Hi,

I have recently installed Vista Home Premium (64 bit) on a new machine, and
am having a problem with the display settings. I have a GeForce 8800 GTX
and 4GB of system RAM, but the display won't go above 1024*768.

I know the monitor I have will go higher as I ran WinXP (32 bit) in
1280*1024 without any issues.

I have installed the latest drivers for the motherboard, and the latest
drivers for the graphics card from the nVidia website, but still nothing.

Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions
I could try?

Any help would be most gratefully appreciated.

Thanks in advance of any assistance

Andi

Andi,

When you set the resolution, did you right click the desktop > Personalize >
Display Settings > Advanced > and then select List all Modes and select the
resolution you want from the list?


--
freddy


"Andi" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have recently installed Vista Home Premium (64 bit) on a new machine, and
> am having a problem with the display settings. I have a GeForce 8800 GTX
> and 4GB of system RAM, but the display won't go above 1024*768.
>
> I know the monitor I have will go higher as I ran WinXP (32 bit) in
> 1280*1024 without any issues.
>
> I have installed the latest drivers for the motherboard, and the latest
> drivers for the graphics card from the nVidia website, but still nothing.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions
> I could try?
>
> Any help would be most gratefully appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance of any assistance
>
> Andi
>
>[/color]

Hi Freddy,

Thanks for this - the highest res in the box is the one I have already
selected. If theres anything else you can suggest I try, that would be
great.

Cheers,

Andi

"freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
news:A129D467-D500-48F5-9E80-072A179769E5@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Andi,
>
> When you set the resolution, did you right click the desktop > Personalize[color=green]
> >[/color]
> Display Settings > Advanced > and then select List all Modes and select
> the
> resolution you want from the list?
>
>
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "Andi" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have recently installed Vista Home Premium (64 bit) on a new machine,
>> and
>> am having a problem with the display settings. I have a GeForce 8800 GTX
>> and 4GB of system RAM, but the display won't go above 1024*768.
>>
>> I know the monitor I have will go higher as I ran WinXP (32 bit) in
>> 1280*1024 without any issues.
>>
>> I have installed the latest drivers for the motherboard, and the latest
>> drivers for the graphics card from the nVidia website, but still nothing.
>>
>> Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any ideas or
>> suggestions
>> I could try?
>>
>> Any help would be most gratefully appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks in advance of any assistance
>>
>> Andi
>>
>>[/color][/color]

What is the actual release number of the drivers you are using? AFAIK the
latest Bea drivers are the 158.43 drivers there are also some 160.03 drivers
available at other Websites?
"Andi" <NOmgem35SPAM@dslDOT.pipex.net> wrote in message
news:ApqdndOTcOgcuNfbRVnytQA@pipex.net...[color=blue]
> Hi Freddy,
>
> Thanks for this - the highest res in the box is the one I have already
> selected. If theres anything else you can suggest I try, that would be
> great.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andi
>
> "freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
> news:A129D467-D500-48F5-9E80-072A179769E5@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Andi,
>>
>> When you set the resolution, did you right click the desktop >
>> Personalize >
>> Display Settings > Advanced > and then select List all Modes and select
>> the
>> resolution you want from the list?
>>
>>
>> --
>> freddy
>>
>>
>> "Andi" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have recently installed Vista Home Premium (64 bit) on a new machine,
>>> and
>>> am having a problem with the display settings. I have a GeForce 8800
>>> GTX
>>> and 4GB of system RAM, but the display won't go above 1024*768.
>>>
>>> I know the monitor I have will go higher as I ran WinXP (32 bit) in
>>> 1280*1024 without any issues.
>>>
>>> I have installed the latest drivers for the motherboard, and the latest
>>> drivers for the graphics card from the nVidia website, but still
>>> nothing.
>>>
>>> Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any ideas or
>>> suggestions
>>> I could try?
>>>
>>> Any help would be most gratefully appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance of any assistance
>>>
>>> Andi
>>>
>>>[/color][/color]
>[/color]

Hi JW,

The version number of the drivers I'm using is 7.15.11.5824. As far as I'm
aware this is the latest version of the drivers.

