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Resolution Problem

#1 User is offline   Kanye 

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:14 AM

I have a Sony SDM-M51 that shows up as "default monitor" in my display settings, and so I have resolutions from 800x600 to 2048x1536. I was starting up Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and I decided to change some of the settings to try to increase performance. I was altering the resolution settings and I accidentally set it to 2048x1536. The game automatically shut off because my monitor couldn't support that resolution. Now everytime I try to start the game the screen goes black and my monitor says "Out of scan range" and it takes me back to my desktop. I know for a fact that this problem is happening simply because the resolution is set too high, but I can't get into the game to change it because when I start it up, it boots me out. How can I change the settings back?

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 12:56 PM

Try deleting your set file:
My Documents\GTA Vice City User Files\gta_vc.set

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 07:06 AM

It worked. Thank you. :thumbsup:

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 10:07 AM

Excellent! Have a nice day,
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