My Widescreen Monitor Now Thinks It's Square(ish)

[Pete Zicato]

Right click on the desktop.
Choose properties in the menu.
Choose the Settings tab.
Click on the Advanced button.
Choose the adapter tab.
Make sure the adapter is what you expected. If you're not sure look in the documentation that came with your computer.
Now choose the monitor tab.
I suspect that somehow your monitor driver got changed. (Yes there is a monitor driver - at least that's what ms calls it.)
Click on the properties button.
You'll have to poke around in this area. I've never had to fix up a situation like this. Roll back driver, and uninstall look potentially useful.
You might also try calling the SVA people to see if they've got a monitor driver file for your monitor.
All of the above assume XP, but later versions should be similar.

Actually, did you check in your stuff to see if you got a cd with the monitor? I did when I got my samsung.

Good luck.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Right click on the desktop.
Choose properties in the menu.
Choose the Settings tab.
Click on the Advanced button.
Choose the adapter tab.
Make sure the adapter is what you expected. If you're not sure look in the documentation that came with your computer.
Now choose the monitor tab.
I suspect that somehow your monitor driver got changed. (Yes there is a monitor driver - at least that's what ms calls it.)
Click on the properties button.
You'll have to poke around in this area. I've never had to fix up a situation like this. Roll back driver, and uninstall look potentially useful.
You might also try calling the SVA people to see if they've got a monitor driver file for your monitor.
All of the above assume XP, but later versions should be similar.

Actually, did you check in your stuff to see if you got a cd with the monitor? I did when I got my samsung.

Good luck.

Right clicking the desktop gets me pic 1, when I click 'Graphics Properties', I get pic 2 (none of these options apply except Display Settings), when clicking 'Display Settings', you guessed it, pic three. Again, no real love. Highlighted is my current resolution(strrretched to fill my wide screen). Aspect Ratio changes nothing. Refresh is 60hz. Color Quality offers 16 or 32 bit. Video Settings only let you tweak colors etc.

No disc. I thought about checking their site, but was putting it off as most manufacturer's website's help systems only make me angry(er). Circular logic infuriates me.

I did see a "rollback driver" box somewhere in my wanderings, but, it was unavailable and grayed out.

Thanks for the input everyone.