Regards,

Andi

"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:e4uxVvzlHHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> What is the actual release number of the drivers you are using? AFAIK the
> latest Bea drivers are the 158.43 drivers there are also some 160.03
> drivers available at other Websites?
> "Andi" <NOmgem35SPAM@dslDOT.pipex.net> wrote in message
> news:ApqdndOTcOgcuNfbRVnytQA@pipex.net...[color=green]
>> Hi Freddy,
>>
>> Thanks for this - the highest res in the box is the one I have already
>> selected. If theres anything else you can suggest I try, that would be
>> great.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andi
>>
>> "freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
>> news:A129D467-D500-48F5-9E80-072A179769E5@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Andi,
>>>
>>> When you set the resolution, did you right click the desktop >
>>> Personalize >
>>> Display Settings > Advanced > and then select List all Modes and select
>>> the
>>> resolution you want from the list?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> freddy
>>>
>>>
>>> "Andi" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have recently installed Vista Home Premium (64 bit) on a new machine,
>>>> and
>>>> am having a problem with the display settings. I have a GeForce 8800
>>>> GTX
>>>> and 4GB of system RAM, but the display won't go above 1024*768.
>>>>
>>>> I know the monitor I have will go higher as I ran WinXP (32 bit) in
>>>> 1280*1024 without any issues.
>>>>
>>>> I have installed the latest drivers for the motherboard, and the latest
>>>> drivers for the graphics card from the nVidia website, but still
>>>> nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any ideas or
>>>> suggestions
>>>> I could try?
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be most gratefully appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance of any assistance
>>>>
>>>> Andi
>>>>
>>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the native
resolution of your monitor?
If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution, not
less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.

The monitor is a 19" Xerox TFT.

It ran without issue for over a year under XP in a native res of 1280*1024.

"babaloo" <fac187********.com> wrote in message
news:BSq2i.29011$Um6.2590@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...[color=blue]
> Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
> Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the native
> resolution of your monitor?
> If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution, not
> less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.
>[/color]

Andi,

Yup, a 19" monitor typically has a native resolution of 1280 X 1024, and you
should be able to set it to that. Does the gForce software include some sort
of Control Panel where you could find additional options for managing
resolutions? I'm an ATI user, so I'm not familiar with gForce products. Try
googling the problem to see what comes up. Would reinstalling the drivers
help? Just some thoughts.
--
freddy


"Andi" wrote:
[color=blue]
> The monitor is a 19" Xerox TFT.
>
> It ran without issue for over a year under XP in a native res of 1280*1024.
>
> "babaloo" <fac187********.com> wrote in message
> news:BSq2i.29011$Um6.2590@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...[color=green]
> > Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
> > Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the native
> > resolution of your monitor?
> > If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution, not
> > less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Hi Freddy,

Thanks for the suggestions. There is a control panel that comes with the
drivers, but that doesn't let me go higher than 1024*768 either. I have
tried reinstalling the drivers, with no success.

The monitor didn't come with any driver disc when I bought it. I have
checked the Xerox website, but I can't find any drivers there for Vista.

Please keep the suggestions coming, I'm prepared to try almost anything!

Cheers,

Andi

"freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
news:D5B847CA-D7F9-45B4-95F7-7DDEF93FA174@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Andi,
>
> Yup, a 19" monitor typically has a native resolution of 1280 X 1024, and
> you
> should be able to set it to that. Does the gForce software include some
> sort
> of Control Panel where you could find additional options for managing
> resolutions? I'm an ATI user, so I'm not familiar with gForce products.
> Try
> googling the problem to see what comes up. Would reinstalling the drivers
> help? Just some thoughts.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "Andi" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> The monitor is a 19" Xerox TFT.
>>
>> It ran without issue for over a year under XP in a native res of
>> 1280*1024.
>>
>> "babaloo" <fac187********.com> wrote in message
>> news:BSq2i.29011$Um6.2590@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...[color=darkred]
>> > Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
>> > Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the
>> > native
>> > resolution of your monitor?
>> > If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution, not
>> > less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.
>> >[/color]
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Andi,

You've likely heard of the utility called Power Strip. It can establish
custom resolutions, providing a display supports any resolution selected.
That's my understanding, though I've not ever had a need to use it. Take a
look at this utility to see whether it can be beneficial to you. You can use
google to find it. Just a suggestion.
--
freddy


