Resolution.. AHH!

Sword_Gun · Post by **Sword_Gun** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:09 pm

Hey, I didnt have enough space on my screen for my start programs (no more programs would fit in the all programs menu.)

So i turned my resolution down one notch (to make the screen bigger, I had my resolution all way pointed to LEFT, So i turned it 1 to the right)

and I couldnt read anything once I did that, So i turned it back.

Now. Im missing part of my screen

My start menu is partyly cut off, file says ile

and Done says one.

Any help?

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:44 pm

i had a problem like that....i updated drivers for my Gfx card

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:22 pm

Sounds like the graphics card didn't center the image correctly.

If your graphics card software lets you re-center the image, try that. If not, reboot and it should be fine.

sam fisher · Post by **sam fisher** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:39 am

If your using 640*480 or 800*600 yyou should turn it up. just get used to reading it. Either that or you have very poor eyes.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:18 am

cant you just use the buttons on your monitor to reposition the image? or is it like a really old one/LCD?

Xiro · Post by **Xiro** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:40 am

well make the resolution as large as possible, and hold control + scroll with the mouse wheel to change text size. Cmon guys, i thought you would know that

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:43 am

whow...those are small resolutions. I use 1280x1024 a lot, but sometime just for fun i go upto the 2000'sx2000's resolutions

xelion · Post by **xelion** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:07 am

lol wow you must have a big screen/nice gfx card. My max resolution is 1280x1024, dunno if my screen(19 inch lcd) or my gfx card(6600GT overclocked) is the one limiting the size(I have a feeling it's my card, although my screen's native resolution is 1280x1024 I think it can go higher)

But yeah, what do you have it on? You really should have it on at least 1024x768, even my old 400mhz amd computer is running that. If your computer can't run that... well you need a new computer

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:50 am

nah, i just have a Dell 19 in. Ultrasharp display, and my Gfx card is a Nvidia 6800

sam fisher · Post by **sam fisher** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:52 am

xelion wrote:lol wow you must have a big screen/nice gfx card. My max resolution is 1280x1024, dunno if my screen(19 inch lcd) or my gfx card(6600GT overclocked) is the one limiting the size(I have a feeling it's my card, although my screen's native resolution is 1280x1024 I think it can go higher)

But yeah, what do you have it on? You really should have it on at least 1024x768, even my old 400mhz amd computer is running that. If your computer can't run that... well you need a new computer

If your screen has a native resolution, then its a TFT, it can't change the size of pixels like a CRT can so thats the maximum you can go.

im_an_alien · Post by **im_an_alien** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:53 am

I use 1280x1024 with 17" CRT monitor, and some cheap graphics card athat came with my computer that I got in 2000 (w00t 6 year old computer!!!

)

edit:

the sticker on the front of my computer wrote:ATI 3D Rage IIc AGP graphics with 4MB SDRAM

Unidentified Assilant · Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:04 pm

SMALL???

I use 1024x768

THATS TINY!!!!!!! You guys must not know what you're on about =/

NES_fanatic · Post by **NES_fanatic** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:34 pm

My parents make me use 600X400 because they have crappy eyes and don't know how to change it themselves.

Unidentified Assilant · Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:29 am

640x480 is a nasty resolution

sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:37 am

sam fisher wrote:
xelion wrote:lol wow you must have a big screen/nice gfx card. My max resolution is 1280x1024, dunno if my screen(19 inch lcd) or my gfx card(6600GT overclocked) is the one limiting the size(I have a feeling it's my card, although my screen's native resolution is 1280x1024 I think it can go higher)

But yeah, what do you have it on? You really should have it on at least 1024x768, even my old 400mhz amd computer is running that. If your computer can't run that... well you need a new computer
If your screen has a native resolution, then its a TFT, it can't change the size of pixels like a CRT can so thats the maximum you can go.

Right, I have the same monitor on another computer, turning up the res past 1280x1024 causes the desktop to go past the screen's size. You have to scroll to move around the whole desktop.