[jcyarmo]

hello saviors
WIN98se user here having a terrible time in trying to resize my screen, (presently 640 x 480). My kids were playing a PC game the other day and when they were done, everthing was too large for the screen, little &%@'s!

Anyhow I tried to resize to 1028 x 768 but everthing is too small then. Also, should I be at 32 bit true color? Any thoughts??? Thank you all kindly!

 

[spaceman_333]

Howdy,

I run mine at 16 bit and 800 X 600 on a 17" IBM monitor.

For what it's worth....

SM

 

[griffinspc]

Are those the only two choices you're given? Depending on the monitor size, 17" being standard, you should see an 800 x 600. Start with that one and depending on the machine 16 bit is fine and 32 bit max is ok but if you're running an older machine I'd stay at high color 16 bit.

 

[JSanguancheu]

If the system supports 32bit color, definitely use it.

Since 640x480 is too big and 1024x768 is too small..Have you tried 800x600?

Do you know what the original resolution was b4 the kids got to it?

 

[cybertech]

You may need to reload your video driver to get all the functionality back.

 

[hewee]

jcyarmo,

Welcome to TSG

24 bit High color should be just find.
Change to your setting of 1028 x 768.
No open the display properties and click on the appearance tab.
Go to the scheme and in the drop down go to the windows standard and pick it.
Now apply and ok your way out.
You should have the windows default setting setting back now.
If there are changes that you made to anything else you have to change them on your own.
But after you have it all the way you want to then go to the save-as and you can save your scheme.
Name it 1-jcyarmo or something like that. I added the 1 to it because it would show up in the at the top of the scheme list.
Now if they ever change anything you can go back to your saved scheme and apply it again.

 

[cnclathrop]

I have seen this happen when dx9 is installed did the game require it if your video card does not support dx9 DO NOT INSTALL IT

 

[jcyarmo]

Hewee, thank you. I will need to readjust my icon sizes and things I changed trying to fix the display, other than that looking good!

 

[hewee]

jcyarmo,

Your welcome

Just do the saving of your scheme once you get it all the way you want and then you can alway it your setting back easy by just picking it from the list.