Win 7 wide screen distortion

president · 13 December 10, 18:04

Hi Guys
Can anyone please help? Have just got new computer Win 7 64 bit with wide screen. GTR2 picture is now stretched horizontally. What's the solution please?

phntomF16 · 14 December 10, 03:40

If you haven't already done so, try running the GTR2 Config.exe and select the correct resolution to match your new monitor.

~~Janis~~ · 14 December 10, 03:53

It should be that simple.

Bit more info always helps !

Monitor, make, size, max (native) resolution, video card make/model
eg: Samsung BW226, 22", 1680x1050 , Nvidia GTX460

If you have GTR2 set to native resolution and it is still stretched or black bars
you may need to go into your video card control panel and adjust the desktop settings. To "use in-built scaling " or " do not scale" or "use video card scaling" , etc ( depends on video card)

Most times you should not have to do this some monitors insist.

president · 20 December 10, 14:30

thanks for your help guys .... sorted!

phntomF16 · 21 December 10, 20:45

For future reference, can you tell us what fixed it?

~~Janis~~ · 21 December 10, 21:56

I a bit confused because lack of info.

Did he put a fresh GTR2 or copy folder/use old partitoned hardrive.
He says new Computer so I assume new video card.

If fresh GTR2 you would set 3dconfig first run.
IF he checked the scrolldown list and found the right resolution.
*** (phntomF16)

If he used old GTR2 with a new video card it is going to spit the dummy (99% of time ) and bring up GTR2config.exe but of course it wont save the setting just loop back to config.exe wont it..........but he does not mention that.

There is the freak occassion you can swap OS and use 2 driver same version
that have the same VIDEOGUID= ( found this a couple of times using 3 OS and trueimages and both video cards ) 99% of drivers wont.

Then GTR2 will just boot his old resolution which I assume was 4:3
......but that would only happen if he used the same video card

Or its the scaling.
Or he simply missed setting right resolution as you suggest ( more likely)

Like being Sherlock Holmes though, too much info .

president · 25 December 10, 11:41

correcting the resolution fixed it

13 December 10, 18:04	#1
president Donated Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oxford, England	Win 7 wide screen distortion Hi Guys Can anyone please help? Have just got new computer Win 7 64 bit with wide screen. GTR2 picture is now stretched horizontally. What's the solution please?

14 December 10, 03:40	#2
phntomF16 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, USA	If you haven't already done so, try running the GTR2 Config.exe and select the correct resolution to match your new monitor. Last edited by phntomF16; 14 December 10 at 03:58.

14 December 10, 03:53	#3
~~Janis~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: On my soapbox	It should be that simple. Bit more info always helps ! Monitor, make, size, max (native) resolution, video card make/model eg: Samsung BW226, 22", 1680x1050 , Nvidia GTX460 If you have GTR2 set to native resolution and it is still stretched or black bars you may need to go into your video card control panel and adjust the desktop settings. To "use in-built scaling " or " do not scale" or "use video card scaling" , etc ( depends on video card) Most times you should not have to do this some monitors insist.

20 December 10, 14:30	#4
president Donated Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oxford, England	thanks for your help guys .... sorted!

21 December 10, 20:45	#5
phntomF16 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, USA	For future reference, can you tell us what fixed it?

21 December 10, 21:56	#6
~~Janis~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: On my soapbox	I a bit confused because lack of info. Did he put a fresh GTR2 or copy folder/use old partitoned hardrive. He says new Computer so I assume new video card. If fresh GTR2 you would set 3dconfig first run. IF he checked the scrolldown list and found the right resolution. *** (phntomF16) If he used old GTR2 with a new video card it is going to spit the dummy (99% of time ) and bring up GTR2config.exe but of course it wont save the setting just loop back to config.exe wont it..........but he does not mention that. There is the freak occassion you can swap OS and use 2 driver same version that have the same VIDEOGUID= ( found this a couple of times using 3 OS and trueimages and both video cards ) 99% of drivers wont. Then GTR2 will just boot his old resolution which I assume was 4:3 ......but that would only happen if he used the same video card Or its the scaling. Or he simply missed setting right resolution as you suggest ( more likely) Like being Sherlock Holmes though, too much info .

25 December 10, 11:41	#7
president Donated Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oxford, England	correcting the resolution fixed it