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I have a Dell Inspiron E1705 running Windows XP. It has Intel 945GM graphics. When I bought the computer, I got it with a native resolution of 1920x1200. However, this resolution is far too small to use, in my opinion. I have tried adjusting DPI settings, but it's not the same.
Under Display Properties, there are many resolution choices, but the only one that is 16:10 is 1920x1200. I would like something like 1440x900, as I don't want to stretch the screen. I tried re-installing the driver listed on Dell.com, but it didn't help. Any ideas?
I've done this in the past, but a lot of programs don't obey the windows DPI sizes, or things go a bit whacky. – Mark Henderson – 2011-03-23T02:08:58.263
Understandable. I just felt the need to chime in with that :-) – Hyppy – 2011-03-23T02:10:04.360
As Farseeker said, a lot of programs don't follow the DPI sizes. Skype, for example. – brandon – 2011-03-23T20:41:25.647
1This is the correct solution. Run your LCD monitor at its native resolution. Then you can adjust the DPI setting to match your viewing preferences. Yes, many developers don't "pay their taxes" and write their software to properly handle large fonts. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 you can enable a workaround for those buggy applications: "DPI Scaling". Any application that doesn't specifically say that supports high-dpi will be scaled up by the video card. – Ian Boyd – 2011-06-18T14:57:04.823