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Vista not meant for 600 x 800 gaming?


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16-Feb-2008, 10:33 AM #1
Vista not meant for 600 x 800 gaming?
I bought this laptop not too long ago. It has Vista on it, of coarse, and since it included a 3D card, I have been playing a few games on it lately. Just the other day, I was playing FF8, and it requires that my screen goes to 600 by 800 mode. It works fine, but ever since I started playing games that go into that mode, sometimes when I shut them down, the computer will stay in that mode. I'll restart my computer, and after loggin, the screen will be at normal size, then the screen will flash black, then it will be at a smaller size.

I can get back to the previous screen size with no problem (usually), but having to do that almost every time I log on is somewhat annoying.

Is there a fix to this problem of the screen size resizing itself on startup?

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16-Feb-2008, 11:09 AM #2
I got a utility at bookmarked at home that I can't remember the name of it off hand. It basically allows you to run a program at a different resolution and once the program finishes it will resume your normal screen resolution. I don't know if it is compatible with Vista though. I will let you know.
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16-Feb-2008, 11:56 AM #3
Okay, thanks.
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Says it run on Vista.
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