"Andi" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi Freddy,
>
> Thanks for the suggestions. There is a control panel that comes with the
> drivers, but that doesn't let me go higher than 1024*768 either. I have
> tried reinstalling the drivers, with no success.
>
> The monitor didn't come with any driver disc when I bought it. I have
> checked the Xerox website, but I can't find any drivers there for Vista.
>
> Please keep the suggestions coming, I'm prepared to try almost anything!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andi
>
> "freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
> news:D5B847CA-D7F9-45B4-95F7-7DDEF93FA174@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Andi,
> >
> > Yup, a 19" monitor typically has a native resolution of 1280 X 1024, and
> > you
> > should be able to set it to that. Does the gForce software include some
> > sort
> > of Control Panel where you could find additional options for managing
> > resolutions? I'm an ATI user, so I'm not familiar with gForce products.
> > Try
> > googling the problem to see what comes up. Would reinstalling the drivers
> > help? Just some thoughts.
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "Andi" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> The monitor is a 19" Xerox TFT.
> >>
> >> It ran without issue for over a year under XP in a native res of
> >> 1280*1024.
> >>
> >> "babaloo" <fac187********.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BSq2i.29011$Um6.2590@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...
> >> > Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
> >> > Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the
> >> > native
> >> > resolution of your monitor?
> >> > If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution, not
> >> > less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.
> >> >
> >>
> >>[/color][/color]
>
>[/color]

Freddy,

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried running the program, but it still
wouldn't let me go any higher than 1024*768.

Cheers,

Andi


"freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
news:D07DAC0C-8670-44F0-AFC5-7EA08D7053AA@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Andi,
>
> You've likely heard of the utility called Power Strip. It can establish
> custom resolutions, providing a display supports any resolution selected.
> That's my understanding, though I've not ever had a need to use it. Take
> a
> look at this utility to see whether it can be beneficial to you. You can
> use
> google to find it. Just a suggestion.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "Andi" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Hi Freddy,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestions. There is a control panel that comes with the
>> drivers, but that doesn't let me go higher than 1024*768 either. I have
>> tried reinstalling the drivers, with no success.
>>
>> The monitor didn't come with any driver disc when I bought it. I have
>> checked the Xerox website, but I can't find any drivers there for Vista.
>>
>> Please keep the suggestions coming, I'm prepared to try almost anything!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andi
>>
>> "freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
>> news:D5B847CA-D7F9-45B4-95F7-7DDEF93FA174@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Andi,
>> >
>> > Yup, a 19" monitor typically has a native resolution of 1280 X 1024,
>> > and
>> > you
>> > should be able to set it to that. Does the gForce software include
>> > some
>> > sort
>> > of Control Panel where you could find additional options for managing
>> > resolutions? I'm an ATI user, so I'm not familiar with gForce
>> > products.
>> > Try
>> > googling the problem to see what comes up. Would reinstalling the
>> > drivers
>> > help? Just some thoughts.
>> > --
>> > freddy
>> >
>> >
>> > "Andi" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The monitor is a 19" Xerox TFT.
>> >>
>> >> It ran without issue for over a year under XP in a native res of
>> >> 1280*1024.
>> >>
>> >> "babaloo" <fac187********.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:BSq2i.29011$Um6.2590@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...
>> >> > Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
>> >> > Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the
>> >> > native
>> >> > resolution of your monitor?
>> >> > If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution,
>> >> > not
>> >> > less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>[/color]
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Andi,

I'm now wondering whether there's a communication problem between the
monitor and the rest of your system. In theory, the monitor communicates the
resolution it supports to the computer. I don't recall what this process is
called, but that's not the issue.

In theory, you're getting the 1024 x 768 resolution because that's what the
monitor is indicating. So now what? I suppose you could verify that your
monitor really is communicating 1280 x 1024 and that your system is not
acknowledging this.

How to do this? Double check the documentation that came with the monitor
or check the manufacturer's website. I know that a 19" monitor typically
supports a 1280 x 1024 resolution, but I suppose there are exceptions. I
don't know what else to say, and I don't know how that would explain that you
ran it at 1280 x 1024 in WinXP. Just another crazy thought.
--
freddy

