Resolution problem on shared machine (WXP)

[psycogi]

Right, my home PC is shared between the family, i like my gfx card at 1280 by 1024, very nice res, but my dad cant read it in his old age, and prefers 800 by 600 (eurgh) har har... anyone know of a script i could write out/batch file i could make that can set the resolution on Logon for each user????? any ideas would be a great help. Running XP Pro Corporate, not that i think it makes any difference.

[Paul S]

XP should store the settings for each user in a file and when this user logs in their preferences will be displayed. Have you set up individual accounts for all users of this PC?

<font color=green>Paul</font color=green>

[psycogi]

Your settings have nothing to do with the screen resolution. This is a global setting.
Any one else have any ideas??? Im currently working on a solution myself, using scripts and reg keys... if i work it out, i will post it.

[Andy-S]

This may help you with your script and registry changes.

1. Download regshot from <a target="_blank" href=http://regshot.ist.md/>http://regshot.ist.md/</a>.

2. Take a snapshot of the registry at 1024 x 768 resolution.

3. Take the 2nd shot with the resolution changed to 800 x 600.

4. Click compare and it will list all the keys that were changed.

5. Do the same for the opposite change.

6. Compile these changes into a script that will run in the individual users startup.

This is a list of keys that were changed on my system when going from 1024 x 768 to 800 x 600. The first occurrence of the key details what it was prior to the change and the second occurrence is what it was changed to.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VID EO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.XResolution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\DefaultSettings.YResolution: 0x00000258
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.XRe solution: 0x00000320
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000300
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardwa re Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ VIDEO\{EEAD339B-994E-4AA3-A463-BFB8BEAC7127}\0000\Mon80861000\DefaultSettings.YRe solution: 0x00000258
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-796845957-1383384898-1708537768-1010\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0\Position: 2C 00 00 00 CC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 34 03 00 00 E2 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-796845957-1383384898-1708537768-1010\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0\Position: 2C 00 00 00 F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 02 00 00 3A 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Cheers
Andy

[psycogi]

This is the method i was workin at.... so far so good, now just have to make sure all the keys are right before i go using it and f*cking up my drive. At least some1 on here has half a brain cell... was beginning to think i was the only 1.

[Andy-S]

Psycogi,

I know you may be stressed out trying to get a solution to your problem but I think your statement is a bit unfair. There are many people on this forum who are subject matter experts in many fields. Just because they didn't provide an answer to this specific problem doesn't imply that they are any less knowledgeable than you or I. Paul for example has provided many good solutions for multiple issues that people have been experiencing and in my opinion is currently one of the main contributors in this forum.

You may want to re-think your response.

Cheers
Andy

[Paul S]

Cheers Andy!

Apologies to Psycogi.

<font color=green>Paul</font color=green>

[psycogi]

Very very sorry, i appologise profusely. been a bit stressed thats all.

[Paul S]

Thanks for the reply. All I try and do is help, sometimes my suggestion is of use, other times it is not much help.

Hope Andy's help pointed you in the right direction - his posts are useful.

Regards,

<font color=green>Paul</font color=green>