Force a custom resolution

Question

I have a no-name graphic card that Windows can't recognize, so it just shows standard VGA in the device manager list.

Now it just shows 800x600 and 1024x768, but I want to force that to other resolutions; I'm sure it supports because I checked in Linux!

Solution

This is untried/untested, do so at your own risk!

Click on Start, then Run
Type in regedit in the Open box, then hit [Enter]
Expand down to HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Contr ol\VIDEO{Hexadecimal number for your primary video card}\0000
Note: Under VIDEO will be one or more registry keys that have a long hexadecimal number; this is the Hexidecimal number assigned to
a specific physical or logical video card. There may be more than one
if video cards have been changed or a major driver update has been
performed. The key that has the current setting should be the one that needs to be modified.
Double-click DefautlSettings.XResolution, change the Base from Hexadecimal to Decimal notation, and set the X axis.
Double-click DefautlSettings.YResolution, change the Base from Hexadecimal to Decimal notation, and set the Y axis.
Reboot

Note: If settings did not take effect, modify a different video card in the registry
Note: If monitor ceases to function upon Windows coming up, reboot and go to Safe Mode. Pull up the registry and change the settings that were last modified back to the way it was or change the resolution to a safe resolution such as 640x480.

Source

There are also tools which may help, like PowerStrip

Details on how to use it

Comments

[Freeman]

thnx for your reply, my friend create this card and it doesn't have any brand like you say, intel or ati or ..., my question is how we can force to other resolution that's all ?!

[Freeman]

thnx dave, I checked that before, but it won't work :(

[Dave]

@Mike Did you try both things?

[Freeman]

yeah , before your reply I checked the registry method and after that PowerStrip, in PowerStrip it just show 1024x768 too, any idea??

[Dave]

@Mike Try this, I didn't read it all but it may help techrepublic.com/article/…

[Freeman]

Thanks Dave, but I don't know why it just show the 1024x768 and the other options are disable :(

[Oliver Salzburg]

What is that CD and where can it be obtained?