1400 x 900 resolution

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Rich

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.)


| 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

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

:

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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

:

| 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
| >
| >
|
|
 
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
 
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
 
Best idea is to revert to the original nVidia drivers that came with Bista.
They still support 1400 X 900. Or, you can use something like Powerstrip
which ccan give your your correct resolution.

Hope this helps :-)
 
As if.
not
deebs said:
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?
Click to expand...
 
MY lame excuse?
Oh no, not another MVP.
MVP = LICENSE to preach.
Since when did MVP'S have the right to inflict their holier than thou
nonsense on others?
Simple"simon" G.Bush needs y'all
He talks otta his ass
 
BISTA?
Anyone seen the new Moxer in Bista?
Gene Fitz said:
Best idea is to revert to the original nVidia drivers that came with
Bista.
They still support 1400 X 900. Or, you can use something like Powerstrip
which ccan give your your correct resolution.

Hope this helps :-)
Click to expand...
 
Carey Frisch said:
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!
Click to expand...

For what it's worth the RTM version of Vista is available for MSDN
subscribers to download. That is at least one legit source worth trusting
(and where I got my copy). I would imagine there would be other legit sources
prior to the ISO hitting MSDN.

Back on topic, it definitely appears that there are features missing in the
RTM version of Nvidia's drivers. I really hope thy address them soon. It's
painful to look at 1280x1024 scaled onto a panel that does 1440x900 native,
especially when using DVI.

I'd have to give the VGA trick a try but my xbox 360 is currently occupying
the VGA port on my monitor.

Oh well back to google to try and find a hackaround.
 
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