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Screwed up my resolution

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rfdjr1@optonline.bet

Flightless Bird
Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
to fix it? Thanks.
 
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Paul

Flightless Bird
rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
> Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
> monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
> set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
> Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
> 16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
> readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
> back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
> went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
> fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
> looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
> to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
> I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
> to fix it? Thanks.


Have you tried using a System Restore point ?

Perhaps that is the easiest way to get back to the way things were :)

Paul
 
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Frank

Flightless Bird
On 9/26/2010 7:03 PM, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
> Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
> monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
> set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
> Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
> 16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
> readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
> back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
> went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
> fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
> looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
> to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
> I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
> to fix it? Thanks.


Why not leave the res at default and make text and other items larger?
 
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rfdjr1@optonline.bet

Flightless Bird
On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:03:16 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:

>Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
>monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
>set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
>Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
>16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
>readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
>back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
>went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
>fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
>looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
>to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
>I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
>to fix it? Thanks.

Thanks. Found a setting in ATI Catalyst and got things fixed.
 
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bhorvath13@comcast.net

Flightless Bird
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:46:34 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:03:16 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
>
>>Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
>>monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
>>set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
>>Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
>>16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
>>readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
>>back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
>>went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
>>fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
>>looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
>>to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
>>I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
>>to fix it? Thanks.

>Thanks. Found a setting in ATI Catalyst and got things fixed.


And the setting WAS?????
 
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rfdjr1@optonline.bet

Flightless Bird
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:26:20 -0400, bhorvath13@comcast.net wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:46:34 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:03:16 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
>>
>>>Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
>>>monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
>>>set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
>>>Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
>>>16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
>>>readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
>>>back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
>>>went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
>>>fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
>>>looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
>>>to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
>>>I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
>>>to fix it? Thanks.

>>Thanks. Found a setting in ATI Catalyst and got things fixed.

>
>And the setting WAS?????


Maintain Aspect Ratio. Somehow it got set to Use Centered Timings whatever the
hell that is.
 
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bhorvath13@comcast.net

Flightless Bird
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:57:23 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:26:20 -0400, bhorvath13@comcast.net wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:46:34 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:03:16 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.bet wrote:
>>>
>>>>Using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit and a Dell U2410 monitor. Native resolution on the
>>>>monitor is 1920 x 1200. Since I got the monitor three months ago, I've had it
>>>>set for 1680 x 1050, as it's easier to see without having to wear glasses.
>>>>Tongith, for some stupid reason (idle hands) I changed the color from 32 bit to
>>>>16 bit to se what the difference was and also because Paint Shop Pro was
>>>>readjusting something to do with color every time I launched itn then set it
>>>>back when I closed the program and I wanted to see what was going on. When I
>>>>went back to 32 bit color, the resolution setting of 1680 x 1050 no longer
>>>>fills the entire monitor screen as it had before I screwed with things. I've
>>>>looked all through the settings, even reset the factory settings on the monitor
>>>>to try and get a full screen back but I can't. I only get a full screen now when
>>>>I go to 1920 x 1200, which I don't want. Any idea what I could have done or how
>>>>to fix it? Thanks.
>>>Thanks. Found a setting in ATI Catalyst and got things fixed.

>>
>>And the setting WAS?????

>
>Maintain Aspect Ratio. Somehow it got set to Use Centered Timings whatever the
>hell that is.



Thanks, it might help someone else sometime.
 
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