--
freddy


"Andi" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Freddy,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. I tried running the program, but it still
> wouldn't let me go any higher than 1024*768.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andi
>
>
> "freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
> news:D07DAC0C-8670-44F0-AFC5-7EA08D7053AA@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Andi,
> >
> > You've likely heard of the utility called Power Strip. It can establish
> > custom resolutions, providing a display supports any resolution selected.
> > That's my understanding, though I've not ever had a need to use it. Take
> > a
> > look at this utility to see whether it can be beneficial to you. You can
> > use
> > google to find it. Just a suggestion.
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "Andi" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Hi Freddy,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the suggestions. There is a control panel that comes with the
> >> drivers, but that doesn't let me go higher than 1024*768 either. I have
> >> tried reinstalling the drivers, with no success.
> >>
> >> The monitor didn't come with any driver disc when I bought it. I have
> >> checked the Xerox website, but I can't find any drivers there for Vista.
> >>
> >> Please keep the suggestions coming, I'm prepared to try almost anything!
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Andi
> >>
> >> "freddy" <fkirschen@tidalwave.net> wrote in message
> >> news:D5B847CA-D7F9-45B4-95F7-7DDEF93FA174@microsoft.com...
> >> > Andi,
> >> >
> >> > Yup, a 19" monitor typically has a native resolution of 1280 X 1024,
> >> > and
> >> > you
> >> > should be able to set it to that. Does the gForce software include
> >> > some
> >> > sort
> >> > of Control Panel where you could find additional options for managing
> >> > resolutions? I'm an ATI user, so I'm not familiar with gForce
> >> > products.
> >> > Try
> >> > googling the problem to see what comes up. Would reinstalling the
> >> > drivers
> >> > help? Just some thoughts.
> >> > --
> >> > freddy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Andi" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> The monitor is a 19" Xerox TFT.
> >> >>
> >> >> It ran without issue for over a year under XP in a native res of
> >> >> 1280*1024.
> >> >>
> >> >> "babaloo" <fac187********.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:BSq2i.29011$Um6.2590@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...
> >> >> > Have you loaded the drivers for your monitor?
> >> >> > Are your trying to get a screen resolution that is greater than the
> >> >> > native
> >> >> > resolution of your monitor?
> >> >> > If you have an LCD you should run it only at its native resolution,
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > less, and it cannot be run at a higher resolution.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>[/color][/color]
>
>[/color]

I have the same problem as Andi and tried all the suggestions posted here,
with no satisfying result. My monitor correctly reports its native maximum
resolutiuon of 1280x1024. The communication protocol Freddy refered to is
called EDID. It is suggested on other forums that Vista is stricter in
dealing with this protocol than XP, and that this causes the problem.

However, I refuse to edit the EDID info for my monitor. Not only is this
very hard to do (I don't even know how at the moment), it could also utterly
destroy a correctly working monitor.

Anyone with other suggestions?

All,

I saw on another forum where someone else with this problem resolved it by
editing his .inf file. He edited the nv_disp.inf file by adding the
resolution he wanted under MODEMOD entry, or where ever you find the
resolutions listed. He then had to reinstall the drivers for this new
information to be picked up. Worked for him. In any case, at least look at
this file to see whether your resolution is included. If it's not, that
could be the reason you're not getting it. Just some more crazy thoughts.
--
freddy


"Cowlumbus" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I have the same problem as Andi and tried all the suggestions posted here,
> with no satisfying result. My monitor correctly reports its native maximum
> resolutiuon of 1280x1024. The communication protocol Freddy refered to is
> called EDID. It is suggested on other forums that Vista is stricter in
> dealing with this protocol than XP, and that this causes the problem.
>
> However, I refuse to edit the EDID info for my monitor. Not only is this
> very hard to do (I don't even know how at the moment), it could also utterly
> destroy a correctly working monitor.
>
> Anyone with other suggestions?[/color]

Her's another comment made on a post, just above on this forum:

PowerStrip does not work since the NVIDIA drivers themselves do not yet
support custom timings.

Well, it could all come down to the NVIDIA Visa drivers after all.

--
freddy


"freddy" wrote:
[color=blue]
> All,
>
> I saw on another forum where someone else with this problem resolved it by
> editing his .inf file. He edited the nv_disp.inf file by adding the
> resolution he wanted under MODEMOD entry, or where ever you find the
> resolutions listed. He then had to reinstall the drivers for this new
> information to be picked up. Worked for him. In any case, at least look at
> this file to see whether your resolution is included. If it's not, that
> could be the reason you're not getting it. Just some more crazy thoughts.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "Cowlumbus" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I have the same problem as Andi and tried all the suggestions posted here,
> > with no satisfying result. My monitor correctly reports its native maximum
> > resolutiuon of 1280x1024. The communication protocol Freddy refered to is
> > called EDID. It is suggested on other forums that Vista is stricter in
> > dealing with this protocol than XP, and that this causes the problem.
> >
> > However, I refuse to edit the EDID info for my monitor. Not only is this
> > very hard to do (I don't even know how at the moment), it could also utterly
> > destroy a correctly working monitor.
> >
> > Anyone with other suggestions?[/color][/color]