Monitor Resolution

[Christina]

I am trying to change my monitor resolution from 800x600
to 1024x768. When I move the slider and click apply, the
screen goes black for approximately 30 seconds and then
returns to the 800x600 setting. How can I resolve this
issue?

[Richard Urban]

Drop your refresh rate and try it again.

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Richard Urban

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"Christina" > wrote in message
...
>I am trying to change my monitor resolution from 800x600
> to 1024x768. When I move the slider and click apply, the
> screen goes black for approximately 30 seconds and then
> returns to the 800x600 setting. How can I resolve this
> issue?

[Plato]

Christina wrote:
>
> I am trying to change my monitor resolution from 800x600
> to 1024x768. When I move the slider and click apply, the
> screen goes black for approximately 30 seconds and then
> returns to the 800x600 setting. How can I resolve this
> issue?

Install the XP drivers for your video card.


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[Tim Slattery]

"Christina" > wrote:

>I am trying to change my monitor resolution from 800x600
>to 1024x768. When I move the slider and click apply, the
>screen goes black for approximately 30 seconds and then
>returns to the 800x600 setting. How can I resolve this
>issue?

That implies that either your video adapter or your monitor can't
handle 1024x768. If things go well, XP switches the video system and
displays a prompt asking if you can see the screen. If you click "ok"
within about thirty seconds, the new setting is left in place. If you
don't click the OK button - and you don't because something's gone
haywire and you can't see it - the setting is returned to the original
value.

So your equipment simply doesn't work when XP switches into 1024x768
mode. You might need a new driver, or it might be that your hardware
simply won't do it.

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Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)

[R. McCarty]

Another issue with Video is the definition of the monitor.
Many times, XP will simply have the monitor defined as
a "Plug & Play". After you install your video driver, you
should change your monitor definition to your exact vendor
and model. After this is done, you may be able to use a
higher Resolution and more importantly a higher Refresh
rate than the default of 60HZ. I see this problem(?) on at
least 40% of the PC's using Windows XP.

"Tim Slattery" > wrote in message
...
> "Christina" > wrote:
>
>>I am trying to change my monitor resolution from 800x600
>>to 1024x768. When I move the slider and click apply, the
>>screen goes black for approximately 30 seconds and then
>>returns to the 800x600 setting. How can I resolve this
>>issue?
>
> That implies that either your video adapter or your monitor can't
> handle 1024x768. If things go well, XP switches the video system and
> displays a prompt asking if you can see the screen. If you click "ok"
> within about thirty seconds, the new setting is left in place. If you
> don't click the OK button - and you don't because something's gone
> haywire and you can't see it - the setting is returned to the original
> value.
>
> So your equipment simply doesn't work when XP switches into 1024x768
> mode. You might need a new driver, or it might be that your hardware
> simply won't do it.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(DTS)
>