Hoster Search Function Not Working

[billyo]

Originally Posted by billyo

Do not do this!! This is very dangerous.
Billy doing this you can end up setting it to a resolution that the computer cannot handle and the only way to recover is boot to Safe Mode. This is never a good idea.

Dale

try this, i'm not sure if this will work,

1.right click on an empty space of your screen
2.click on properties,
3. click on setting
4. click on advanced
5. click on adapter
6. at the bottom left corner click on " List all models "
this will give you all the resolutions" you just have to find which one will work for you

i have done this to all of my laptops and i didnt have any problems, as a matter of fact i did this the other day on my mini laptop when i connected an ext. monitor, and i went thru a few resolutions before i could get the right one..maybe i just got lucky...there should be a warning on these steps, if there was i didnt see it..

[marklwood]

i have done this to all of my laptops and i didnt have any problems, as a matter of fact i did this the other day on my mini laptop when i connected an ext. monitor, and i went thru a few resolutions before i could get the right one..maybe i just got lucky...there should be a warning on these steps, if there was i didnt see it..

It's funny that billyo brought this up. Normally, you don't even have the choice if your screen is properly recognized by Windows. Even if you do have the option, it always asks for a confirmation or it will reset to the original size. HOWEVER, just last night, I lost the power supply on my desktop PC and had to hook up my older monitor. It will only go to 1024x768, but my settings were set higher. I did, in fact, have to boot to safe mode to change the resolution back. Other than that, I have never had one iota of problems setting different resolutions on many, many different computers.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by marklwood

It's funny that billyo brought this up. Normally, you don't even have the choice if your screen is properly recognized by Windows. Even if you do have the option, it always asks for a confirmation or it will reset to the original size. HOWEVER, just last night, I lost the power supply on my desktop PC and had to hook up my older monitor. It will only go to 1024x768, but my settings were set higher. I did, in fact, have to boot to safe mode to change the resolution back. Other than that, I have never had one iota of problems setting different resolutions on many, many different computers.

everytime i had to change a resolution all i see was like you said a confirmation, and it' will start the countdown, but i havent seen a warning, the only thing i see was by changing the resolution i need to re-start the comp./laptop for the changes to take effect..and i have never had a problem..like i said i probably just got lucky..

[ddouglass]

It actually depends on how the choices are set. You can have it not change until you reboot, apply now, or ask you if it is changing resolutions. I too have had to do as Mark did of going into Safe Mode to reset it. If you are not that computer savvy as some here aren't then instead of thinking it through they panic and blame you for breaking their computer.
Either kjunkies has a very old laptop with very low resolutions or his video drivers have failed and all he is getting is "Standard" VGA.

[billyo]

that's true, i didnt think about that.