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    Windows 7 Resolution

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by karan1981, Jan 28, 2011.

  1. karan1981

    karan1981 Notebook Guru

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    I have HP laptop with windows 7 ultimate edition.

    The Icons on my desktop are pretty big and it has a resolution of 1280 * 800.
    I tried to change the resolution but that is the maximum resolution available.
    Do I have to download some driver to increase the resolution or change any settings.

    Any inputs are appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    karan1981, Jan 28, 2011
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  2. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    What is the native resolution of your display?
     
    KLF, Jan 28, 2011
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  3. karan1981

    karan1981 Notebook Guru

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    Currently when I right click desktop and select screen resolution it says:

    Display : Mobile PC Display.
    Resolution : 1280 * 800 (recommended)

    This is the highest resolution I can increase, no more option
     
    karan1981, Jan 28, 2011
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    Is this after you have right clicked the desktop and selected -->view -->small icons ?
     
    Dufus, Jan 28, 2011
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  5. karan1981

    karan1981 Notebook Guru

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    Ah! That made the icons small thanks.
    Haven't used Windows 7 so didn't knew how to make it small.
    But still we should be able to increase the resolution, may be that's the highest one supported.
     
    karan1981, Jan 28, 2011
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    That's a pretty common resolution, it's most likely the highest. What laptop do you have?
     
    KuroLionheart, Jan 28, 2011
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  7. karan1981

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    HP Dv4t P8700 @ 2.53 Ghz, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition
     
    karan1981, Jan 28, 2011
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    1280x800 is indeed the native resolution for that laptop. It can't go any higher.
     
    KuroLionheart, Jan 28, 2011
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    I've got a HP compaq presario CQ45 with GS 9200M, same BIOS and practically the same board as the first gen DV4t. With the older OSes such as XP Nvidia use to provide scaling with the driver and you could select much higher resolutions and pan with the native resolution. Great if you wanted to take a screen shot of something that wouldn't fit on 1280x800. But it seems in the later OSes/drivers that was taken away. :(
     
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    I think I should be fine after making the icons small.

    Thanks everyone for help.
     
    karan1981, Jan 28, 2011
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  11. DetlevCM

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    Hold Ctrl and scroll, that let's you change icon sizes.
     
    DetlevCM, Jan 28, 2011
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    Awesome because you can make the icons smaller than 'small'. ;)
     
    namaiki, Jan 29, 2011
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    Or larger than Large :)
     
    MidnightSun, Jan 29, 2011
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    Hehe :D

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Jan 30, 2011
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