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Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik)
Date: January 17, 2008 at 20:35:00 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Pro x64
CPU/Ram: 2GHz/2GB
Product: Custom built, I named it
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Hello everyone!

Okay, so I got my TV working as a monitor with the help of my buddy OtheHill, but now I'm having a problem with resolutions...

My monitor's native resolution seems to be 1440x900. That looks best, but here's the problem...

I use nVidia Control Panel to create a custom res. because that one isn't listed in the defaults. When I click on "test", it shows up fine (I jumped off my chair in happiness when I saw the sharp image), then I click "Yes" to confirm and it goes back to the old resolution. One would think that by going into the "Change Resolution" tab and select the custom one I had created, it would work fine, but instead it only shows about a quarter of the screen... The rest you see by moving the mouse around. Argh!

So I got the brilliant idea if Ctrl-Alt-Del'ing the nVidia control panel while it was confirming that the res. was fine and keeping the res, and it worked, until I restarted. =(

How can I keep that resolution? Thanks!

If I connect my microwave to my PC, will I be able to download food? I posted a question, haha



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Name: jam
Date: January 17, 2008 at 20:53:33 Pacific
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What nVidia card are you using? Did you install the latest x64 drivers? I'm guessing you should be using these:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp6...

"My monitor's native resolution seems to be 1440x900"

What do you mean "seems to be"? You don't know?


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Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik)
Date: January 17, 2008 at 23:22:41 Pacific
Reply:

Bah, I thought I'd done that already...

Thanks, works like a charm! =D

If I connect my microwave to my PC, will I be able to download food? I posted a question, haha


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