Screen Resolution Reset Problem

Cyberpro60 · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

I have a freshly setup Virtual PC running XP Pro.
Setup of the Virtual PC and subsequent installation of XP Pro and all
updates proceeded without any errors however I have a very annoying problem.
The Virtual PC seems unable to remember the selected screen resolution
(currently 1600 = x 1024). Everytime I start my VPC the screen resolution is
reset to 640 x 480.

How can I fix this ???

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Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

Have you installed the virtual machine additions?

"Cyberpro60" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I have a freshly setup Virtual PC running XP Pro.
> Setup of the Virtual PC and subsequent installation of XP Pro and all
> updates proceeded without any errors however I have a very annoying
> problem.
> The Virtual PC seems unable to remember the selected screen resolution
> (currently 1600 = x 1024). Everytime I start my VPC the screen resolution
> is
> reset to 640 x 480.
>
> How can I fix this ???

Cyberpro60 · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

Colin Barnhorst wrote: Have you installed the virtual machine additions?

Answer = Yes! It was the first thing I did after I installed XP.

Cyberpro60 · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

I have to say that I am underwhelmed by the lack of response to this, the
most basic, of questions and I am also wondering what this lack of response
means:

(1) Contrary to Microsoft's assertions, nobody from the Microsoft
establishment bothers to monitor their forums?

(2) Microsoft isn't really isn't interested in supporting its Virtual
Machine software offerings and, as a consequence of this, anybody seriously
interested in virtual machine operations should only consider VMWare?

(3) This is a serious software problem that can't be fixed and this version
[the 2007 version] is hopelessly defective?

After all, you have to wonder don't you?

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

They do managed newsgroups, but they drop by here as just friends. Ben
Armstrong does visit some. The public newsgroups are user to user groups.

No, I don't wonder. I use the ng for its self-support purposes.

"Cyberpro60" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I have to say that I am underwhelmed by the lack of response to this, the
> most basic, of questions and I am also wondering what this lack of
> response
> means:
>
> (1) Contrary to Microsoft's assertions, nobody from the Microsoft
> establishment bothers to monitor their forums?
>
> (2) Microsoft isn't really isn't interested in supporting its Virtual
> Machine software offerings and, as a consequence of this, anybody
> seriously
> interested in virtual machine operations should only consider VMWare?
>
> (3) This is a serious software problem that can't be fixed and this
> version
> [the 2007 version] is hopelessly defective?
>
> After all, you have to wonder don't you?

Jim Kay · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

Glad I'm not the only one with this problem.

I created a Vista VM on a Vista host with a 1680 x 1050 monitor. Then I took
the vhd to a Server 2008 host with a smaller monitor. The Vista guest always
boots with a wide screen and I have to logon and reset it every time.

True, I'm going from big to small, but it looks like the same problem.

Joschka

"Cyberpro60" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I have a freshly setup Virtual PC running XP Pro.
> Setup of the Virtual PC and subsequent installation of XP Pro and all
> updates proceeded without any errors however I have a very annoying
> problem.
> The Virtual PC seems unable to remember the selected screen resolution
> (currently 1600 = x 1024). Everytime I start my VPC the screen resolution
> is
> reset to 640 x 480.
>
> How can I fix this ???