Add Different Screen Resolution

[Mystic Mong]

Hello everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone can help with a small problem I have. I have
recently changed to a newer version of an HP laptop with a 15.4inch wide
screen. My previous machine ran with a screen resolution of 1280x800 and
everything was peachy. The new one, however, runs at 1680x1080 which makes
everything tiny. Because the screen is wide there is only one resolution
that actually fits everything nicely into the screen without stretching in
one direction and looking terrible.

Is there a way to force windows to run at 1280x800? Do the resolution
options that exist on the Display Properties - Options tab reside in the
registry and be edited or added to?

Any pointers most welcome.

Cheers

C-Ya Aly

 

[Jerry]

Go to www.entechtaiwan.com and download PowerStrip; it may help.

 

[Mystic Mong]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I tried PowerStrip but it looks like my
display driver doesn't support custom settings and didn't give me the
required resolution. I was hoping to be able to force/trick windows in to
accept the lower resolution.

Cheers

 

[Walter Clayton]

The problem isn't the OS. The problem is the hardware and in this instance
LCDs are notorious.

I just confirmed with some quick checks since I have laptop with LCD that
only runs effectively at 1024x768 and have an LCD on the secondary on my
desktop.

What you're describing only happens on my laptop when I increase resolution
beyond the native capability of the display. If I reduce resolution, then
all is fine. On my desktop, running 1280x800 on the LCD gets weird although
the CRT is fine.

If you're truly stuck at 1680x1080 (which is really odd since that's a
rather strange ratio), then you'll need to adjust font and icon sizing.