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TwistedMetalGear

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Let me ask this here since apparently nobody on guru3d knows.

You know how Windows installs a generic PnP monitor driver when it can't find actual drivers?

Well yeah, since I have a CRT, I cannot get "real" monitor drivers since

1) The manufacturer no longer makes drivers for CRT monitors
2) The existing ones are 32-bit only, meaning they are incompatible with my Vista 64 installation.

So I am forced to use the generic PnP monitor driver (monitor.sys) that Vista provides.

On to the issue. You know how under display settings > advanced > monitor, it lists all possible "safe" refresh rates? Well yeah, mine lists a bunch of refresh rates, but NOT the optimal ones. The maximum "safe" refresh rate is listed as 85 Hz @ 1280x1024, while my monitor is actually rated at 120 Hz @ 1280x1024.

This would not be a problem with the manufacturers monitor drivers, but since I am forced to use Microsoft drivers, it is a problem. I simply want to add 100 Hz and 120 Hz to the "safe" refresh rate list.

Is there a file that I can modify to add these two refresh rates so that the generic PnP driver will recognize them as "safe?"

I tried opening monitor.sys in notepad, and it's a bunch of gibberish. Any other ideas?

Thanks guys. :)
 
you can use several appz to override the default refresh rates, like Rivatuner or Powerstrip
 
Yes I'm aware of that, but I kind of just want them to show up as defaults in Windows display properties. Surely the list of "safe" refresh rates has to be stored somewhere on the computer? Is monitor.sys the only file belonging to the Microsoft Generic PnP Monitor Driver?
 
have u checked the windows registry yet?
btw which monitor do u have?
 
Compaq P1220, uses a Mitsubishi Diamondtron tube.

I searched the registry for a few terms, "monitor," "refresh," "refresh rate..." No good. :(

I wish I could just force it to use the 32 bit driver. I guess I'll just use an overriding utility as you suggested. Thanks.
 
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