Re: XP setup screen does not fill screen

"Noel8" <harri85274@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:a3011fd7-dfeb-443e-b784-9c2d1ec5d5ba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a 22'' LCD/vga HDTv MONITOR Each time i have to reinstall XP,
the setup screen is not centered so I can see ALL buttons that i need
to press to get to the next function. I spend a lot of time moving the
mouse in the general area guessing where the arrow or button is. I
called the tech and the idiot and i use the word loosely, told me go
to windows and change the resolution...I told him how can i change the
resolution in windows when its not installed? True once i do get into
windows then i am able to change resolution and it does fill the
screen nicely...but its the setup that is the problem. has anyone here
have similar problems with one of these monitors and able to correct
that part? Its an excellent monitor otherwise..but rotten support.


If your problem(which is often called "overscan") only occurs when installing/reinstalling Windows, and not when Windows is running, then your only remaining remedies are to use your HDTV monitor's internal menu and settings to temporarily adjust your monitor to make these hidden buttons appear, and if your monitor has no such range of adjustment, then to replace your video card with one which has better support for your specific HDTV. I don't believe the XP setup program has any provisions whatsoever to change the monitor/overscan settings, and you are thus left with the 2 options I have mentioned.

You might, for example, try going through your HDTV settings to see if your menus allow to change the "Size", the "Centering", the "Height" of your display. Any of these should allow you to temporarily move the image to see things at the edges which would otherwise be in the invisible overscanned area at the edge of the display.

Consult your HDTV owner's manual or web site to get a good understanding of what your menu options are.

Good luck,

Smarty

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