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 Forum: Mods, Tweaks, Tools & Tutorials   Topic: How To: Game With Black Bars (non-widescreen)?

 Post subject: Ditto...
Posted: 11 Apr 2006, 14:30 

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I second the thanks wholeheartedly.

What's amazing to me is that good people like Tamlin are 1) quicker and 2) more accurate than the Dell customer support people who are paid full time to answer these questions.

Cheers,
Imp

 Forum: Mods, Tweaks, Tools & Tutorials   Topic: How To: Game With Black Bars (non-widescreen)?

 Post subject: The solution!
Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 15:52 

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I got to the answer, and I feel a little silly :oops: Here's how it might have played out. ----------------------------------------- Person with common sense: "Are your drivers updated?" Me: "Oh, 2004 wasn't that long ago, was it?" PWCS: "Just humor me and try it." Me: ***updates drivers*** Me: "Er,...

 Forum: Mods, Tweaks, Tools & Tutorials   Topic: How To: Game With Black Bars (non-widescreen)?

Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 15:34 

Replies: 190
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I feel like Tantalus. There it is, exactly as described, the perfect solution sitting in the OSD of my monitor. But it's greyed out! And per the link you so kindly provided, it shouldn't be. Dell support has been useless so far, merely referring to the same link. Why is fun so much work? :)

 Forum: Mods, Tweaks, Tools & Tutorials   Topic: How To: Game With Black Bars (non-widescreen)?

 Post subject: Not feelin' too bright...
Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 13:50 

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I've read the whole thread, I promise! Now, my problem is running Battle For Middle Earth II in widescreen. I'd like to use the whole height of the monitor, and fill in the side edges with black bars (like others before me) to maintain 4:3. So, I'm just supposed to dodge into the Right-Click/Propert...
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