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Monitor zoom issues not caused by the monitor I believe

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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:31 PM

so, whenever I am using an application in full screen, like KotOR for example, whenever I alt-tab out of it or it refreshes the monitor upon entering a new scene, my screen zooms in to 640x480 resolution without changing the size.

to clarify, I see about a quarter of the screen at once and I can move my mouse to the sides to scroll the vies, but it is really annoying and the only fix seems to be restarting my computer.

is there a fix that will either remove this feature/bug (not sure which) or just provide an instant change to the screen? I tried changing the resolution lower and then back to what it was, and I tried restarting the monitor but nothing seems to work.
If I'm posting, I probably have something horribly wrong with my computer, there's no obvious explanation for it, that's just the way it is.

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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:51 PM

It would help if I knew a couple of things:

Monitor type
Video Card Make/Model and driver version

If you don;t know how to get this info I can help.

Let me know

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Posted 22 October 2009 - 09:48 AM

The monitor merely provides the image...that the system/video card sends as a signal.

Refresh rates and screen resolutions are governed by video drivers/video card/chip.

I would try uninstalling the video drivers and then reinstalling the same or a more current version...I suspect that the drivers are damaged/corrupted.

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 11:37 PM

the drivers or the card is damaged? it just recently started and now my monitor will randomly shut off and take multiple restarts to recieve signal from the computer...
If I'm posting, I probably have something horribly wrong with my computer, there's no obvious explanation for it, that's just the way it is.

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