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Can I make Windows 7 and the Nvidia Control Panel "forget" external display resolutions?

I'm currently having a problem with my system where the full 2560x1440 resolution of my Dell U2711 monitor isn't well supported by my ASUS G73S laptop (it has an NVIDIA GeForce GTX440M CUDA with 1.5GB ...
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Change wallpaper properties in Windows 7

I have a picture to put wallpaper. Picture position is center. The image width is thinner than the width of the monitor. So, around the image is black. But, I want around the image is white. What do ...
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nVidia Control Panel resets Gamma setting after restart

Yesterday i bought a GeForce 560 Ti video card but unfortunately there is a problem. I set the gamma level in nVidia Control Panel to 0.65 but when I shut down or restart the PC the gamma is restored ...
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How to modify / remove the bottom bar in Mac OS X?

How can we remove the "bottom bar" (that has all the icons) in Mac OS X? : Also, is it possible to move it to the left or right side of the screen like how Windows taskbar does it? :
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How can I force particular display settings while using a KVM?

I recently bought a VGA + PS/2 KVM switch, just to make life a little easier for a few days while setting up a new PC for someone while also running my own. It seems to work as advertised, but one ...
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Is it possible to lock in a screen resolution in XP

I have an XP box connected to a KVM switch, every time the computer boots, the screen resolution gets reset to the switches maximum resolution which is different than the screens native resolution. I ...
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No "Displays" in System Preferences

Apparently I don't have the option to configure my displays in Mac OS X. The option "Displays" has been removed from the System Preferences. Is there a way to restore this?
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How can we increase secondary screen resolution from 1280x 800 to 1920x1080 for an LCD TV?

My company had a 42" LCD TV with softward to connect a laptop for projection of images onto the TV. Our company laptops all have native screen resolution of 1280x800. We recently purchased a 55" LCD ...
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Is there any software to keep eyes distracted from monitor [closed]

I have a 19 inch LCD monitor but my eyes are hurting when sitting too much in front of the PC so I used an eye protector software, but it irritates me since it is a trial version, so I cannot edit its ...
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Display Settings Reset After Start Up

Okay. Every time I start my computer the display settings reset to 800 by 600 pixels. I can change the settings to 1280 by 800 and it will stick while I'm using it. But as soon as I put it back to ...
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Is there any way to horizontally flip my monitor?

I have an ATI 3200 MRadeon, graphics card, and I wanted to know if there is any way to horizontally flip, or "mirror" my monitor. Is it possible to do this from within Catalyst Control Center (Ati's ...
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Ubuntu: Windows have rough and choppy edges with any graphic driver

obviously (my) Ubuntu has problems with the x window system. Every time when I move any window, this window looks rough and choppy on the edges (see http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24439/). First of ...
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On HP Mini, unable to select 800x600 resolution

I have an HP Mini laptop. I can only make resolution setting for my display of 1024x576. The HP Deskjet 6988 driver only allows resolution settings of 800x600. I don't care how 800x600 would look on ...
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Can I turn down the screen brightness on my MacBook Pro any further?

I sometimes use my MacBook Pro with all the lights off in the room. I turn the screen brightness down to its lowest setting (and turn off the automatic brightness adjustment), but it’s still a bit too ...
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Vista monitor Display Setting default 2-1?

I run a Sony HDTV to my VAIO laptop video and audio, works fine. Except it defaults to monitor order of 1-2 and resets after every boot or profound desktop change. Can a Registry tweak be set to ...
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