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    Screen resolution bug

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by The Morningstar, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. The Morningstar

    The Morningstar Notebook Guru

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    Hi all. I'm using Vista Home Premium (64-bit) and i seem to have come across a rather annoying bug. For some reason my screen resolution often changes when I take my computer out of screen saver. It doesn't happen all the time but more often than not it will go to screen saver at max resolution (1920x1260 I think) and when I bring it out it's changed to a mid-range resolution.

    Anyone got any ideas? It's not a major pain in the wossnames but it's more than a little irritating!
     
    The Morningstar, Dec 21, 2008
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  2. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    stewie, Dec 22, 2008
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  3. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Interesting find.... I had this problem with my external monitor sometime back. But after a driver update it went away, so I thought it was a driver bug.

    So I'd say first try the work around in that post, if that doesn't work then try a driver upgrade.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 22, 2008
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  4. The Morningstar

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    No special screen saver, just the basic 'cycle through my pictures' option. I'll see if a driver update is any good when I get the chance (go on holiday in a couple of days so until then things are pretty hectic!).

    I'll let you know how it goes.
     
    The Morningstar, Dec 22, 2008
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  5. The Morningstar

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    Driver update seems to have fixed it. Cheers guys.
     
    The Morningstar, Dec 24, 2008
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