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weaselnoze · June 01, 2006, 01:41:39 PM

so i reformated my gf's computer and now the screen is a bit stretched horizontally. her laptop is wider than a normal screen and its set at 1024x768. what am i missing here?

Onlypastrana199 · June 01, 2006, 01:46:06 PM

update the driver??

weaselnoze · June 01, 2006, 01:49:32 PM

do i have to get the driver for the video card?

Onlypastrana199 · June 01, 2006, 01:54:32 PM

yup

RVertigo · June 01, 2006, 02:33:43 PM

You should also set the Monitor to the exact model... Windows has a list of supported resolutions... So, if it's set to "Default" or some other model, it won't have the right list.

weaselnoze · June 01, 2006, 02:34:15 PM

well how do u choose a monitor for a laptop?

RVertigo · June 01, 2006, 02:42:12 PM

Quote from: weaselnoze on June 01, 2006, 02:34:15 PM
well how do u choose a monitor for a laptop?

Oh... Laptop...

Sorry... It's against my religion to comment or help with anything involving laptops.

Please ignore my previous suggestion.

weaselnoze · June 01, 2006, 02:42:54 PM

lol i hate laptops myself. this one is the gf's.

Phaedrus · June 01, 2006, 03:30:04 PM

Did you fix this yet?

Did you update the video driver as suggested?

I am having a hard time visualizing it. If you didn't fix it yet, will you post a screenshot?

weaselnoze · June 01, 2006, 04:14:11 PM

well all the dell cds that came with the computer mysteriously disappeared. what are the chances that dell will give us new cds?

Phaedrus · June 01, 2006, 04:19:16 PM

You don't need them, really. As long as you got the OS loaded. Just go to:

support.dell.com

And browse through and download the drivers for the system. I do it all the time.

annguyen1981 · June 01, 2006, 04:19:53 PM

Quote from: weaselnoze on June 01, 2006, 04:14:11 PM
well all the dell cds that came with the computer mysteriously disappeared. what are the chances that dell will give us new cds?

Slim.

They'll sell you CD's tho... THat is if they still have the images archived

Onlypastrana199 · June 01, 2006, 04:33:47 PM

Honestly as a dell employee...I never use the OEM disks...I download from the website and burn my own cds/use a usb key

natedawg120 · June 01, 2006, 05:56:24 PM

dito on the download them from dell and make your own cd / use USB key. I never use the cds, ever, i always go and dpwnload them from dell. What you need is the video driver

john · June 01, 2006, 11:44:24 PM

Download the video drivers for that exact laptop from the manufacturer (dell, hp, toshiba) You'll find they have the best and right drivers.

groff22 · June 02, 2006, 01:10:23 PM

Linux... yeah.

Phaedrus · June 02, 2006, 03:03:07 PM

Quote from: groff22 on June 02, 2006, 01:10:23 PM
Linux... yeah.

Yeah?

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