Guest Jon Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Re: Desktop icons are wider than usual I'm having the same problem. Resetting resolution (recommended resolution or not) has no impact on aspect ratio. Everything on my screen is stretched (horizontally) about 15-20%. I've never had this problem with any monitor, but with Vista it has started. As it is I cannot use my new Dell monitor for graphics. I got on a chatline with Dell to no avial. the tech did not know what "aspect ratio" was, much less how to solve problems. I'll have to prowl the Dell driver CD for some answers, I suppose, or wait on a Vista-based answer. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > Moses wrote: > > > I've tried running it at 800x600 and also 1024x768 and it will change > > the resolution correctly but the "stretch" effect is still there. > > Is there anyway it could still be using the other monitor's settings > > somehow, seeing as the CRT was more square? It seems to be squishing > > > CRTs normally have a 4x3 aspect ratio and the resolutions you mention above > are at that ratio. Some LCDs have wider aspect ratios and need other > settings, like 1680x1050. I can't tell for sure from your message, but > perhaps you are choosing a resolution at the wrong aspect ratio. > > -- > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User > Please reply to the newsgroup > > > > > the picture horizontally making the icons seem wider.(Just a thought) > > > > > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > > > >> Moses wrote: > >> > >>> I tried hooking up a larger monitor to my laptop for gaming > >>> purposes, and set it as the primary display. Now when I've unhooked > >>> it, and reset the laptop display back to the primary display, > >>> everything seems to have been "stretched" - everything looks wider > >>> than usual. This happens on my desktop and in my programs. I'm not > >>> sure what I've done, but what can I check to get these back to > >>> normal? > >> > >> > >> You're running at a different resolution. Right-click on the desktop > >> and choose Properties. On the settings tab, move the slider under > >> "Screen resolution" to the way you like it. > >> > >> -- > >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User > >> Please reply to the newsgroup > > >
Guest Bob I Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Re: Desktop icons are wider than usual Re: Desktop icons are wider than usual You should ask about Vista issues in the Vista group. But IF the video is stretched, then you have the incorrect resolution set. You need to go to a setting with an increased first number and relatively the same second number. Jon wrote: > I'm having the same problem. Resetting resolution (recommended resolution or > not) has no impact on aspect ratio. Everything on my screen is stretched > (horizontally) about 15-20%. I've never had this problem with any monitor, > but with Vista it has started. As it is I cannot use my new Dell monitor for > graphics. I got on a chatline with Dell to no avial. the tech did not know > what "aspect ratio" was, much less how to solve problems. I'll have to prowl > the Dell driver CD for some answers, I suppose, or wait on a Vista-based > answer. > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > > >>Moses wrote: >> >> >>>I've tried running it at 800x600 and also 1024x768 and it will change >>>the resolution correctly but the "stretch" effect is still there. >>>Is there anyway it could still be using the other monitor's settings >>>somehow, seeing as the CRT was more square? It seems to be squishing >> >> >>CRTs normally have a 4x3 aspect ratio and the resolutions you mention above >>are at that ratio. Some LCDs have wider aspect ratios and need other >>settings, like 1680x1050. I can't tell for sure from your message, but >>perhaps you are choosing a resolution at the wrong aspect ratio. >> >>-- >>Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User >>Please reply to the newsgroup >> >> >> >> >>>the picture horizontally making the icons seem wider.(Just a thought) >>> >>> >>>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Moses wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I tried hooking up a larger monitor to my laptop for gaming >>>>>purposes, and set it as the primary display. Now when I've unhooked >>>>>it, and reset the laptop display back to the primary display, >>>>>everything seems to have been "stretched" - everything looks wider >>>>>than usual. This happens on my desktop and in my programs. I'm not >>>>>sure what I've done, but what can I check to get these back to >>>>>normal? >>>> >>>> >>>>You're running at a different resolution. Right-click on the desktop >>>>and choose Properties. On the settings tab, move the slider under >>>>"Screen resolution" to the way you like it. >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User >>>>Please reply to the newsgroup >> >> >>
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