MSTS GRAPHIC DISPLAY SIZE

[eholly]

Hi Chaps

I've re-installed a Winzip System Utilities Suite, which necessitated a System Restore procedure. After the restoration, my display has elongated across my monitor screen!!!

Could someone please remind me how to reset the screensize to normal?

Cheers

Eric

[slipperman12]

Hi Eric,
It's a little difficult to advise you as you haven't posted which graphics card and which drivers you are using, but in general : go into your graphics card Control Panel entry (for NVIDIA) or start up the AMD settings program (it may be Catalyst) from the Start Menu, and set it to maintain (or retain) aspect ratio. Also, if the option is given, select the GPU, not the monitor, to control this.

Cheers,
Ged

[eholly]

Hi Ged

Monitor is DELL E2210H

Graphics Driver is NVIDIA QUADRO FX 1800

Eric

[eholly]

Hi Ged

I've looked through the NVIDIA Control Panel and can find no adjustment/instruction etc, to instruct the graphics card to maintain aspect ratio.

Eric

[dforrest]

Eric, In Nvidia Control Panel choose the "Display" option and then "Adjust desktop size and position". In there choose "Aspect ratio" under "Select a scaling method". You should also have GPU set in there.

[slipperman12]

Hi David,
Thanks. mate
I wasn't able to come back earlier 'cause I was watching the Belgian Grand Prix!!

I hope Eric now has the correct display.

Cheers,
Ged

[eholly]

Hi Chaps

I too was watching the Belgian Grand Prix. Will try your suggestions tomorrow - I've had a few glasses of Rioja since the F1 finished and am not seeing very well ......................

Eric

[eholly]

Thanks Chaps

That's fixed it! Don't know what I'd do without you!!!!

Cheers

Eric

[eholly]

HOWEVER! ............................

The size of the text displays has now increased so that they fill the MSTS screen!!!!!

Track Monitor; Next Station Display and Switching Aid are now far too large and so is the Activity Briefing screen that appears on start-up.

Any ideas chaps? I can't find any reference to text sizing within MSTS Display settings.

Eric

[stephenrwells]

Hi Eric,

Have you tried altering the screen resolution within the Options section when opening MSTS?

Regards,

Stephen

[eholly]

Hi Stephen

Yes. I've opened MSTS then straight into Options/Display and chosen several different screen resolutions - trial and error. The only one that gives me any text at all is the default setting - 640x480x16. But the text boxes are far too large.

Any of the other settings open the chosen activity, but then freeze the screen or send me straight back to Desktop!

Eric

[eholly]

Hi Chaps

I reset the Display Resolution to 1024 x 768 x 16 - then a PC Reboot - now everything is working fine!!!!

I must be getting old!!!!!

Thanks for all your help - I just hope i can remember all this for the next time it happens?

Cheers

Eric

[stephenrwells]

Hi Eric,

I must be getting old!!!!!

Thanks for all your help - I just hope i can remember all this for the next time it happens?

I know the feeling - glad you got it sorted.

Regards,

Stephen

[slipperman12]

Hi Eric,
It depends on the resolution of your monitor.

My Samsung's is 1920 x 1080 and MSTS runs at 1280 x 1024 x 32

It may have nothing to do with your problems, but right-click the MSTS Desktop icon and select the Compatibility tab; the ONLY item which should be ticked is the "Run this program as administrator".

Cheers,
Ged