Keith W wrote:
> "Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
> news:z9X6k.217613$yE1.154032@attbi_s21...
>> Grinder wrote:
>>> Keith W wrote:
>>>> Along with my normal PC I have a second elderly one that is used for
>>>> back ups and general messing about. They share keyboard, mouse and
>>>> widescreen monitor via a KVM switch. The second machine is a Pentium
>>>> 3 (500mhz) with an Intel 810 mobo and an ATI Rage Pro Turbo PCI graphics
>>>> card. I have Windows XP Pro installed and the latest drivers for the
>>>> card from the ATI website. However, it cannot produce the 1440x900
>>>> resolution that the mintor requires and I am having to make do with
>>>> 1280x1024 which reduces picture quality somewhat but I had accepted
>>>> that, because of the age of the machine, it was all I could get and I
>>>> cannot justify buying a new card. Now however, I have just made it
>>>> dual boot by installing xubuntu and amazingly that has identified the
>>>> monitor size and is producing 1440x900 through the same mobo and
>>>> graphics card.
>>>>
>>>> My question is, now that I know Linux can do it, how can I accomplish it
>>>> in Windows? I have tried Powerstrip but that gives the same results as
>>>> before, i.e. 1280x1024.
>>> You added a custom resolution? I would have thought that would work. It
>>> has for me, several times, but it's only diagnostic as I'm too cheap to
>>> shell out $30 for the benefit. There is an earlier version kept on the
>>> site because some of the older video cards are no longer supported. You
>>> might try that.
>>>
>>> Check out Tip #4 on this list:
>>> http://www.onlinesoftwareguide.com/0606xptips.html
>>>
>>> That looks a bit promising to me so I think I'll try to make that final
>>> tweak on my neighbor's setup. I'll let you know how it turns out.
>> Ok, I tried the tip and it didn't work. The registry just got changed
>> back on restart.
>>
>> I installed Powerstrip, and had mixed results. Creating and installing a
>> custom monitor inf did get the stated maximum (optimal) resolution to show
>> up in my options. I was, however, able to add that resolution within
>> Powerstrip, and it worked after a restart.
>>
>
> I tried Powerstrip, which has worked for me on other PCs but in this instant
> the vertical and horizontal settings are locked and just beep when I try to
> change them. I will download the earlier one that you mention and try
> that.

Ok, for what it's worth, I have a Windows 98 SE system around here that
has an 8MB ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP in it, and I've hooked it up to a
1440x900 LCD monitor.

1) Windows 98 does not offer the native resolution for selection.

2) Powerstrip 2.78 complains that what I want to do is
"not supported" when I try to set the resolution

3) Powerstrip 3.78 allows me to add a custom resolution
without complaint, but bitches on restart. The new
resolution has not been added.

4) Xubuntu 7.10 can display 1440x900 with no problems.