Resolution change crashes games

[Bubbleawsome]

I recently went from 1280x1024 to glorious 1920x1080. Only problem is that some NFS games launch at 1280x1024 and then crash. I've tried to reinstall but it kept the previous settings. Does anyone know how to change the resolution from files?

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Just for the sake of views and general topic, would the mods consider a move to VC&G?