Re: Resolution I have installed a win XP on my machine and my resolution is very low. I could get only 4bit. The system is Dell GX260

My answer will help Windows XP and Windows 7 users.
When the computer starts, start pressing F8 button. After several seconds you will see the following menu.
Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode with Command Prompt ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------

If you have Win XP, there will be a menu item as 'Enable VGA Mode'. In Win 7 you will see 'Enable low-resolution video (640 x 480)'
Select this option and press enter. (XP users will have to enter again).
After the computer is ready, goto display properties and save the resolution.

- In XP right-click on desktop, select 'Properties', Click the 'Settings' tab (last tab on top), and click 'OK' button.

- In Win 7, Right-click on screen and select 'Screen Resolution'. Click 'OK' button.

(Ignore any warnings)

Restart the computer.

Set the screen resolution again to a reasonable setting.

- Be careful! If you set it too high (if the monitor does not support the resolution you select), again the screen might disappear! (Sometimes this happen automatically after installing a game)

Dell Optiplex GX260 is a very old model and does not have drivers for windows 7. also the graphic card will not support the aero features in win 7. i recommend you stick to xp for your gx 260

jenny_beech

The resolution 1920x1030 is not a standard resolution. Also at the time this computer came out you did not have monitors this big ether. So you most likely will not be able to get 1920x1030 on this computer. However if you install the drivers for the monitor on the computer you should atleast get the right aspect ratio so you have poor resolution. You should have a CD with the drivers on in it. The llink below will show you haw to install them maually in Windows 7 if the drivers are not in an installer. Let me know if you need the steps for Windows XP.

How to install your monitor drivers in Windows 7

Issken
http://www.fixya.com/users/issken

Hello Friend,

Please visit below URl and download display drivers from "Video" section. If your computer having intel graphic card then please download intel driver or if your computer is having ATI graphic card then please download ATI driver

After downloading the driver install and reboot your system once.

This might fix your resolution problem.

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid&SystemID=PLX_PNT_P4_GX260

Thanks & Regards,

Viju

get all your stuff off the computer and re insall xp and dont put that update back on there

Hi there.
The optiplex GX260 does not support Vista, it only supports XP, Win2000, Win98 and NT 4.0.


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hi
u need to download the sp1 of vista to get it go to http://keznews.com/3594_Hack_Available_to_Download_the_Official_Vista_SP1_Straight_from_Microsoft

plz check the dell website for the drivers

from this website
http://www.ibm.com/products/finder/us/finders?pg=ddfinder&trac=SU1

reinstall xp.