Increase your screen resolution with this Windows 7 hack
One of the worst things about netbooks is that the screen resolution’s too damn small. Okay I know that netbooks are made with portability in mind, and obviously there’s a much smaller amount of physical pixels you can fit in a 10 or 11-inch screen. The result? A cramped screen you have to squint at sometimes to look at properly. And other programs refuse to run on netbook resolutions as well, and that’s a hassle.
Fortunately, Netbooklive’s given us a tip on how to hack your Windows 7 netbook so you can get more virtual pixels out of your portable laptops. You can get up to 1024 x 768 and 1152 x 864 px res available for the 10 inch displays. Those aren’t HD displays, so it’s pretty obvious that you’re going to get squashed screens. Nothing can really substitute for a huge external monitor or a laptop with a 17-inch display if you want more pixels.
Remember, this hack works only on Windows 7 netbooks.
- Type in Win+R and put ‘regedit’ (without the quotes) into the box.
- Search for ‘Display1_DownScalingSupported’ and change the value from ‘0′ to ‘1′
Then you need to restart your computer. Afterwards you should be able to scale your screen resolution to something larger than your computer’s physical restraints. However, be aware that these tweaks might not work on all netbooks (it was tested by users on the 1000H, 1005He or the 1005HA Asus devices) and might cause software instability when changing between options.
You can also try the Netbook Resolution Changer if you don’t like hacking into your registry.
What do you guys think? Have you tried this?
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March 18th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
I don’t use windows 7
March 18th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Tried on a eee901 but no success. I tried changing the resolution to 1024*768 after applying the registry setting (and a reboot), but I cannot get the screen to go beyond 1024*600 unfortunately.
I tried changing the resolution setting in 3 places:
1. The eeePC Tray Utility (and the dedicated kek on the keyboard)
2. The Intel Graphic Driver utility
3. Windows 7 Screen Resolution (Diplay Settings)
I’ll have to try some of these Win32 solutions later I guess.
April 26th, 2010 at 4:00 am
I have tested it,
and all what I can say is “IT WORKS FINE!”
ThX a Lot
May 19th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Awesome, 1152×864 now. Thanks!
March 13th, 2011 at 4:53 am
Definitely changed my resolution, but the new max size was smaller than the old max, and it was not proportioned correctly for the screen, so everything was all skewed.
Yuck, I’m switching right back right now.
March 30th, 2011 at 11:39 am
hey leute ich habe mir win7 auf mein asus eee900hd raufgemacht ich habe bis jetzt auch jeden treiber gefunden außer den viedeocontroler nicht kann mir bitte einer von euch ein link schicken würde mich echt freuen
mfg Thomas E.
April 3rd, 2011 at 1:35 am
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April 4th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Thanks for the hack
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April 19th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
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May 3rd, 2011 at 12:05 pm
It works fine…!!! Thanks U, also you can try changing the text size for better visualization
June 30th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
This trick worked for me on Lenovo Thinkpad.
Thanks!
June 30th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Err.. Lenovo Ideapad
July 13th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
what box are you suppose to type the information in?
July 17th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
August 2nd, 2011 at 8:31 am
Works !!!
August 3rd, 2011 at 5:02 am
What box do you type this into?
August 7th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
hey thanks a lot, Ade!
it really worked for my Asus Eee PC 1000H as you told.
great! yaşa!
August 8th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
didnt work on compaq mini 730ee win7
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August 22nd, 2011 at 5:02 am
Worked on my Acer Aspire One Happy 2 netbook.
For those people still deciding whether to go with this process – this hack will not add extra pixels so the screen might look blurry and compressed. But still this is a solution to those who want to run programs that require higher screen resolution like Adobe Photoshop CS5, etc.
September 8th, 2011 at 1:32 am
[...] wenn das Display dann interpolieren muss. Leider lässt Windows7 diese Einstellung nicht zu. Unter http://www.myasuseee.com/increase-your-screen-resolution-with-this-windows-7-hack/ habe ich dann eine Anleitung für einen Registry-Hack gefunden, der zumdest auf Rechnern mit [...]
September 9th, 2011 at 10:16 am
My netbook installed XP SP3, not win 7.
Is there any workaround of this hack?
September 29th, 2011 at 6:04 am
Works on my hpmini 210-3020. Thanks.
September 30th, 2011 at 2:27 am
where do i type in these hacks? i meant which box
October 4th, 2011 at 6:29 am
Simultaneously press on your keyboard button “Windows” (usually placed between ALT and CTRL) and ‘R’. That is the box you’re talking about.
October 5th, 2011 at 12:27 am
Will this work on a monitor that is hooked up to my laptop?
October 26th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
i installed win7 ultimate ?///not working for me any other solution for me thanks.
October 26th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
i installed win7 ultimate ?///not working for me any other solution for me thanks.
My Eee pc model is Asus R051Px seashell series.
October 31st, 2011 at 4:33 am
Hi,
I have ASUS 1015PX and it provides those resolution options but when I set it to 1024 x 768, it doesnt look well, it’s stretched horizontally. I need to make it 1311 x 768 (similar ratio with 1024 x 600).
Do you know how to do this?
November 5th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
@Gungor
It differs per machine. The only choice you have now is to get laptop.
November 14th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
My netbook has this same problem, and this issue is not resolved.
I appreciate your post and answer to this problem.
November 20th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
That’s a very useful thread for EduGeek, thanks for your tips!