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I have an error when opening an old video game on Virtual Machine. Error says 'Unable to initialize display. Width: 800, Height: 600, Depth: 32'
I want to play an old game through virtual machine, but when I click 'open', it comes up with an error saying, 'Unable to initialize display. Width: 800, Height: 600, Depth: 32'
I'm using Windows XP, ...
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Windows XP - screen turns off after X time
I have a Windows XP PC that's supposed to stay on without closing the screen etc. Even if the setting is set to never, after a while the screen shuts down no matter what I chose.
Any idea?
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Windows: emulate green CRT on modern LCD
I felt the old green phosphorous CRT very relaxing.
Is there any way to emulate the monotone green of a phosphorous CRT on modern LCD monitors?
Can I solve it coding a Windows theme or monitor ...
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Screen flicker(Yes, I already tried googling, I need an expert)
Okay, a little background, I am poor and I am using the same laptop for last 10 years using Windows XP for all my life however, I recently upgraded to Windows 7 when my lappy stopped working(2 weeks ...
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Weird picture quality using DVI
I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT graphics card, using an LG W2042TQ (20 inch widescreen monitor ). I always had a kinda “weird” display on that computer—not ...
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XP screen loses first three characters
Windows XP. The screen loses the first three characters on the left. There is a black band to the right. I want to move the screen three paces to the right. Have tried Mode con ,r,t with combinations ...
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PC Stuck at boot screen
PC Stuck at boot screen set up as image below.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Connect 2 monitors to one system and show different pictures on either
I want to connect 2 LCD monitors to 1 CPU to show different tasks on different monitors. For example, I want 1 monitor to display a video and the other one to display a stock trading platform.
How ...
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Running a program in XP freaks out display settings
I've got an XP box that is running a custom, old school program (explains the XP, don't hate). This program has always worked fine.
From last week, every time the .exe is double clicked, the graphics ...
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How do I get CTL 220UW Built-in Speakers to work on Windows XP?
I have a old Windows XP Computer that I just put a New Monitor onto.
My Mom had to use my speakers. So now I have NO audio output whatsoever.
I know the monitor has built-in speakers, But I can't ...
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How can I be certain of display's refresh rate?
There is an experiment that requires a 100Hz refresh rate, so we bought a 144Hz capable monitor and created a custom resolution that runs at 100Hz.
The experimenter felt something was wrong with the ...
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Video Input Out of Range
I tried to change the screen resolution because it was hurting my eyes but now the computer has a video input problem that says "out of range" and dv1 selection.
What I'm seeing:
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Fullscreen issue with widescreen monitor
I have a Samsung SA300 LED monitor and recently I am facing an issue.
During startup, the Intel splash screen is not going fullscreen (it previously did)
Also if I am using DOS prompt in Windows XP ...
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XP fresh install no display driver
I just did a fresh install of XP and have done all of my updates. I cannot get the driver to install. I have tried the disk. It just has a setup page that opens in a browser. There is now driver ...
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(Nearly) Blank screen on 2007 T61 Lenovo Thinkpad running Win XP
My everyday laptop is a 2007 T61 Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows XP. Up to yesterday, it ran reasonably well given its age. I generally keep it running 24/7, and dim down the screen to the max at ...
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