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by frawser7917

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I am using Vista Ultimate edition. The screen resolution keeps changing automatically during boot up and it won't offer the 1440*900 resolution that fits my monitor. Sometimes it offers 1440*900 but doesn't offer any other resolution. I am using View sonic 17" LCD Monitor. Is there anyway that i could get the 1440*900 resolution?

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by older mycroft

WHAT offers you this limited single resolution?

Where are you getting this lack of choice?

Do you have a 3rd party graphics card fitted? If so, have you used the 'Settings Panel' for the graphics card itself, rather than the Desktop Settings?

Also - can you confirm the Model # for this monitor (there are quite a few Viewsonic 17" models). ;)

by frawser7917

"Sometimes it offers 1440*900".

Am sorry i wasn't precise.

at times it offer 1440*900 with some other resolution as well. but it keeps changing.

VA1703WB is the monitor model.
i don't know to where find which graphic card am using!!!!!

by older mycroft

These should be built-in to the monitor itself. You should be able to gain access via those buttons on the front just below the screen.

I have a 22" HANNS-G widescreen monitor, and any time that I adjust the resolution from within Windows, I can reset it back to the monitor's NATIVE resolution by accessing the controls on the monitor itself.

I notice that the Viewsonic site offers a 'Standard Monitor Driver Signed Vista':

http://www.viewsoniceurope.com/uk/products/desktop-monitors/lcd/value-series/va1703wb.htm

If you haven't already been using this driver, it would be a good idea to download and use it now.

As to how to gain access to your graphics card, that very much depends on what computer you have. Perhaps you could tell us the make and model of computer?

There is little point in my describing the route to your graphics card's controls if your computer doesn't have that graphics capability. ;)

by frawser7917

i had already installed that driver. No use.

i had gone through some article about this. I found that vista automatically adjusts the screen resolution according to the programs we work (like games, while watching movies etc) and it fails to get back to the normal resolution when the program is done. is that true?? Also if the sys goes to sleep and when it comes back on the resolution changes automatically. All these are not happening frequently but say once or twice in a month this happens.

Some times the monitor goes off for a 1or2secs and comes back on. This never happened when i had XP. I am happy working with vista but this screen resolution annoys me sometimes.

There is only an 'auto image adjust' option in the OSD settings. I had tried this But it is of no use.

by peconet tietokoneet

Get hold of another graphic card and test it out, you should have the resolution that you need for your monitor.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by oh smeg

O[pen the Control Panel and set a Password to your User Account. Mark your Data as Private and set the system to request a Password when you start it up.

Then reboot the system but this time when it gets to the Password Prompt wait till there is no HDD activity then enter your Password and press Enter. Now look and see if you have the required Screen Resolution available to select if it isn't already on that setting.

Sometimes with Windows there are so many things to load initially that the system gets confused and fails to load some drivers. By inserting a Password and waiting you allow the system to sort itself out and you do not rush it so it misses things.

I think you'll find that will solve your issues here.

Col

by frawser7917

Good thanks. ur idea of waiting till the activity light goes off worked fine. Now it is showing 1440*900 resolution. I think i was in a hurry logging in all this time.

by frawser7917

Can you tell me how to increase the opacity for all the files and folder in vista. As far as i know there is no opacity option in vista to increase it.

by oh smeg

But don't take that as Gospel as I don't use Vista I've only Beta Tested it and 7 as well as doing some initial Testing for a production environment and found it to be unsuitable for reasons related to Software.

Col

by thumbsup2

... if your graphics card/chip doesn't meet minimum standards for that option. Windows knows it's not up to par, so it doesn't offer the option.

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