larunlady

Oh no, not an old motherboard!! I know exactly how it feels... It doesn't sound good, does it mean a new computer or is it possible to just replace it? But thank you for those links and that information, I'm learning all the time, despite the insult about my motherboard! Again when I have time, I will investigate further. It takes me a while to do something you probably find sooo easy!

Thank you -X- for that! I'm sure those instructions will come in useful on another occasion. Never heard of it. Anyway the result is: Intel® 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family. It's a whole new language I'm learning here!

Oh dear, this is where I show how dim I am! I do know my monitor is a HP 2009v but my computer is a Dell with Windows XP professional and although I do have a list of what was loaded on it I can't see any mention of a video card or controller! Do they have other terms?

I have found that my resolution is 1600 x 900 and that obviously causing the stretching I mentioned. I altered a setting to 'fill to aspect ration' but it looked dreadful, just a strip in the middle of the screen. I still haven't found out how to actually alter the resolution to anything more suitable. I will now try to find out if Picasa which I use for my photos has any way to alter the size of the photos! At least thanks to you I now know what native resolution is!!

Thank you for that help! I am now trying to find my 'native resolution' settings! Will let you know how I get on!

I recently got a new widescreen monitor and everything is stretched to fit the screen, including photographs. How do I get them back to normal? Everybody looks broad! I use Picasa photo viewer and cannot find anything there to help. I would appreciate it if anyone out there can help. I am a new member of MSFN Forums and this is my first topic.