DorothyMacaw

Well I reinstalled the video drivers and the situation stayed the same. I was going to change outputs thinking I had 2 DVI outputs only to find out that there is one S video, one DVI and one regular monitor output. The phantom monitor (2) IS marked as DEFAULT MONITOR. This really has me baffled and I have been playing with computers for over 20 years as a hobby. I have never had a problem that has given me as many fits as this one. Since I only use this computer for HTPC and Windows Media Center does display 1920x1080 in Vista, I suppose I could live with the situation. But, not having a solution really doesn't set well wth me.

Thanks for the suggestions. I will reinstall the drivers that Nitroshift pointed me to. I am certain they are the ones I am currently using. But just to make sure .. especially since his is working. Ripken204, I thought that might be a possibility, but have not found a way to convince Vista of that. Yes this is a dual head card. I have it connected to the HDTV with the DVI output, not the VGA. But now that I think about it .. maybe if I move the DVI from the position it is on to the second position on the card, maybe that will solve it. I will get to that tomorrow and see. All of you, thank you again.

Yes. I tried the current ones and even one of Nvidia's older versions. Grrrr...

This is making me wacko. My HTPC (Home Theater PC) is now dual boot Win XP Pro and Vista Beta2. I run this machine on my Mitsubishi HDTV (projection) which is connected with a HDMI cable. I get 1900x1080 all the time with Win XP. When I installed Vista I can only get 640X480 on the HDTV. Under display properties Vista tells me that I have 2 monitors connected (I don't). Monitor #1 will only show a resolution of 640X480. The phantom monitor #2 will allow me to change the resolution to 1900X1080. Only problem this monitor does not exist. BUT, when I open WMC (Windows Media Center) I can get 1900X1080 in Vista. No 5.1 surround yet, but that is a different post. Any suggestions ?