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Windows 7: My Resolution is wrong

13 Mar 2010   #1

Windows 7
 
 
My Resolution is wrong

Hello, i just upgraded to Windows 7 and I'm having a problem setting my resolution. On Vista my resolution was 1280 by 800 yet, on Windows 7 it will only allow me to have 1024 by 786. By the way I installed the new Graphics Driver . These are my specs:
HP Pavilion dv6736nr Entertainment Notebook PC
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 Moblie Technoligy TL-60 2.00 Ghz
RAM: 2 GB
System typr: 32bit
Graphics Card: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter (although before i installed Windows 7 I remeber it was call Nvidia with numbers after it. Could this mean that i didnt install the graphics card. Because i dont know how to do that.)
Well i can watch videos so i know its working. Also sorry if i posted this in the wrong place and also sorry for not being so computer smart. Thanks in advance!

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13 Mar 2010   #2
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

Hmm, can you set it to 1366x768 which is the recommended setting for a 15" screen of Windows7 - (I assume yours is a 15" since it is a notebook).
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13 Mar 2010   #3

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
West Yorkshire
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by kidflash555 View Post
Graphics Card: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter (although before i installed Windows 7 I remeber it was call Nvidia with numbers after it. Could this mean that i didnt install the graphics card.
If that's what's showing in device manager, you haven't updated the graphics drivers. See the link in my sig or check your products support page and try using the Vista one.
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13 Mar 2010   #4

Win 7 Ultimate x64
Etobicoke, Ontario
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by whs View Post
Hmm, can you set it to 1366x768 which is the recommended setting for a 15" screen of Windows7 - (I assume yours is a 15" since it is a notebook).
Nope,

Quote:
Display15.4" WXGA High-Definition* BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800)
Product Specifications HP Pavilion dv6736nr Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

and it has the Nvidia GeForce Go 7150M. This is the latest Nvidia driver for the Go 7 series,

NVIDIA DRIVERS 179.48 BETA
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13 Mar 2010   #5
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

I guess there is a difference then between Nvidea and ATI (which I have).
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13 Mar 2010   #6

Win 7 Ultimate x64
Etobicoke, Ontario
 
 

Not really, HP just used a 1280x800 screen instead of a 1366x769 one in that laptop.
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13 Mar 2010   #7

Windows 7
 
 

Thank You all so much for your help and quick replies. But i give a special thanks to "stormy13". My resolution is fixed now thank you so much.
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