Screen Resolution

Vincent · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 20

Hi

I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in my lap
1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at full screen
the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can I set the
resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?

Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)

--
Mike

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Andrew Tapp · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

Have you installed the VMAdditions?

"Vincent" wrote:

> Hi
>
> I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in my lap
> 1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at full screen
> the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can I set the
> resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?
>
> Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)
>
> --
> Mike
>
>
>

Vincent · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 20

Yes, VMAdditions installed.

I can resize the screen on-the-fly... inside que guest (windowed) It works
fine even with non-standard resolution but lower than 1024x786. I can't get
the full size: 1280x800... at full screen (ATL+ENTER) it only set to
1024x768 but gets distorted....

thanks...

Andrew Tapp escribió en el mensaje de
noticias 4F685799-9ED2-4703-BB21-84C3FF8E91E9@microsoft.com...
> Have you installed the VMAdditions?
>
> "Vincent" wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in my lap
> > 1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at full
screen
> > the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can I set
the
> > resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?
> >
> > Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)
> >
> > --
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

I would redo the vmadds. You should be getting a much higher resolution
choice in the vm than 1024x768.

"Vincent" wrote in message
news:%23w$K9TcdIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Yes, VMAdditions installed.
>
> I can resize the screen on-the-fly... inside que guest (windowed) It works
> fine even with non-standard resolution but lower than 1024x786. I can't
> get
> the full size: 1280x800... at full screen (ATL+ENTER) it only set to
> 1024x768 but gets distorted....
>
> thanks...
>
> Andrew Tapp escribió en el mensaje
> de
> noticias 4F685799-9ED2-4703-BB21-84C3FF8E91E9@microsoft.com...
>> Have you installed the VMAdditions?
>>
>> "Vincent" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in my lap
>> > 1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at full
> screen
>> > the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can I
>> > set
> the
>> > resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>

Vincent · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 20

Well.... actually I can get more resolution in the guest but.... I don't
know how to say.... still can't fit the full size screen... It exceeds the
screen... Do you understand? mmmm the real-res gets 1024x768 (expanden and
distorted 'cause the real-res is 1280x800) but the desk is bigger, it's out
of the screen boundaries... (sorry for my english) I have no idea if I'm
writing well...
The gues res is maybe 2048x1024 but the screen (at 1024x768) onle shows a
region of that 2048x1024.... what a mess... I hope you understand....

Colin Barnhorst escribió en el mensaje de noticias
DA4EB3B9-E8F7-49A1-A14E-4155BDE76890@microsoft.com...
> I would redo the vmadds. You should be getting a much higher resolution
> choice in the vm than 1024x768.
>
> "Vincent" wrote in message
> news:%23w$K9TcdIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Yes, VMAdditions installed.
> >
> > I can resize the screen on-the-fly... inside que guest (windowed) It
works
> > fine even with non-standard resolution but lower than 1024x786. I can't
> > get
> > the full size: 1280x800... at full screen (ATL+ENTER) it only set to
> > 1024x768 but gets distorted....
> >
> > thanks...
> >
> > Andrew Tapp escribió en el
mensaje
> > de
> > noticias 4F685799-9ED2-4703-BB21-84C3FF8E91E9@microsoft.com...
> >> Have you installed the VMAdditions?
> >>
> >> "Vincent" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in my
lap
> >> > 1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at full
> > screen
> >> > the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can I
> >> > set
> > the
> >> > resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

I can picture it but I don't have any thoughts about it except to make sure
that the host's drivers (chipset and video) are up to date.

