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   tinyearl
   Member

   i'm at a loss. i installed Spirit of Wandering: The Legend, and it seems to run fine, but the top and bottom are cut off, so i can't see or use any of the controls. i've tried both full-screen and non-full-screen modes (which look exactly the same, probably because they're cut off!). i've tried various display settings: 72dpi, 96dpi, and 120dpi at 1024 x 600 and 800 x 600, the only resolutions available on my 10" acer. i'd appreciate any suggestions. if the game requires a larger minimum resolution -- i didn't find any mention in the specs -- it would be good to know so i don't bother pursuing troubleshooting. thanks!

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Campy
   Member

   It is pretty easy to set up a netbook with a GMA (like the Acer) to display 1024x768 on a 1024x600 screen. This link will take you to a page where this is explained. Note there is a link on that page to another page that talks about how to do this if you are running Windows 7 rather than XP. You could also do a search on the internet for a utility to do this for you, although it is easy to do yourself (but be sure and back-up your registry before you do it in case you make a mistake).

   The screen will look squished a little (you are cramming 768 pixels worth of detail into 600 pixels), but it works great. I use this technique all the time to play games that require 1024x768 as a minimum resolution.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   tinyearl
   Member

   oh yeah! i'm in business now. with NRC, i could only get the higher resolution with scrolling (prolly my fault because i guessed on the modeline and settings), but your suggestion pointed me in the right direction. i did another search and found A1ctl: http://nodadev.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/a1ctl-final-version-is-here. it's acer aspire-specific and just adds 1024x768 to the available resolutions (plus other hardware tweaks), but it does what i need. thanks so much for your help!

   p.s. sorry i didn't include any info on my system -- i wasn't expecting to find any solutions. fwiw for documentation: Win XP SP3 on an Acer Aspire One D250 10.1" with available resolutions of 1024x600 and 800x600.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Thanks Campy. Totally forgot I'd suggested users post here with problems last night before I went to bed. :) Glad someone was around to help.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   tinyearl
   Member

   UPDATE: it looks as if you can enter whatever custom resolution you want using the Configure options for A1ctl. also, it doesn't seem to force the display of all programs to update. i left the game running and switched back to 1024x600. the desktop was back to normal, but the game still fit on screen.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Thanks for the info tinyearl. :)

   Posted 12 years ago #

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