For some reason, there's no options for me to choose resolutions such as 1280x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, and 1440x1050, amongst other resolutions on my primary PC. When I try to set them as custom resolutions, they fail. However, in my older PC, and in Vista, I have about twice as many options to choose from, including those resolutions. I have the latest drivers, and tried re-installing them after using driver cleaner with no success. Looking at the inf file, those resolutions are said to be supported. What can I do to enable those resolutions?
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Forcing certain resolutions on XP
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Probably a driver bug. You can try a different driver version, or if you want the easiest solution just download Powerstrip.
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm
When I do that, the test fails for some reason.
1. Set the resolution to the one you desire to use
2. open the Nvdia Control panel
3. Click on "Manage Custom Resolutions"
4. Ignore any and all warnings from nvidia
5. Check the "Allow modes not exposed by the display"
6. Click The create button.
7. Everything here should be set to the resolution you want (if not change it).
8. click the advanced button.
9. Click the "Timing standard" List box and select Manual.
10. Change the Active Horizontal Pixels and the vertical line box to match your resolution.
11. In the "Front-end parameters" area, use the dropdown next to "Scaling Type" and select "Display (none)"
12. Change nothing else, click the test button, and see if it works. If so, Ok, and exit out of everything.
2. open the Nvdia Control panel
3. Click on "Manage Custom Resolutions"
4. Ignore any and all warnings from nvidia
5. Check the "Allow modes not exposed by the display"
6. Click The create button.
7. Everything here should be set to the resolution you want (if not change it).
8. click the advanced button.
9. Click the "Timing standard" List box and select Manual.
10. Change the Active Horizontal Pixels and the vertical line box to match your resolution.
11. In the "Front-end parameters" area, use the dropdown next to "Scaling Type" and select "Display (none)"
12. Change nothing else, click the test button, and see if it works. If so, Ok, and exit out of everything.
Sorry I forgot to state which monitor I have. It's the LG204WT widescreen (1680x1050 native).
Aye, 1280x800 matches the aspect ratio of my monitor. By the way, your method worked, thank you very much
