Cropped 800x600 resolution...

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From: billy (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:51:24 -0700

I've just installed a new video card and everything works
fine, except that displaying in 800x600 causes a
distracting cutoff in the screen. That is, the resolution
displays beyond the monitor's boundaries and hence the
left and right sides of the screen are cropped.

The video card software does not appear to have an option
to contract the screen, only to shift the screen in its
current size.

I have tried to adjust the display using the monitor's
buttons, but in 800x600 the horizontal adjustment is
automatically minimized (hence I can't contract the
screen).

All other resolutions work fine, but I prefer 800x600 for
some applications (eg. games) and it is inconvenient when
the user interface is beyond view.

Note that this had occurred with my previous card, except
the problem had somehow disappeared; so there must be a
way to remedy this.

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