Laptop Screen Problem

Baldie · 18-10-2006 10:55am #1

I was upgrading a friends laptop from windows 98 to windows 2000. It upgraded fine, but the screen is f**ked! The screen is actully 2/3rd's the size of the actual monitor! What went wrong?

Anti · 18-10-2006 11:01am

Change the screen resolution

Control panel > display > just change it to whatever the max is. probably 1024*768

I think this is what you mean

Ruu_Old · 18-10-2006 11:02am

If that doesn't work, reinstall the video card drivers.

TempestSabre · 18-10-2006 11:07am

I installed Xp on a firends laptop and the laptop screen native res wasn't supported. So res was wrong. So all I had to do was install the latest video drivers

Baldie · 18-10-2006 11:24am

TempestSabre wrote:

I installed Xp on a firends laptop and the laptop screen native res wasn't supported. So res was wrong. So all I had to do was install the latest video drivers

Ok Cheers. The highest resolution for the screen is 800 x 600 I think. It doesn't go any higher then that.

TempestSabre · 18-10-2006 11:27am

Thats too low. Unless its an ancient machine, you've not got the right and/or latest drivers installed.

Anti · 18-10-2006 11:29am

it was running 98, so it could be old.

TempestSabre · 18-10-2006 11:37am

anti wrote:

it was running 98, so it could be old.

Good point.

Anti · 18-10-2006 12:56pm

I have a old ibm laptop here, and its max res is 800*600.

Baldie · 19-10-2006 2:42pm

Is there generic drivers out there or do I need specific drivers?

And also, where can i get the drivers. I have no internet connection at home so I'll have to download them to a memory stick.

TempestSabre · 19-10-2006 3:30pm

Well you can get them from the Laptop Mnaufacturers site or the Video Card makers site. Whats the make and model of the laptop?

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