How to set the resolution on my va2226w

Check for bad caps with bulging/leaking tops as shown here first:
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/VIEWSONIC/Viewsonic%20VA2226W/

Basic LCD monitor and TV troubleshooting guide:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide
http://www.fixya.com/support/r7406380-tv_training_manuals
Failed TV and Monitors pictures: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/

Learn about bad caps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/ he can make you a set of caps for you.
Or www.digikey.com just make sure to use caps with low ESR, 105c, high ripple current, long life rating such as PANASONIC FM or FC series.

Swap this monitor with the main one.
If it works, you may simply not have the secondary output enabled in the operating system.

In Windows for example, in the video properties, there's a place where you choose which video card you're dealing with (and/or which output or monitor) and there's a checkbox that says "extend my desktop to this monitor"
If that's not enabled, monitor 2 will be blank !

If the monitor doesn't work in the same connector that the working monitor is in, you may have bad capacitors in this one.

Watch the video below on how to fix that issue.

Not directly......but no worries!

All hope is not lost with just the VGA out on your card!

First, every flat panel monitor I have ever seen has a VGA input, so your GeForce2 card will still work!

VGA is still the top analog signal standard for computers. I am writing this with my on-board NVIDEA GeForce, connected to a Viewsonic VA2226w flat panel monitor using VGA and set at a resolution of 1680X1050!

Almost forgot..... just ignore the "TV Out" on your card.... this is old school and will give you nowhere near the quality you will get from VGA.... it was meant as a "crowd pleaser" to allow people to connect to their old school big screen TV sets.

Get the flat panel display... you will find out that it will work just fine with your VGA connection.

The lines appearing on the screen have nothing at all to do with the resolution. If the OSD display is correct (when the LCD is not connected to the PC), then the possible issue could be the RAM. Open the PC case and check if you have more than one RAM stick. Try using one RAM at a time and swaping RAM slots to see if the display is shown correctly. Make sure that the PC is turned off and power is disconnected before you remove/ install RAM. Most of the times lines appearing on the screen are due to faulty RAM. I suggest that you may also connect the LCD with some other PC to check if the issue is with the LCD or not.

Let me know if any further clarification/ assistance is required.
Hope it helps! Good Luck!
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Try reinstalling the graphics drivers. and possibly a different graphics card.

Try holding the vol+ & vol- or hold the vol+ & Menu and lastly try the ch+ & ch- buttons. When doing this you must do it from the tv not the remote, and hold them down for ten seconds or until it says it has unlocked.

It seems like the display resolution was not set to the optimal resolution for your monitor.

To correct this, follow this guide. I am assuming you have Windows XP.

1) Navigate to the Control Panel in Microsoft Windows by left-clicking on Start, followed by Settings and then choosing Control Panel.

2) In the Control Panel window, open Display.

Note: In Microsoft Windows XP, depending on how your operating system is setup, you may not see the Display icon. To correct this, click on the link on the left-hand side of the Control Panel window that says Switch to Classic View.

3) In the Display Properties window, click on the Settings tab.

4) Slide the Screen resolution slider all the way to the right for your optimal resolution.

5) Click the OK or Apply button to confirm the changes. If prompted, follow any additional on screen directions.

NOTE: If the text appears too small, go back to step 4 and try a different position on the slider until you get it how you like it.

Good luck on solving your computer problem.

Changing the screen resolution in XP.
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/changing-screen-resolution-win-xp.htm

Changing the screen resolution in VISTA.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/0386b009-5f30-45c7-80c8-ff0395cc24091033.mspx

http://www.tech-tips-now.com/2008/11/12/how-to-dual-boot-vista-and-ubuntu-810-part-7/

this is great guide to set up a dual boot option on your on pc

If this is an earlier version of Quicken made for XP or earlier still, you may have to download new drivers from Intuit's website if you are now running Vista in your new PC.
You can start here:
http://quicken.intuit.com/

Or in the support section:
http://quicken.intuit.com/support.jsp