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When playing a game, screen shifts to the left...

wild_eyed · 2012-08-15 11:28:27

hi all. just playing a game on my win xp machine, and the game screen shifts to the left when i start playing. the game is being run in full screen mode and if you can imagine there is a black bar running down the right hand side of the screen. windows desktop displays fine. bit confused as to why this is...... the monitor…

15-08-2012 11:28AM

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hi all.

just playing a game on my win xp machine, and the game screen shifts to the left when i start playing.

the game is being run in full screen mode and if you can imagine there is a black bar running down the right hand side of the screen. windows desktop displays fine. bit confused as to why this is...... the monitor is a HP L1925

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#2 15-08-2012 01:48PM

ED E

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Its the wrong resolution.

If you find out the res of your monitor, then set the game to that it will match perfectly.

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#3 15-08-2012 02:55PM

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yup sorted thank you

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