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August 27th, 2006 08:00

Resolution blurry after XP reinstall - which drivers do i need??

Hi!
 
I reinstalled XP on my Inspiron 630m and now the resolution is not as good as it was before and the screen is blurry.  how do i know which drivers i need to install for my specific system?  There's a whole long list under "Display" on the Dell downloads site - do i need them all? If not, how do i know which one, if it even is one of those that will solve my problem?
 
Thanks in advance!
Megan
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    bacillus

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    Posted August 27th, 2006 08:00

    sounds like you didn't install the video driver, using a non-native resolution and/or didn't enable clear type!

    the display drivers listed on the dell site are for external monitors. Your lcd only needs the driver that is in-built into xp.
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    Posted August 27th, 2006 12:00

    Thanks for your help!

    Does that mean that i need to redo the whole installation process, correcting something that i did wrong? Or is there something i can do to rectify the problem now?

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    Posted August 27th, 2006 13:00

    could you list what drivers you've installed after you put the fresh copy of xp on your hdd?
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    Posted August 28th, 2006 22:00

    http://support.ap.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?

    what video card do you have?

    you can force a resolution that isn't there by going to advanced in the display properties and choosing "show modes that this monitor cannot support" then click ok and then you should be able to change the resolution to your correct one (so long as you know what that is!!!)
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    Posted August 29th, 2006 06:00

    Hey guys

    I installed the driver under "video" from the Dell site and all is well in the land of resolution now! My beautiful wide screen is looking hot again.

    Thanks for your help!

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    Posted August 29th, 2006 08:00

    now why didn't I think of suggesting installation of the video driver...   :smileywink:
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    Posted August 31st, 2006 06:00

    hehe

    i think it was the rest of the line about "non native resolution" and "clear type" that threw me off and left me scratching my head as to what to do! :smileytongue:

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