19" Monitor resolution issues

Shootingristar · 03-16-2008, 05:10 AM

By the way i don't know if i posted this in the right category. Anyways...

I just got a Acer widescreen LCD monitor, 19", and i am trying to configure my resolution to a widescreen. I set it to 1440 X 900(the max setting and I think the only one that doesn't distort everything). The other options are1280 X 1024, 1280 X 960, 1014 X 768, and 800 X 600. However(and I can't believe I am stumped by this), it extends the desktop slightly off of the actual monitor, to the point at which i have to bring my mouse over to the right side for the desktop to shift over about 4 inches in order to show the clock and taskbar, and then having to bring it to the left side to shift it 4 inches back to the left. I just want the 1440 X 900 resolution that doesn't require me to have to bring the mouse to the left and right to see everything, i want everything shown at all times. I am using windows XP home, with a Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT.

I hope someone knows what i am talking about.

**bhahar84** · 03-19-2008, 02:54 PM

Is that means your windows screen is larger than the monitor screen itself? Did you try to change other resolutions and see if that happened again?

03-16-2008, 05:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Shootingristar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP SP2	19" Monitor resolution issues By the way i don't know if i posted this in the right category. Anyways... I just got a Acer widescreen LCD monitor, 19", and i am trying to configure my resolution to a widescreen. I set it to 1440 X 900(the max setting and I think the only one that doesn't distort everything). The other options are1280 X 1024, 1280 X 960, 1014 X 768, and 800 X 600. However(and I can't believe I am stumped by this), it extends the desktop slightly off of the actual monitor, to the point at which i have to bring my mouse over to the right side for the desktop to shift over about 4 inches in order to show the clock and taskbar, and then having to bring it to the left side to shift it 4 inches back to the left. I just want the 1440 X 900 resolution that doesn't require me to have to bring the mouse to the left and right to see everything, i want everything shown at all times. I am using windows XP home, with a Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT. I hope someone knows what i am talking about.

03-19-2008, 02:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: 19" Monitor resolution issues Is that means your windows screen is larger than the monitor screen itself? Did you try to change other resolutions and see if that happened again? __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]