screen view was 860X460.....therfore the windows had set it automatically on that resolution only for that stupid applicatoin.......

anywys thanx.....

Still_Learning · Post by **Still_Learning** » 08 Aug 2008, 12:17

I got a lifetime subscription to driveragent.com and it has paid for it self 10x allready. When people pay me to fix their PC 99% of the time they do not have the dirver discs, that website scans the PC and tells you what drivers need to be installed and supplys the download link along with mirrors and a link to the products website

EDIT:: ok i see you got it fixed allready n/m, eaither way the site is good though for future reference

Anarchy · Post by **Anarchy** » 21 Oct 2008, 23:57

Prolly a dead topic, but BIOS issues are usually to blame for this as well ^_^