Monitor Resolution not working right

Question

I have 2 4550's. I am using one 19' Trinitron Monitor for both computers via a KVM switch.  When I change the resolution on one 4550 to acommodate a software need to 1024/768, it changes the screen view to smaller icons and text.  This has always been my perception of what is supposed to take place.  On the other 4550, when I go to 1024/768, everything is larger?  I have to use my mouse pointer to 'move' the screen (all four directions, depending on what part of the screen I need to see)so I can see the whole screen.  I have a NiVidea display card 9700 TV OUT, etc.   I suppose I need to update the driver or re-install it.  Don't know what to do, actually.  In reading some other folks monitor problems, it seems that there could be a lot of things I might need to try, but I would appreciate going straight to the solution if someone out there would be so kind as to help me.  I am an elderly man with many health issues and I just don't have the energy or good eye sight to be doing more reading than I have already done.    Please tell me if I am wrong about what should happen when I change from the 800/600 to the 1024/768.  Hope to hear from someone about this.   Winruss5

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

Winruss5, Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum. When you adjust the resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768 then the icons become smaller in size.

Winruss5 · Answer

DELL-Jesse wrote:

Winruss5,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

When you adjust the resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768 then the icons become smaller in size.

Thank you Jesse for responding. I thought I was right about the size. Since this one monitor/computer does not act correctly, please advise what I need to do now. Though I needed to know if I was right about what the change should do to a monitor display, I now need to know what I can do to make it do what it is supposed to do.

Would appreciate your response as I do the first one.

Windruss5

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

Winruss5, Try removing and then reinstalling the video card drivers back into the system to see if that will resolve the issue.

Winruss5 · Answer

Jesse, thanks, I thought I would have to do something like this, but I don't have a clue to how to remove and re-install the driver of the display card. I'm not even sure where it is. Would you be so kind as to respond once more as to how to do that. I know you must get disgusted with folks like me. I probably could find out in other ways how to do this, but I must be honest with you by saying this would save me a lot of research time.

Would you please?

Thank you so much,

PS: Can people who don't have a Dell use this Forum?

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

Winruss5,

Yes, anyone can use the forum no matter if you have a Dell or not.

For information on removing and installing video card drivers take a look at the Video Conference Forum.It has the information that will help you out.

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