[badplayer]

Thanks everyone, but I'm still not getting it.

It's the Sony Trinitron Multiscan 20sfII, and I've seen it do 1600x1200 before, just not on my computer.

I've tried resetting it. No luck there.

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Right click desktop > select properties > Click Setting tab > Advanced > Adapter Tab > list all modes >

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I have the Setting > Advanced > Adapter tabs. But I have no List All Modes setting. The only thing I can change in the adapter tab is the refresh rate (which I've tried at all of them: 60, 70, 75).

I thought it might be the driver. This was not the original monitor that came with the computer. But I've updated that too and still nothing.

Then I tried re-installing the video card driver. No effect.

I also went into the registry (which always makes me nervous) and changed all the "MaxResolution" settings to 1600,1200.

After all that, I'm still stuck with that virtual desktop. Very peculiar.