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is it possible to make the desktop resolution larger than the physical resolution?

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Roland Schweiger

Flightless Bird
I have a Netbook
HP MINI 2140 which works fine with Win7.
The native physical resolution of the display is
1024 x 576 pixels.
This is fine for most but some larger windows will not display correctly
e.g. sometimes i do not see the "ok" or "cancel" buttons.

Is there a possibility to virtually use a different resolution,
for example 1280 x 1024 and making the netbook display show only a portion
of it, by moving around with the mouse?

I remember in the past some graphics adapters offered a similar feature by
their own software
but i thought in Win7 this might be included.

Any idears?

greetings

Roland Schweiger
 
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Augustus

Flightless Bird
"Roland Schweiger" <roland_schweiger@web.de> wrote in message
news:hiak49$khg$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I have a Netbook
> HP MINI 2140 which works fine with Win7.
> The native physical resolution of the display is
> 1024 x 576 pixels.
> This is fine for most but some larger windows will not display correctly
> e.g. sometimes i do not see the "ok" or "cancel" buttons.
>
> Is there a possibility to virtually use a different resolution,
> for example 1280 x 1024 and making the netbook display show only a portion
> of it, by moving around with the mouse?
>
> I remember in the past some graphics adapters offered a similar feature by
> their own software
> but i thought in Win7 this might be included.


http://download.cnet.com/SDesk/3000-2346_4-10078754.html
 
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Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
Re: is it possible to make the desktop resolution larger than the

Some shabby robber named "Roland Schweiger" inveigled:

> "Augustus"


[snip]

> Thanks for that information.
> Hope it works on Win7 - i have downloaded it and will test it on the HP
> Mini and will let you know if it works correctly.


Why? He gave you the link. He's the fucktard pretending to be an expert
so he should know if it works or not. If it doesn't, don't tell the
fucker. That way he'll always look the right pillock he is every time he
tells someone else to use it.

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Lord Vetinari

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"Augustus" <no_one@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Roland Schweiger" <roland_schweiger@web.de> wrote in message
> news:hiak49$khg$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> I have a Netbook
>> HP MINI 2140 which works fine with Win7.
>> The native physical resolution of the display is
>> 1024 x 576 pixels.
>> This is fine for most but some larger windows will not display correctly
>> e.g. sometimes i do not see the "ok" or "cancel" buttons.
>>
>> Is there a possibility to virtually use a different resolution,
>> for example 1280 x 1024 and making the netbook display show only a
>> portion of it, by moving around with the mouse?
>>
>> I remember in the past some graphics adapters offered a similar feature
>> by their own software
>> but i thought in Win7 this might be included.

>
> http://download.cnet.com/SDesk/3000-2346_4-10078754.html


Excellent! Good man.
 
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Roland Schweiger

Flightless Bird
"Augustus"
> http://download.cnet.com/SDesk/3000-2346_4-10078754.html



Unfortunately the SDESK app does not work on my
HP MINI 2140 (with 32-bit version of Win7 ultimate).

The app starts and shows me the little navigation window,
i can set a virtual desktop size but nothing happens -
the desktop resolution remains 1024x576.
Then i tried disabling "aero" and switching to a win7 standard display
scheme,
same problem.

Am i to stupid to use the app correctly, or is it just too "old" for Win7
and some graphics adapters?

greetings

Roland Schweiger
 
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Alias

Flightless Bird
Re: is it possible to make the desktop resolution larger than thephysical resolution?

Roland Schweiger wrote:
> I have a Netbook
> HP MINI 2140 which works fine with Win7.
> The native physical resolution of the display is
> 1024 x 576 pixels.
> This is fine for most but some larger windows will not display correctly
> e.g. sometimes i do not see the "ok" or "cancel" buttons.
>
> Is there a possibility to virtually use a different resolution,
> for example 1280 x 1024 and making the netbook display show only a
> portion of it, by moving around with the mouse?
>
> I remember in the past some graphics adapters offered a similar feature
> by their own software
> but i thought in Win7 this might be included.
>
> Any idears?
>
> greetings
>
> Roland Schweiger
>


Yeah, get a real computer instead of a toy net-book. While you're at it,
get a real operating system instead of Windows.

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Frank

Flightless Bird
cody, aka alias is at it again (lying)!...Oops!

Alias wrote:
> Roland Schweiger wrote:
>> I have a Netbook
>> HP MINI 2140 which works fine with Win7.
>> The native physical resolution of the display is
>> 1024 x 576 pixels.
>> This is fine for most but some larger windows will not display correctly
>> e.g. sometimes i do not see the "ok" or "cancel" buttons.
>>
>> Is there a possibility to virtually use a different resolution,
>> for example 1280 x 1024 and making the netbook display show only a
>> portion of it, by moving around with the mouse?
>>
>> I remember in the past some graphics adapters offered a similar
>> feature by their own software
>> but i thought in Win7 this might be included.
>>
>> Any idears?
>>
>> greetings
>>
>> Roland Schweiger
>>

>
> Yeah, get a real computer instead of a toy net-book. While you're at it,
> get a real operating system instead of Windows.
>
 
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tombakker

Flightless Bird
Re: is it possible to make the desktop resolution larger than the physical resolution

Try GiMeSpace Desktop Extender.
Easy and powerful to use and no size limitations!
 
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