Monitor resolution?

[sarcomere]

I have an HP 8765c that I needed to reformat.....the monitor I'm using is a Mitsubishi 15" flatscreen. I need to agree to the license terms of the Windows ME OS; however, my problem is that the "default" (??) resolution is 640 x 480 which is too big for my monitor and the part I need to "click" on is covered up and short of driving forty miles to connect my computer to my sister's larger monitor, I have no idea what else to do.
I hope this makes sense....hard to explain. Please help. Thanks!

[RJ]

Hello and welcome to PC Mech.

Use the buttons on the monitor to adjust the image.

RJ

[Lardass]

Try changing some of the settings on your monitor then simply set the resolution you would like it to be.

[sarcomere]

Yes, I've tried that, but the monitor won't allow me to. It warns me that the optimum resolution is "10242 x 768", but what is actually being displayed on the screen is "640 x 480"....making everything too big to fit on the screen correctly. What I need to be able to do (I think) is to set my monitor to "1024 x 768", except there is no way for me to adjust that. I've played with every control on the monitor, and read the manual, but nowhere does it mention that you can actually change the resolution settings on the monitor itself. It does say that you need to do it using the display settings "on your computer" , but you need Windows to do that, and I can't do that because I can't click on the "yes" of the agreement!!! I think at this point, I will pack the thing up and go borrow another monitor. I appreciate all the input though!

[RJ]

Well, you really can't adjust the resolution on the monitor itself. You can do that in Windows, and unless Windows is installed 640x480 is used because all monitors can display that.

What I guess is that your monitor is connected via the VGA port and the 640x480 resolution is not properly aligned.
The monitor should have an auto adjust function. Either a button or an item in the menu. Using autotune will set up the display correctly and you should then be able to see the entire screen.

RJ

[sarcomere]

It IS connected via the VGA port (that's what it says, anyway)....the monitor is on "autoadjust". Is there no way for me to adjust anything in "Safe Mode"? It won't let me adjust the monitor from that 640 x 480 resolution. Meanwhile, that little guy on the agreement screen keeps juggling and looking very bored while I spend way too much time trying to figure this out!! (Yes, I do hide him) THanks again.