Updated ATI drivers, now WoW won't detect widescreen resolutions

[JohnAn2112]

Hey all.

I just updated my ATI drivers to Catalyst 7.3 and now, World of Warcraft no longer shows the 16:10 resolutions in the video options. I used to be able to run WoW at 1680x1050. I tried editing the config file in the WoW directory to 1680x1050 and it started the game at 800x600. Any ideas?

 

[KutterMax]

Do you have two monitors attached?

I've had this problem after I attached a second monitor. Somehow I fixed it by disconnecting and reconnecting it. This was with an nVidia card though.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

did u use driver cleaner before installing the 7.3's

 

[Noema]

I hate to sound like a Blizzard GM...but did you try deleting your WTS and WTF (or whatever they are called...haven't played WoW in ages...) folders?

 

[cKGunslinger]

Did you uncheck "Use DDC information "and manually set you max res?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: KutterMax
Do you have two monitors attached?

I've had this problem after I attached a second monitor. Somehow I fixed it by disconnecting and reconnecting it. This was with an nVidia card though.

I had this problem because I had my HDTV attached. For some reason the supported resolutions get reset and the TV is set as a secondary monitor, even if it was disabled before.

 

[Mem]

You tried reinstalling your monitor driver?

 

[JohnAn2112]

Well it turns out the ATI drivers detected my one and only monitor as a secondary monitor and WoW didn't like that, though my other games didn't have an issue with it. I changed it to my primary and everything seems to be working fine now. Weird how it saw my monitor as a secondary monitor since that's the only one I have connected.