The horizontal settings on my Dell monitor is set to 100% in size but there's still a bit of a black border on the screen. Is there any way of fixing this? Also, all my icons are more detailed (shadows, etc.), how do I put it on less detail? The screen resolution is 1024 by 768. Cheers.

Hi ... First off 100 is to much , you should lower that nymber , I know when you do this it will get even smaller but thats ok , What you need to find is the setting on your monitor that expands it , I would play around with your monitor setting to get full screen option , If you have your manual with you take a look at how to adjust screen setting , There should be a few buttons on your monitor to perform this , you need to understand how they work ...

I concur with RoadRunner regarding the high refresh rate. I have a new monitor and the highest I can get without tweaking it is 85mhz. If you exceed the manufacturer's default settings, you will shorten the monitor life. i_XpUser

Thanks for the replies. I changed my resolution to 1152 x 864 and its now fine. Does anyone have an answer to my second question?

I think you guys are misreading his post. He said nothing of 100Hz for a refresh rate, he is talking about the horizontal and vertical adjustment controls. He has set it at 100%. There is nothing wrong with using 100% of the size. You might also look on your video card settings. Most video cards will also let you expand horizontaly and verticaly.

Yep, you're right Kurt. I misreaded his post. My apology. Hey its a Monday Morning :-) i_XpUser

No problem, I haven't had my coffee yet either :)