"Vincent" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Well.... actually I can get more resolution in the guest but.... I don't
> know how to say.... still can't fit the full size screen... It exceeds the
> screen... Do you understand? mmmm the real-res gets 1024x768 (expanden
> and
> distorted 'cause the real-res is 1280x800) but the desk is bigger, it's
> out
> of the screen boundaries... (sorry for my english) I have no idea if I'm
> writing well...
> The gues res is maybe 2048x1024 but the screen (at 1024x768) onle shows a
> region of that 2048x1024.... what a mess... I hope you understand....
>
>
>
> Colin Barnhorst escribió en el mensaje de
> noticias
> DA4EB3B9-E8F7-49A1-A14E-4155BDE76890@microsoft.com...
>> I would redo the vmadds. You should be getting a much higher resolution
>> choice in the vm than 1024x768.
>>
>> "Vincent" wrote in message
>> news:%23w$K9TcdIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > Yes, VMAdditions installed.
>> >
>> > I can resize the screen on-the-fly... inside que guest (windowed) It
> works
>> > fine even with non-standard resolution but lower than 1024x786. I can't
>> > get
>> > the full size: 1280x800... at full screen (ATL+ENTER) it only set to
>> > 1024x768 but gets distorted....
>> >
>> > thanks...
>> >
>> > Andrew Tapp escribió en el
> mensaje
>> > de
>> > noticias 4F685799-9ED2-4703-BB21-84C3FF8E91E9@microsoft.com...
>> >> Have you installed the VMAdditions?
>> >>
>> >> "Vincent" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in my
> lap
>> >> > 1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at full
>> > screen
>> >> > the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can I
>> >> > set
>> > the
>> >> > resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Mike
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

Vincent · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 20

Well... actually.. the old video drivers (SIS) let me set 1152x768 as the
max res.at full screen without distortion... (inside a thin black border)
Bigger resolutions reset the full screen to Windowed VPC with a message.

Recently I updated the drivers. And now I can't get the 1152x768. The screen
just turn into the 800x600 res distorted at full screen and the desktop to
the virtual size of 1152x768 (or bigger)

Colin Barnhorst escribió en el mensaje de noticias
98FA07B4-3459-466D-9269-04DD136D7719@microsoft.com...
> I can picture it but I don't have any thoughts about it except to make
sure
> that the host's drivers (chipset and video) are up to date.
>
> "Vincent" wrote in message
> @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Well.... actually I can get more resolution in the guest but.... I don't
> > know how to say.... still can't fit the full size screen... It exceeds
the
> > screen... Do you understand? mmmm the real-res gets 1024x768 (expanden
> > and
> > distorted 'cause the real-res is 1280x800) but the desk is bigger, it's
> > out
> > of the screen boundaries... (sorry for my english) I have no idea if I'm
> > writing well...
> > The gues res is maybe 2048x1024 but the screen (at 1024x768) onle shows
a
> > region of that 2048x1024.... what a mess... I hope you understand....
> >
> >
> >
> > Colin Barnhorst escribió en el mensaje de
> > noticias
> > DA4EB3B9-E8F7-49A1-A14E-4155BDE76890@microsoft.com...
> >> I would redo the vmadds. You should be getting a much higher
resolution
> >> choice in the vm than 1024x768.
> >>
> >> "Vincent" wrote in message
> >> news:%23w$K9TcdIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> > Yes, VMAdditions installed.
> >> >
> >> > I can resize the screen on-the-fly... inside que guest (windowed) It
> > works
> >> > fine even with non-standard resolution but lower than 1024x786. I
can't
> >> > get
> >> > the full size: 1280x800... at full screen (ATL+ENTER) it only set to
> >> > 1024x768 but gets distorted....
> >> >
> >> > thanks...
> >> >
> >> > Andrew Tapp escribió en el
> > mensaje
> >> > de
> >> > noticias 4F685799-9ED2-4703-BB21-84C3FF8E91E9@microsoft.com...
> >> >> Have you installed the VMAdditions?
> >> >>
> >> >> "Vincent" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I want to set a Virtual Machine (winXP) to use at full screen in
my
> > lap
> >> >> > 1200x800 But I can only get 1024x768 in the guest WinXP. and at
full
> >> > screen
> >> >> > the image is expanded... and a little distorted I guess... How can
I
> >> >> > set
> >> > the
> >> >> > resolution to 1200x800 in the XP guest?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance (sorry for my english)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Mike
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>