is it monitor issue or desktop settings issue?

[gusman]

I bought new monitor to my old pc running XP...When I connected my new monitor, it was OK but after I shut down my pc last night and turned it on today, it changed the appearance..I can't viewed all the whole wallpaper in my desktop..I meant, wallpaper not occupying the whole space of the monitor

Here is the picture, the red line should be the edge of the monitor.

http://www.satfix.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8394&d=1295645954

[Bigpineguy Retired]

change your display settings

[gusman]

change your display settings

I did that but it not changing..

[Bigpineguy Retired]

hmmm.... Is there an auto button on the monitor ? sorry, holding the baby and its very hard to type with one hand.....lol

[Bigpineguy Retired]

okay, put the baby down...lol...

I have only had this issue on laptops and either had to update drivers for video, and then set the display settings to the highest.....

BPG~

[gusman]

okay, put the baby down...lol...

I have only had this issue on laptops and either had to update drivers for video, and then set the display settings to the highest.....

BPG~

If I know where to staert, lol

I'm still a computer illiterate..

[Night Prowler]

did it have a disk and you installed drivers/software for the monitor?

[doggy10]

If I know where to staert, lol

I'm still a computer illiterate..

well what you would need to do is find the video driver for your specific computer model. for example, if you had a dell 2500, you would go to dells website and look for support or drivers. for some brands you can type your model number and then it will pull up the drivers for that model. anyways locate the video driver for your model and download it to your computer. its not hard.

now i'm not sure if that will fix your problem but i just wanted to tell you how to locate a driver for your computer.

[gusman]

did it have a disk and you installed drivers/software for the monitor?
Yes monitor comes with the disk but I didn't do anything on it. All I know it was fine the first time I installed it.


well what you would need to do is find the video driver for your specific computer model. for example, if you had a dell 2500, you would go to dells website and look for support or drivers. for some brands you can type your model number and then it will pull up the drivers for that model. anyways locate the video driver for your model and download it to your computer. its not hard.

now i'm not sure if that will fix your problem but i just wanted to tell you how to locate a driver for your computer.
brand of my new monitor is ACER

[JCO]

Yes monitor comes with the disk but I didn't do anything on it. All I know it was fine the first time I installed it.


brand of my new monitor is ACER

If your running xp it should tell you new hardware found and install or ask for the driver for the monitor. Some monitors permit you to size and center the image..I would load the driver for the onitor from the cd it came with then reboot the computer to make shure the driver installed properly. Your video card may need a driver update also.
When was the last time you did a windows update??

[Night Prowler]

check your device manager.......what does it say for monitor type?

[JCO]

I see you have multiple users on that PC make shure drivers and updates are done in the admin access..

[dishuser]

is it just desktop?

[gusman]

check your device manager.......what does it say for monitor type?
there are two of them that said:

Default Monitor
Plug and Play Monitor


I see you have multiple users on that PC make shure drivers and updates are done in the admin access..
yup


is it just desktop?

yup

[gusman]

did it have a disk and you installed drivers/software for the monitor?

i believed I installed the software already after I inserted the disk

[Night Prowler]

is there an icon in the control panel.....might have the settings there.....:noidea:

[eyeQ]

i believed I installed the software already after I inserted the disk

okay reboot at back switch :tehe:

[gusman]

okay reboot at back switch :tehe:

bugger....

[JCO]

bugger....

Drivers only fully install after a boot...LOL
dont forget to check your settings and internet connection..LOL

[gusman]

Drivers only fully install after a boot...LOL
dont forget to check your settings and internet connection..LOL

I believed I reboot my pc 5 times, lol..

Dang, I might bring my pc to the shop.....

[gusman]

another issue here is I have to move my mouse pointer to the far right or far up so I can see the whole windows as the windows moved

[Night Prowler]

uninstall the monitor driver....reboot and let windows configure......don't use the disk.....do you still have the other monitor and confirm it still works normally?

[dishuser]

does monitor have any buttons on side or bottom?

[gusman]

uninstall the monitor driver....reboot and let windows configure......don't use the disk.....do you still have the other monitor and confirm it still works normally?

I can try the monitor to my other pc running windows 7....

ok don't blame this old illeterate guy but what is the monitor driver that i will unistall and how?

[gusman]

does monitor have any buttons on side or bottom?

yes and i believed I spent all my hours there when i'm not on this thread trying every options of those button.

[Night Prowler]

I can try the monitor to my other pc running windows 7....

ok don't blame this old illeterate guy but what is the monitor driver that i will unistall and how?

try the default monitor.......in device manager

[eyeQ]

I can try the monitor to my other pc running windows 7....

ok don't blame this old illeterate guy but what is the monitor driver that i will unistall and how?


try it first on another pc....might be the video card driver need an update

[gusman]

What is DPI Settings

when I went to Settings then to advanced and adjust the DPI Settings it asking me to insert the windows xp disc which I don't have

http://www.satfix.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8403&d=1295670816

[eyeQ]

What is DPI Settings

when I went to Settings then to advanced and adjust the DPI Settings it asking me to insert the windows xp disc which I don't have

http://www.satfix.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8403&d=1295670816



dot per inch....... goto to ati.com and update your radeon 7200 driver this might solve your problem

[gusman]

try it first on another pc....might be the video card driver need an update

I'm using the monitor on this pc and no issue here

[gusman]

dot per inch....... goto to ati.com and update your radeon 7200 driver this might solve your problem

by using the other pc?

hard to browse any site as the zoom is like 300%. need to move my mouse pointer to the other edge of the screen to view the whole contents of the site but i will try to go there and update the radeon driver

[gusman]

dot per inch....... goto to ati.com and update your radeon 7200 driver this might solve your problem

ati.com?

it brought me to here
http://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx#

[eyeQ]

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx



http://xpdrivers.com/video-card/_1_25.cfm

downloading driver update wont hurt you;)

[gusman]

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx



http://xpdrivers.com/video-card/_1_25.cfm

downloading driver update wont hurt you;)

I downloaded from amd the catalyst driver and installing it...the file was posted Nov 2006?

[eyeQ]

I downloaded from amd the catalyst driver and installing it...the file was posted Nov 2006?

i think the card was introduce around 2001-2

[Terryl]

Try this....Go to your control panel, select "system" go to "hardware", open the "device manager", then select the "Monitors" from the list, hi-light the monitor if it is shown, go to the top of the hardware folder and select under the "action" tab "Scan for hardware changes" it should find the new monitor.

[gusman]

i think this is not a monitor issue as i tested it on other pc which is no problem..

I downloaded the catalyst/driver that eyeQ suggested, still the same result

[gusman]

Try this....Go to your control panel, select "system" go to "hardware", open the "device manager", then select the "Monitors" from the list, hi-light the monitor if it is shown, go to the top of the hardware folder and select under the "action" tab "Scan for hardware changes" it should find the new monitor.

no changes

[Terryl]

And you have checked the video resolution and scan/refresh rates to see that they match your new monitor?

If the refresh rate is off it could do that.

[gusman]

And you have checked the video resolution and scan/refresh rates to see that they match your new monitor?

If the refresh rate is off it could do that.where to go?

[eyeQ]

control panel - display - setting - advanced
me think

not sure if your pc can handle the video resolution of your new monitor...i may be wrong

[steveOtoo]

Try seeing if you have the Ati catalyst control center program installed on you PC if you do you can adjust that window to fit the monitor. You have to go thru advanced settings in the program.....

[Pollypurabred]

Have you tried to rebooting into safe mode and then see if you can adjust your display resolution. Save settings and then reboot to normal mode.