as per usual, it is a problem that has seen me look for help and find this forum.
I have installed windows 7 on a laptop that is a few years old (fujitsu amilo v2035pro).
I thought all was fine, i used the xp gfx driver for the video which is a via s3g unichrome igp pro.
It asked for a reboot, which i did and the video came back great at 1280x800.
Trouble is, everytime i reboot the resolution goes back to 640x480 and i cant change it. I have to unistall the device, reboot, reinstall and it is fine again.
Talk about frustrating. When installed the machine works great but why the resetting of the resolution? It makes no sense.
Any help seriously appreciated as i am going insane
I'm not sure why you would install a video driver meant for XP on a Windows 7 system, or even how you managed to do this. Did 7 not install a driver by itself?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bitIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom-built
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
Motherboard
Asus PL5D2
Memory
4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P236H
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (DVI)
Hard Drives
OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Windows did not pick the drivers up automatically. It is not uncommon i think to use xp drivers for video cards but you just have to forgo the Aero option. Just a case of forcing the driver in via the inf file.
It does sound like Windows 7 simply doesn't accept the XP driver (at least once it restarts).
I was able to find out that your S3G video is integrated into the VIA VN800 chipset that's part of your laptop. A Google search for VIA VN800 Drivers Windows 7 seems to turn up quite a few results.
One that looks particularly promising is here: VIA VN800 drivers for Windows Vista - it's for Windows Vista, but many Vista drivers work fine in Windows 7 since the driver architectures of Vista and 7 are very similar.
Let me know if this helps solve your problem.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bitIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom-built
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
Motherboard
Asus PL5D2
Memory
4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P236H
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (DVI)
Hard Drives
OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Welcome to Seven forums funkym00se. I had the same issue of resolution changing to 640x480 on every reboot. Go to start/search and type msconfig, hit enter. Go to the Startup tab and see what is there. I had a program, Weatherbug which was set to run at 640x480, I changed it to normal window and that solved the problem.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No buil...16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GBASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
I did see your thread on my searchs but just assumed that as this was a fresh install with no 3rd party software installed it must be something else. Nonetheless i will check what is in there.
Okay, just to update the thread so as to hopefully help some other poor soul with the same problem in the future.
It turns out the video drivers were a red herring, upon reboot the monitor (its a laptop) was changing to a Generic non PnP type. Once i changed that back to a Generic PnP instead it works fine.
I never tried the drivers listed above as the ones i was using worked okay and i didnt want to rock the boat anymore
Thanks to everyone for their help, i will sleep better tonight!
