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Re: higher resolutions on the SV-6?

From: Bryan Hurley <>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:51:38 -0500

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*Q: *How do I enable 640 x 480 resolution in Windows XP?*A: *Microsoft(r)
Windows(r) XP does not have the 640 =D7 480 screen resolution available in =
the
Display Settings dialog box by default. There is a way to enable 640 =D7 48=
0
in Windows XP for older games and applications that need 640 =D7 480 screen
resolution.

Use the following steps to enable 640 =D7 480 in Windows XP.

   1. From the *Start* menu, click *Control Panel*.

   2. Click *Appearances and Themes*.

   3. Click *Display*.

   4. Click the *Settings* tab.

   5. Click *Advanced*.

   6. Click the *Adapter* tab.

   7. Click *List All Modes*.

   8. Select *640 by 480, 256 Colors, 70 Hertz*.

    9. Click *OK*.

   10. Click *OK*.

   11. Click *Yes* to retain the setting.

   12. Click *OK*.

   13. From the *File* menu, clcik *Close* to exit *Appearances and
   Themes*.

   14. This enables 640 =D7 480 screen resolution permanently.

On 2/7/06, Chris Saari <> wrote:
>
> I use an SV-6 with my Sony Vaio U70 which spits out 800x600 and it works,
> but reading text gets harder because it is downscaled. You just can't get
> around that... if you want to know how it will look for your applications
> take a full res screen shot and scale it down to 640x480 in Photoshop.
>
> -chris
>
> On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Craig M. Armstrong wrote:
>
>

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<b>Q: </b>How do I enable 640 x 480 resolution in Windows XP?<b>A: </b>Micr=
osoft®
Windows® XP does not have the 640 =D7 480 screen resolution available i=
n
the Display Settings dialog box by default. There is a way to enable
640 =D7 480 in Windows XP for older games and applications that need 640
=D7 480 screen resolution.
<p>
Use the following steps to enable 640 =D7 480 in Windows XP.
</p><p>
</p><ol><li>From the <b>Start</b> menu, click <b>Control Panel</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>Appearances and Themes</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>Display</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click the <b>Settings</b> tab.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>Advanced</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click the <b>Adapter</b> tab.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>List All Modes</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Select <b>640 by 480, 256 Colors, 70 Hertz</b>.
<p>

<img src=3D"http://supcontent.gateway.com/support.gateway.com/s/Software/Mi=
crosof/7509594/Faq2/listallmodes.gif">

</p><p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>OK</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>OK</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>Yes</b> to retain the setting.
<p>
</p></li><li>Click <b>OK</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>From the <b>File</b> menu, clcik <b>Close</b> to exit <b>Appea=
rances and Themes</b>.
<p>
</p></li><li>This enables 640 =D7 480 screen resolution permanently.</li></=
ol><br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 2/7/06, <b class=3D"gmail_se=
ndername">Chris Saari</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:">.=
com
</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-lef=
t: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1=
ex;">I use an SV-6 with my Sony Vaio U70 which spits out 800x600 and it wor=
ks,
<br>but reading text gets harder because it is downscaled. You just can't g=
et<br>around that... if you want to know how it will look for your applicat=
ions<br>take a full res screen shot and scale it down to 640x480 in Photosh=
op.
<br><br>-chris<br><br>On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Craig M. Armstrong wrote:<br><br>=
</blockquote></div><br>

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