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New monitor added to laptop issue
Name: mkonrad Date: January 23, 2009 at 16:58:19 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Pentium R 4 Product: Toshiba SATELLITE Subcategory: General
Comment:
I just recently added a widescreen monitor to laptop to use at my desk. The screen however appears like a widescreen movie. The horizontal field is complete but there are black vertical spaces at the top and bottom of the screen. Any Suggestions?
Name: aegis1 Date: January 23, 2009 at 17:53:19 Pacific
Reply:
Try setting the resolution to one with a smaller horizontal setting. You might have to play with the settings a bit to find the best one.
FWIW to XP users: When you click on the 'Command Prompt' you are just causing the 'Command prompt' to be displayed. This prompt gives you access to NTVDM.EXE, the 'NT Virtual DOS Manager'.
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