Widescreen stretching

I recently purchased a Gateway MX3225 laptop with a 14 inch widescreen.
Unfortunately everything is stretched to ridiculous widths. How can I adjust
this? Thank you.

Robert Bell wrote:
> I recently purchased a Gateway MX3225 laptop with a 14 inch
> widescreen. Unfortunately everything is stretched to ridiculous
> widths. How can I adjust this? Thank you.

Change to the native resolution instead of trying to use a 4:3 resoltuon
like 800x600 or 1024x768.

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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Robert Bell wrote:
> > I recently purchased a Gateway MX3225 laptop with a 14 inch
> > widescreen. Unfortunately everything is stretched to ridiculous
> > widths. How can I adjust this? Thank you.
>
> Change to the native resolution instead of trying to use a 4:3 resoltuon
> like 800x600 or 1024x768.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
I have the same problem. What does native resolution mean?

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Robert Bell wrote:
> > I recently purchased a Gateway MX3225 laptop with a 14 inch
> > widescreen. Unfortunately everything is stretched to ridiculous
> > widths. How can I adjust this? Thank you.
>
> Change to the native resolution instead of trying to use a 4:3 resoltuon
> like 800x600 or 1024x768.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
I have the same problem. What is native resolution?

San <San@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:


>>
>I have the same problem. What does native resolution mean?

Native resolution is the resolution that the monitor is designed to
work best with. On a wide aspect 14 inch screen it will be something
with a 16:10 aspect ratio such as 1280 x 800 or 1024 x 640. The
documentation for your laptop should clearly specify this.

If you cannot determine what it is then post a response back here and
include the make and model.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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