How to Change Your Monitor's Screen Resolution
Windows Vista allows you to easily change your monitor's screen resolution (or "screen size" as some refer to it as). Apparently, according to recent statistics, the most popular screen resolution is 1280 by 1024 pixels - which is actually the resolution I used to use on my previous PC which had a 17" monitor. However, I'm currently using a wide-screen resolution of 1680 by 1050 on this notebook.
A general rule of thumb is that the bigger your monitor is, the higher the resolution it will be capable of achieving. However, this isn't always the case - just a guideline.
Okay, let's get started. First we need to return to our Windows desktop environment and right click anywhere to bring up a quick menu - go to Properties. You will then be presented with a brand new section which allows you to manage a host of Windows Vista features; for the moment though, we need to go to Display Settings which is right at the bottom of the list.
After doing so, you should now be looking at a screen which looks a little something like this:
As I mentioned earlier: I'm currently using a wide-screen resolution of 1680 by 1050 for this system. Simply adjust the slider located towards the bottom of the Display Settings interface to select a new resolution that you feel comfortable with. If your monitor (and you for that matter) can handle it, then I'd highly advise you crank the settings up as high as your monitor will allow. Once you are satisfied with the alterations made, simply click OK to inform your computer that you want to save these settings and it will do the rest for you.
You should hopefully find that everything looks much more clean and sleek and much less cluttered around your Windows Vista desktop. Enjoy!
I still do not understand how to get to properties???
Right click with your mice in the middle of your desktop. Proporties buttom will be there. Good luck.
Just right click on your desktop
I have a desktop with a 17" monitor. Resolution is set to 1280x1024, which is the highest setting it will allow.
Recently, and without any help from me, SOME webpages that I frequent have been displaying only in the center of the screen. This occurred overnight, one day all was normal, the next day many sites I use a lot that were using the whole screen now only use the center part of the screen.
Is there any explanation for this you may be aware of, or any other settings other than resolution I may need to check ??
I thank you in advance for your time.
If it helps to understand what I am saying, my desktop, which is not a wide screen, has the same appearance as my laptop which does have a widescreen.
hey @bob have you found any solution to your problem if you do let me know cause i need help with that too thankx.
I'm am using a 14.1" widescreen laptop. I would like to know how to change the view from full screen to only the center of the screen(a black frame around the view). Can anyone please help me out? Thanks!
When I do this and I use a program like photoshop, my 12 inch x 12 inch .png files don't look square, they look like a rectangle. Is there something else to do on a widescreen?
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its under graphics properties then display settings
its under graphics properties then display settings
I use 11" widescreen laptop. When i wanted to change resolution into high and suddenly a new window appear and say yes or no i cant read it because is to small there is a time too. I don't understand it so i press yes. Well the seem to change but when i want to return to low resolution again. I can't it said the resolution already low i can't change it. Please tell me how?
I am currently using dual monitor system only my second monitor is my TV. The problem I have is that my resolution does not go high enough to adjust for the screen how can I fix this?
change primary monitor.1 with 2
I've tried altering the resolution in the display settings, but it only affects the font size, the squish-iness is still there! It's giving me a headache. Is there a way to get full screen, even if I have to have black bars on the sides? It goes from 1280x1024 (default) to 1600x1200 but if I set it that high it says "input signal out of range" and if I go lower it just makes the font bigger, everything is still smooshed. Thank you so much!
Hi
I have a Dell 630m laptop and have bought an HP 2009v monitor to connect it to. The monitor has a 1600 x 900 resolution but my computer only goes up to 1280 x 768? Is there a problem with my graphics card? what do I need to do? thanks
My text is huge in Vista that I cannot see the OK button. I changed the resolution and tried to tab to OK with no luck. What can I do?
In order to find this display menu, you may have to use the control panel. At the bottom there will be an option to click Personalize, click that, then right at the bottom is the Display Settings, after you click that you are on the right page to sort this porblem out.
I have been having trouble adjusting the screen size and maintaining pic and video resoulition. The slide will not work.I have had to use the advanced settings to get the screen to the proper size. once the screen size is accurate the pics and videoos look like negatives on the desk top and some applications. text is fine and some vid and pics are clear. How do i fix this
The other day my computer shut off on me and when I turned it back on everything was bigger (such as icons, windows, etc.). I was wonder if there was anyway to change the settings back to the way they used to be.
After uninstalling some programmes to make some room on my windows acer i deleted something about graphics and now the resolution of my screen has gona blurry and the screen has streched, how do i get it back to normal or have i made a big mistake by deleting the wrong thing?
i did a factory recovery on my windows vista desk top computer and when it restarted it came up on the screen it say "warning pc video resolution setting is out of range change setting to recommened resolution 1280x1024@60Hz can someone plese help me
Windows Vista...I changed the screen resolution to a low setting and now I have LARGE PRINTING AND SPACING THAT CANNOT FIT ALL THE PAGE ON THE SCREEN. WHEN I GO THRU THE STEPS OF
PERSONALIZATION, DISPLAY SCREEN, MOVE THE BAR TO HIGH SETTINGS....THEN THE APPLY BUTTON IS NOT VISIBLE AND I CANNOT MOVE THE PAGE AROUND ENOUGH TO MAKE IT VISIBLE SO I CAN "SET/APPLY" THE DESIRED RESOLUTION NUMBERS.
HOW DO I GET TO THE "APPLY BUTTON".
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
For some odd reason mine only goes up to 1024 x 768. Up until just now it's been 1280 x 1024. How would I change it back to 1280 x 1024 if the slider only goes up to 1024 x 768?
my computer keeps showing me an error that tells me to change the settings to 1680 and 1050 - 60hz i can get the 60hz but the max my settings will go to is 1600 and 1200 ive fooled around with it a couple times and it lets me go to 1680 and 1050 but even if i press aply or ok or anything a soon as i shut my computer off and back on it changes back and now finaly it doesnt let me go to that
I can't change the resolution at all,i'm trying to drag the slider,but it's stuck there.I tried using resolution changing software,but it's the same thing.I can only change the refresh rate,but it doesn't help.