automatically setting screen resolution for particular application

[Guest]

Hi all
I'm using XP SP1, and 17 inch CRT monitor.

My default screen resolution (which I'm happy with for 99% of applications)
is 800 X 600.

However, for some of my graphic editing software I'd prefer to use 1024 X
768 to be able to see more on screen at a time.

Is there any way of incorporating an instruction to get XP to switch to 1024
x 768 just for a particular application, and then to return to 800 x 600 upon
exiting the application?

Perhaps some form of batch file?

please advise

many thanks in advance

Satz

 

[Ayush]

Download this small tool :
http://www.naughter.com/qres.html
Direct Link :
http://www.naughter.com/download/qres.zip

Then make your bat file like this (Without "------" ):
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"<PATH TO ResSwitch.exe>" 1024 768 32 75
start /wait <YOUR APPLICATION PATH>
"PATH TO ResSwitch.exe" 800 600 32 75
----------------------------------------------------

You can change the refresh rate according to what your monitor supports.
This bat file will change the res. > Launch your app and wait for it to
terminate > Then change your res back

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi all
I'm using XP SP1, and 17 inch CRT monitor.

My default screen resolution (which I'm happy with for 99% of
applications) is 800 X 600.

However, for some of my graphic editing software I'd prefer to use
1024 X 768 to be able to see more on screen at a time.

Is there any way of incorporating an instruction to get XP to switch
to 1024 x 768 just for a particular application, and then to return
to 800 x 600 upon exiting the application?

Perhaps some form of batch file?

Go to MVP Doug Knox's here: XP User Display Settings - Allows custom
display settings for each user.

Click on "Download User Display Settings here."

Ken