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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown
I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide
screen variety. I bought an Acer x223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers from Acer specifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as an Acer x223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? |
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"Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought an Acer x223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers from Acer specifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as an Acer x223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Here's the driver for it: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/monitor/x223w.html Try that first and see if it works to retain the settings. SC Tom |
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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown
hello ,
I have the same monitor and the same operating system . I have it set to 1024 x 768 and have had no problems whatsoever . when I tried the recommended settings , I got the same results as you . I could be wrong but I don't believe that you need the two acer drivers . I device mgr. , mine also lists " plug & play ". I'm very interested in what others may have to say in this regard. D. "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought an Acer x223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers from Acer specifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as an Acer x223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? |
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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown
"SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought an Acer x223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers from Acer specifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as an Acer x223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Here's the driver for it: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/monitor/x223w.html Try that first and see if it works to retain the settings. SC Tom Thanks, I already had found that site and downloaded the file and unzipped it. Then tried the install the INF file - no response Then tried to update the driver, pointing to the files, "no supported files" response. Even though the Acer site states that this is the XP/Vista driver, the uncompressing makes a folder called "Vista Driver". |
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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown(solved?)
"Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought an Acer x223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers from Acer specifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as an Acer x223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Here's the driver for it: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/monitor/x223w.html Try that first and see if it works to retain the settings. SC Tom Thanks, I already had found that site and downloaded the file and unzipped it. Then tried the install the INF file - no response Then tried to update the driver, pointing to the files, "no supported files" response. Even though the Acer site states that this is the XP/Vista driver, the uncompressing makes a folder called "Vista Driver". I again tried the "update driver" option in the settings applet. Only this time I told it I would select the item. I then selected monitors and pointed it to the folder with the INF file. This time it ran the file and now recognizes it by the Acer name and it held the resolution setting through one shut-down restart. |
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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown(solved?)
"Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought an Acer x223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers from Acer specifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as an Acer x223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Here's the driver for it: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/monitor/x223w.html Try that first and see if it works to retain the settings. SC Tom Thanks, I already had found that site and downloaded the file and unzipped it. Then tried the install the INF file - no response Then tried to update the driver, pointing to the files, "no supported files" response. Even though the Acer site states that this is the XP/Vista driver, the uncompressing makes a folder called "Vista Driver". I again tried the "update driver" option in the settings applet. Only this time I told it I would select the item. I then selected monitors and pointed it to the folder with the INF file. This time it ran the file and now recognizes it by the Acer name and it held the resolution setting through one shut-down restart. Glad it worked for you! SC Tom |
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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown(solved?)
On Oct 14, 4:20*pm, "SC Tom" wrote:
"Richard in AZ" wrote in l... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message . .. I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought anAcerx223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. *The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers fromAcerspecifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as anAcerx223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. *So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. *That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Here's the driver for it: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/monitor/x223w.html Try that first and see if it works to retain the settings. SC Tom Thanks, I already had found that site and downloaded the file and unzipped it. Then tried the install the INF file - no response Then tried to update the driver, pointing to the files, "no supported files" response. Even though theAcersite states that this is the XP/Vista driver, the uncompressing makes a folder called "Vista Driver". I again tried the "update driver" option in the settings applet. *Only this time I told it I would select the item. *I then selected monitors and pointed it to the folder with the INF file. *This time it ran the file and now recognizes it by the Acer name and it held the resolution setting through one shut-down restart. Glad it worked for you! SC Tom- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Unfortunately the problem is not solved. While it held the resolution for a short term shut-down, shutting down over night loses the resolution setting and it drops back to a low setting again. I have to reset it every time. |
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XP does not hold monitor setting when shutdown(solved?)
"Richard Gohman" wrote in message ... On Oct 14, 4:20 pm, "SC Tom" wrote: "Richard in AZ" wrote in l... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Richard in AZ" wrote in message . .. I was forced to buy a new monitor (old one died) and the only ones available locally were the wide screen variety. I bought anAcerx223w. My video card is a Nivdia MX440 with AGP8X. The drivers are the latest available from Nivdia. Computer is XP HOME with SP3 There are no drivers fromAcerspecifically for Windows XP and XP display control sees it as a Plug & Play. The Nivdia Control Center does identify the monitor as anAcerx223w The recommended resolution was 1680x1024 (1.6 to 1 ratio) but that make items too small to read for these old eyes. So I have it set for 1280x800 (also a 1.6 to 1 ratio) This setting works great, but I turn the pc off at night and in the morning, the monitor comes up in a much lower resolution and I have to reset it for the 1280x800 each day. That change always screws up the icon placement as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Here's the driver for it: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/monitor/x223w.html Try that first and see if it works to retain the settings. SC Tom Thanks, I already had found that site and downloaded the file and unzipped it. Then tried the install the INF file - no response Then tried to update the driver, pointing to the files, "no supported files" response. Even though theAcersite states that this is the XP/Vista driver, the uncompressing makes a folder called "Vista Driver". I again tried the "update driver" option in the settings applet. Only this time I told it I would select the item. I then selected monitors and pointed it to the folder with the INF file. This time it ran the file and now recognizes it by the Acer name and it held the resolution setting through one shut-down restart. Glad it worked for you! SC Tom- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Unfortunately the problem is not solved. While it held the resolution for a short term shut-down, shutting down over night loses the resolution setting and it drops back to a low setting again. I have to reset it every time. ============== Does your clock lose time? Maybe your CMOS battery needs changing. Does Windows still recognize the monitor the Acer? Now that XP sees it as such (if it still does), you might try uninstalling the Nvidia driver, rebooting, then re-installing it. SC Tom |
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