2007WFP display(i.e. toolbars) too large with M90

Question

I recently upgraded my workstation to an M90 with a port replicator.  With this upgrade came the new 20'' LCD monitor (2007WFP) and a port replicator.  These are company issued and I had no input.  The M90 has the nVidia 2500 graphics card.  When using the laptop screen, all toolbars and icons are quite small (which I like) and allow for a huge amount of working landscape in my applications even with all my usual toolbars on and docked.  When I plug in the monitor however, the the display (though centered) is quite large.  In other words, it looks as if there is some uncommanded scaling going on.  What I really want is to have the same size icons and toolbars as the m90 displays even if it means sacrificing some display area along the sides.  I have tried all preset resolution combinations provided by nVidia without success.  Am I missing something obvious or is this just not possible?   M90 1920x1200 2007WFP 1680x1050

gpro · Answer

1680x1050 is the maximum (and native) resolution of the 2007WFP. For 1920x1200 you would need a 2407WFP

GISGIS · Answer

So there is no way to display the entire desktop from the M90 on the 2007WFP even allowing for some 'unused' space around the edges?  The toolbars are so large on this monitor that there is actually less space available for working than with my old CRT.

KevinR100 · Answer

gisgis Since you have nvidia card under the nview destop manager select destops\mutiple displays\options then enable the last line 'allow destops to use different resolutions'. This may fix the problem. Another way, or in conjunction, is to select display properties\settings\advanced\general & under DPI setting: you can select one of these options. ie. If you wanted to set smaller type than you would use the custom settings to do so. cheers

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2007WFP display(i.e. toolbars) too large with M90

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