"Not optimised for 1600x1050" - BUT WON'T LET ME !!!!

[Phil K]

Its my friend's girl friends comp
It went down, I had it at my place to find out why, (its the graphics card - what are the different slot types ? Thought it was only one) and when reloading XP, it rebooted XP screen then a screensaver-like "Not optimised for 1600x1050" BUT IT WON'T LET ME IN TO CHANGE IT !
Anyone help me out on this ?

[SpywareDr]

(its the graphics card - what are the different slot types ? Thought it was only one)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pci-e
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agp

[Phil K]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pci-e
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agp

Thanks for that, daft thing is the illustration half way down the AGP link is exactly right, then the variations below, NONE of them are the same as the illustration !

Would love to know how to set the resolution though. Tried safe mode (suppose when I get back from work - well tomorrow it'll have to be when I get back from work - I could try updating XP in Safe Mode) but same when i rebooted. Can't get the upgrades like this either.

[TropicalBound]

When you boot into Safe Mode, open the Device Manager and uninstall the display adapter. When you boot normal, Plug and Play will find it, reinstall the drivers, and set the resolution.

TB

[Phil K]

Thanks for that TB will try it (have to get a new graphics card as the one I tested this with has had to go back !)

[Welshjim]

Phil K--I have an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card and a Dell LCD monitor. When I right click Desktop|Properties|Settings|Advanced I am offered an Adapter tab. At the bottom is a button "List all Modes". Clicking that shows all the resolutions the Monitor supports. You can choose from there.

[Phil K]

Phil K--I have an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card and a Dell LCD monitor. When I right click Desktop|Properties|Settings|Advanced I am offered an Adapter tab. At the bottom is a button "List all Modes". Clicking that shows all the resolutions the Monitor supports. You can choose from there.

Thats just it Jim. I got (I'll be trying once again when the replacement graphics card arrives) a screensaver-type screen with "Not optimal configuration for 1600x1050" dark grey dialog box with white writing wandering aimlessly around the screen, and giving me no opportunity to actually change it. I hope that the card when it arrives (used from ebay, the woman needed to keep costs down to minimum) has a cd with drivers.
I'm after a way to get in - safe mode i could use, tried to change it there, but back to the not optimised floating dialog box on reboot.

[photolady]

Once you get the card, you really should download the lastest drivers from Nvidia themselves. Drivers on CD are usually old and shouldn't be used.

[old folks]

http://sonic840.deviantart.com/art/C...-1-7-111402099
There's a link to a chart which surely must show every slot ever put on a board.

[Phil K]

Good link that and very helpful. Cheers, OF.

[jdc2000]

I got a screensaver-type screen with "Not optimal configuration for 1600x1050" dark grey dialog box with white writing wandering aimlessly around the screen, and giving me no opportunity to actually change it.

That sounds like something being produced by the monitor itself, not Windows. A Windows dialog box does not normally move. You might look into the available controls on the monitor itself to see if you can turn this warning off.