Changing Screen Resolutions

[Maurice Helwig]

is there a program to allow different screen resolutions to be used by
different users as they log on to Win XP professional.

I use 1024x768 but my wife would prefer 800x600. Is this possible by
running a program on startup.

Moritz
MoritzATspinDOTnetDOTau

 

[John Doe]

maybe this one

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm

 

[Achim Nolcken Lohse]

maybe this one

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm

Thanks, I just bought a Sun monitor the pinout of which has been
changed to PC video configuration. Win98SE only recognizes it as a
"plug-and-play" device, allowing me only to change the resolution and
colour depth, not the refresh rate.

Multires1.47 now gives me the option of choosing a refresh rate up to
100Hz. I have a nagging doubt though, because the technician who
demonstrated the monitor to me pre-sale said it could only support
85Hz. maximum....

How reliable is the information provided by Multires?

 

[Conor]

Thanks, I just bought a Sun monitor the pinout of which has been
changed to PC video configuration. Win98SE only recognizes it as a
"plug-and-play" device, allowing me only to change the resolution and
colour depth, not the refresh rate.

Multires1.47 now gives me the option of choosing a refresh rate up to
100Hz. I have a nagging doubt though, because the technician who
demonstrated the monitor to me pre-sale said it could only support
85Hz. maximum....

How reliable is the information provided by Multires?

Pretty. If the monitor is running over its maximum and you get no
visual indication, you'll hear a high pitched whine. THats the Line
Output transformer begging for mercy

 

[Bob Adkins]

is there a program to allow different screen resolutions to be used by
different users as they log on to Win XP professional.

I use 1024x768 but my wife would prefer 800x600. Is this possible by
running a program on startup.

I don't think you need a 3rd party program to do that, do you?

I think each user can login at their preferred resolution. Eh! Maybe I'm
wrong, but I can't test it because I have only 1 user on my machine.

Hey, maybe a compromise. Just make your fonts a tad bigger in 1024 and your
wife will like it.

Bob

 

[Bob Adkins]

How reliable is the information provided by Multires?

Excellent. It gets the data directly from Windows and the monitor itself.

Multires has a sister program that will tell you all about your monitor.

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm


Bob

 

[Achim Nolcken Lohse]

Excellent. It gets the data directly from Windows and the monitor itself.

Multires has a sister program that will tell you all about your monitor.

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm

Thanks Bob. Unfortunately, Multires and Moninfo seem to disagree on my
Sun monitor. The first lets me set it to 1280X1024 at 100Hz, while the
latter tells me the monitor can only support 74Hz in ANY resolution!

What's worse, my wife assures me that the monitor has less flicker
Multires's 66Hz setting than at "100Hz".

 

[Denby Lightbury-Iffingsit]

Achim Nolcken Lohse wrote:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Is that your REAK name? It's worse than mine.

 

[Maurice Helwig]

I don't think you need a 3rd party program to do that, do you?

I think each user can login at their preferred resolution. Eh! Maybe I'm
wrong, but I can't test it because I have only 1 user on my machine.

Hey, maybe a compromise. Just make your fonts a tad bigger in 1024 and your
wife will like it.

Bob

Wish it were that simple !!
Its the games that my wife plays - they cannot be resized and are too
small on a 1024x768 screen for her liking

moritz

 

[Dan Boyd]

Wish it were that simple !!
Its the games that my wife plays - they cannot be resized and are too
small on a 1024x768 screen for her liking

moritz

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_quickres.htm
I have the older version of this utility running on my Win98 computer, works just fine for me.

 

[Maurice Helwig]

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_quickres.htm
I have the older version of this utility running on my Win98 computer, works just fine for me.

Thanks I will Give it a try

Moritz