[Ti] VirtualPC Question

David Howarter dhowartr at gte.net
Sun Mar 30 02:02:30 PST 2003


> 
> Chris,
> 
> Since we're on VPC questions and you have a good knowledge base, can I ask
> you a question?  I have an 800MHz TiBook and am running WIN2k and just
> upgraded my Win98 image to XP Pro.  The upgrade went fine, but I cannot seem
> to get it to display full screen.  The best it will do is 1024x768, so I
> have black bars on either side of the screen.  Is this normal, or can I get
> the full screen like I do with WIN2k?  I have the resolution in WIN2k set to
> 1280x854, 32bit color, and VPC set to "adjust to Mac Resolution".  (My usual
> screen resolution setting for the PowerBook is 1280x854). I ran the VPC
> additions in WIN98, but not since upgrading to WIN XP.  Ideally, I want to
> be able to use WIN2k and WIN XP full screen as I use them for work from time
> to time.
> 
> Thanks much for any help on these questions!
> 
> David
> 
> 
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I guess my problem "solved itself":  after running XP in VPC for a couple
days, the dialogue box asking if I wanted to install the additions popped up
and once it ran through, all was well.  I was able to configure the display
resolution as necessary to get full screen viewing.

David



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