My screen res keeps changing when I reboot

[tcc2f6]

I formatted my HD a bit ago and did a clean install of XP, everything is working great, however, whenever my computer boots up my screens resolution is different than what it was when I shut it down.

Currently I'm running a dual monitor on a Radeon 8500LE. Monitor 1 is a 21" CRT, and I have it at 1152x 864. The other monitor is a 15" samsung LCD running at 1024x 768 (which happens to be it's max res).

Whenever my computer boots up it makes both monitors have a 1024x768 res. It never did it before, and I'm not sure at all why XP is doing it now.

I made sure I have the most updated drivers and all, but still i have this problem....

I've been thinking of getting a new card...hah, maybe this will push me..


Any advice or tips would be much appreciated.

thanks
-ty

 

[Vette73]

I have a retail 8500 and when I reboot it gos back to 640 screen? I also have Win XP pro.

So if anybody knows whats up I caould use the help also.

 

[Huntress]

The first thing I do whenever a device is acting up is reinstall the drivers. This could be a simple corruption issue.

 

[tcc2f6]

I already downloaded the drivers and everything from ATI, but still no luck.

-ty

 

[Keysplayr]

Methinks you have to make sure all drivers are removed using something like driver cleaner1.0 or the like. Then reinstall.
And one more thing, if you are using windows 2000 pro or XP home/pro, install or reinstall the latest service pack. When drivers just dont want to work, then we need to look at the OS files. Something may have become corrupt somewhere. Service pack might fix it.

Keys