XP won't keep monitor resolution settings

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alice

I have two XP PC sharing a new Dell monitor through a KVM switch, and
everytime a restart either computer, the resolution setting is low and
looks horrible. I can change it and it looks fine agian, but then
after reboot it goes back to the previous setting again.
Is there a way to either force windows to keep the settings, or is
there a program or even a script that could be written that could run
at every startup that would automatically change the settings, just so
I don't have to do it manually each time?
 
alice said:
I have two XP PC sharing a new Dell monitor through a KVM switch, and
everytime a restart either computer, the resolution setting is low and
looks horrible. I can change it and it looks fine agian, but then
after reboot it goes back to the previous setting again.
Is there a way to either force windows to keep the settings, or is
there a program or even a script that could be written that could run
at every startup that would automatically change the settings, just so
I don't have to do it manually each time?
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Can you install a "monitor driver" file ? I have one for
my monitor. My monitor is Plug and Play (so strictly speaking,
does not need that driver). The driver includes a color profile,
but also defines a registry setting for the maximum resolution.
Sometimes, by using the monitor driver, the OS can be fooled
into thinking the monitor is always there. The KVM may be
interfering with Plug and Play. The monitor driver may
make it behave better.

Check the Dell site, using the monitor model number, and
maybe there is a driver for it.

The monitor driver file is tiny. The one I downloaded, was
only 6KB. It is a tiny file, which is worth its weight in
gold.

When the download is a couple megabytes, the reason for that
is that the driver handles a hundred different monitors. If
the file only handles one monitor, it can be a tiny file.

You would install the monitor driver file, on both PCs
connected to the KVM.

Paul
 
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