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I have a AcerView SVGA 11D monitor, and when setting it to 800x600 60htz, the desktop is off center (it is to far to left), and since this monitor has analog controls, I can't compensate since other modes will be effected.
Is there a program to change the position of the screen for each resolution/refresh rate?
I remember having one a long time ago, but can't remember where I got it.
"...since this monitor has analog controls, I can't compensate since other modes will be effected."
Are you sure? I haven't found that to be a problem. On monitors with analog controls I have, each resolution retains its own position and screen size settings.
Even if that is the case, you can probably go to Display - Settings - Advanced and somewhere in there you can often adjust the screen position - if you can do that and adjust it enough, Windows and the video software will remember the setting for that resolution.
e.g. for my ATI Radeon 7000 video you can adjust the position in Display - Settings - Advanced - Displays - click on the Monitor button.
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Just for additional info, on mine it happens to be in:
Display/Settings/Advanced button/Adjustments
DerekW
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... should have said, I've not checked to see if this setting is overall or whether it can work on each resolution.
DerekW
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There is no option in windows to adjust setting, since I have an old 2MB S3 VLB video card.
I looked all over the advanced properties tab, there is nothing that would change the screen position.
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You could try loading newer drivers.
If you do that, if there is any entry for the drivers you are already using in Add/Remove Software, Un-install that before you install the newer drivers.Identify your chip:
http://www.s3graphics.com/en/resour...Get the drivers:
http://www.s3graphics.com/en/resour...
....Why is it you want to change your resolutions?
I just leave it at one resolution, whatever suits the monitor size.
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Well, I looked, and the drivers I did found did not have any thing that would allow me to change the screen position. I don't think this is a driver problem. And if you want to know why I want to do this, lets just say that it gets annoying whenver starting a game that used 800x600 60htz.
Appearently noone here can help me, since so far, everyones been telling me to find drivers and such, and thats not what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a program that can change the screen position of the desktop/screen.
Something like center.exe for example could do the job.
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If any drivers can possibly help your problem, the ones on the S3 site are probably the newest available.
I used to play a lot of games and I didn't have any problem with any game that needed a lower resolution than I normally used - it just reset the resolution automatically without changing the position while the game was being played.
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I take it there are no external adjustment buttons on the monitor. When installing a new Graphics card it is sometimes necessary to tweak the position and sizing of the display and then save those settings. Once saved, they should be good until driver or hardware changes are made. This may be necessary for each resolution.
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There are "knobs" that can adjust, but I have to adjust it back everytime I leave a game.
And there is no drivers for this card that comes with anything that would change the screen position. I do have the actual drivers to the card, but they're not very different then what comes with windows.
Also, even if I try to adjust it, the knob can't go far enough to center it, since even then, it would still be to the left.
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Also, I used to have a packard bell monitor that did the job well, but a capaciter inside it started overheating, and the monitor would start to smell like frying electronics if it was on for more then 5 minutes. (it used to do this only on high resolutions and high refresh rates, but now it does it all the time). So I had to use my Acer 11D.
The 11D monitor has no energy saving features to speak of. (it has a switch that turns it on or off, so it can't go into low power mode like the newer monitors can)
But the 11D did have better picture quality then the packard bell monitor (which ironicly is newer by 2 years)
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"Also, even if I try to adjust it, the knob can't go far enough to center it, since even then, it would still be to the left."
Either your monitor is out of adjustment inside the case (the "master" adjustments, if any exist) due to it's age, or it is just not capable of doing that anymore because it's not aged well. In that case I doubt any utility would help your situation, even if you could find one. Get another monitor - used CRTs are cheap.
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Unfortanatly the only place I may beable to afford a monitor is my local dumpster. (and right now the dumpsters are sold out, lol)
The 11D is the only one I have. And it is in good condition, since it is only out of ajustment on the 800x600 60htz mode. (all others are fine)
The monitor will do this on other computers as well, but I do remember having a program that can adjsut it, and at the time was able to currect the screen position. I just can't remember where I got the program since I need it now. (I remember the program being only 20-60KB in size, and may have changed certain registry settings)
If you can't find the program, perhaps you can point me to the place in the registry that windows stores the screen position.
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Just seeking clarification. You said:
"I looked, and the drivers I did found did not have any thing that would allow me to change the screen position"
Can I take it that you installed those drivers, which is how you found there was no facility to make the required adjustments?
DerekW
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Indeed, the drivers that I found (yes, I made sure that they were the currect ones)
did found I installed. And there wasn't anyway to control the screen position. Infact the drivers I did find (and they were the only drivers available) arn't much different then the ones that come with windows.Also, if it helps any the brand of the card is:
Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM VLB with 2MB of ram.
Its a S3 and is rather old.
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There should be a mechanism to save any adjustments made. For instance, my Hitachi CRT has a button labeled STORE. As far as the drivers for the the graphics card go you still need to identify the monitor in order to fully utilize the features.
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The AcerView 11D does not have any features that would allow it to store screen settings. All the controls are analog (meaning that they are knobs, not buttons)
Also, this monitor was made in 1993 (I read the back, and also the model number is: 7011D)
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Bearing in mind your #13 I doubt this applies but I suppose there's no harm checking that there are no "monitor" drivers around (using monitor model number).
They've sometimes been known to activate features but more usually this is for monitors with digital controls.
DerekW
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"Unfortanatly the only place I may beable to afford a monitor is my local dumpster."
Try your local computer repair places - they may have some give-aways.
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