How to change screen resolution?

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How do you change screen resolution?

Today I pressed ctrl+alt+down and, instead of making my screen go upside-down, it just made everything really big. I guess this is a screen resolution problem, but I'm not sure how to fix it. I tried pressing ctrl+alt+up and googled my problem, but it didn't work. I also went to control panel and tried changing the display settings; I'm on 1024x768 pixels right now, but I'd really like to revert to 800x600 sans big chunky display. Please and thanks.

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Right click on your Desktop, click Properties, then click the Settings tab. Now, you should see a bar...

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How do I change the screen resolution on a dell 2607 lcd monitor without seeing the screen?

I have a dell 26 n lcd tv/monitor hooked up to my dell computer...was messing around and changed the screen resolution in windows (vista). Now my monitor has this bouncing msg that says "out of range can't display this video mode. Change computer...

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If you used F8 to boot into VGA mode there should be NO issue at that point. It should boot into a VERY...

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How do I change my screen resolution without being able to see my screen? HELP!!!?

So, for some reason my Windows XP computer was extremely magnified into the screen, and I thought that changing the screen resolution would help. I right-clicked my desktop, and clicked on the NVIDIA settings thing. I stupidly changed the resolution...

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your on the right track. mashing the F8 key is the best thing to do. long story shortwhen computers...

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How to change screen resolution on an unsupported monitor in Ubuntu Linux 11.04?

I recently connected my Ubuntu Linux computer to my Coby Brand HD TV via vga cable. Ubuntu Linux did not correctly set the display resolution and part of the screen is cut off. I also can not change the resolution settings because of the unsupported...

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Open the Terminal cd /etc/X11/ sudo cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak sudo gedit xorg.conf Under SubSection...

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How to change screen resolution (windows 7) ?

HELP! Okay so I bought the windows 7 Ultimate installation CD online from microsoft, and payed this guy to install it for me (and to teach me how to install it).... But then I accidently throwed away the cd because it was in a pile of paper and i didnt...

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You didn't say what make/model your computer/laptop is? From what you are describing and from the message...

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I changed my screen resolution and my screen went black, how do I change it back?

I have a netbook and I hooked it up to my tv. But when I was playing around with the screen resolution, to change the picture, I selected the highest option not knowing that neither my netbook screen or my tv can support that resolution. Now when I turn...

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Left click computer screen then click personalize then click display settings .

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How can I change the resolution on my screen? (More complex than it sounds)?

THIS QUESTION IS MORE COMPLEX THAN IT SEEMS. I know how to change the resolution, (This is Windows XP) I just go Desktop>Properties>Appearance, and change the resolution or whatever..BUT Last week my computer broke..the hard drive was ruined but...

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Hi!! Its too common.. 1) Have u installed the video drivers that came in a CD along with ur PC...Kindly...

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How do I change the resolution settings of a moniter when the button on the panel is off screen?

I have a laptop that came with everything big. Too big. All of the icons and text are super huge and wanted to try adjusting the resolution to see if I could a better viewpoint of my monitor. This was due to the fact that I was trying to install a program...

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Increasing the resolution will make your screen smaller. Try hitting the Tab button...this will move...

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How can I change the Screen Resolution?

A lot of programs suggest I change the screen resolution such as iTunes and Windows Movie Maker saying that a better screen resolution would be 1024x768 or higher. I tried changing it and the screen doesn't fit the monitor's size. How do change the screen...

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check the buttons on you monitor screen or point the cursor on monitor and right click, and click on...

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I reformated my computer, now the screen resolution wont change. how can i change the screen resolution?

i reformated my computer, its a dell. its windows xp pro now. anyways, i right click on my desktop then properties and then setings and my screen resolution bar wont move..its set to 800x600 and i cant chnage it

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try installing the graphics cards drivers if xp hasnt' already, this may be the only thing holding you...

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