Re: Screen Resolution will not go higher than 1024X768

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From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 09/03/04


Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:31:09 -0600

Greetings --

    Have you re-installed the WinXP-specific video drivers that were
supplied by the video adapter's manufacturer? (The drivers you were
using with WinMe certainly won't work under WinXP, and should have
been deleted during the upgrade.)

Bruce Chambers

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:04ed01c4914c$0cf3e8f0$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
> Sorry, got cut off...
> Anyway, every since I upgraded to XP, I've been having
> this problem. Under settings, my laptop recognizes two
> monitors: the default monitor itself and an
> additional 'generic tv.' I only have the one monitor that
> came with the laptop. The problem occurs when I go to
> change the screen resolution so that the icons are not so
> enormous. Once I change the setting say a resolution
> higher than 1024X768, The taskbar on the bottom remains
> the same, but it magnifies the desktop incredibly; and
> also to the point where I can't navigate it properly. I
> thought I had the latest video/display driver, NVidia,
> which came with my laptop when it had ME on it. Please
> let me know what I can do to resolve this issue.
> -Anitra
> anitra.sapula@uconn.edu 


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