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screen area keeps changing to 640 x 480

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  1. 2004/02/01
    Roadrunner2002

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    Every day for the past couple weeks when I start my computer, it comes up at 640 x 480 screen area.

    I have to right click on desktop, then: properties/settings/screen area/click on slide bar to move it over to 1024 x 768 which will not "take" (but I have to to it this way every time). Then I have to restart the computer and go through that again and it does take to the desired setting. It asks if I want to save the new setting, I click "ok ", and then it's fine till next time I start the computer.

    How come that happens?

    Thanks very much. I will check back frequently hoping for some help on fixing the problem.

    Windows98, SiS 86C306 Video Adapter, SiS 86C306 3D Accelerator
     
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    Is your video card newly installed, or that problem just started all of sudden?
    While at 640x480, go start --> settings --> control panel --> display --> settings, and see, if there are only 16 colors listed. That would mean a driver problem with your video card.
    Did you try to get a new driver for your card?
    If you have a Compaq computer, try original Compaq driver.
    Go to msconfig and click the advanced button and be sure "VGA 640 x 480 x 16" is NOT checked.
    You have an irq conflict with the video card (go into device manager and look for yellow ! marks)
    Go start --> settings --> control panel --> system --> device manager --> display adapters
    remove all i items under here and restart the computer. it should pick up your display adpater on startup and you can reinstall.
    ...just few things to try...
     
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    Roadrunner2002

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    It turns out that the solution was to have the monitor powered on whenever I start my computer.

    I always turn off the monitor and CPU when I'm done with a session. I guess sometimes I would not turn on the monitor right away when I powered up the computer and that's when I'd have my problem with screen size.
     
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    broni

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    Dang....
    What did I do all that typing for?.....LOL
    Just kidding....
     
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