Recent content by auricgoldfinger

If I were to wipe and reinstall Windows 7 on a partition, is there a way to preserve configuration, particularly for installed applications? For example, I don't want to have to re-download and re-install all of my games on Steam. I figure exporting and importing the registry would be a bad idea...

Actually, it turned out it was due to something called EDID, a standard that allows the monitor to electronically inform the computer what displays it supports. Windows 7 strictly adheres to EDID whereas Windows XP does not. As to driver support, I believe that so long as binaries are 32 bit...

I have a Samsung Syncmaster 1100DF monitor. I have installed the available drivers without any apparent hitch (dated 2003), but none of the resolutions support a refresh rate above 85hz, and the "show unsupported resolutions" tickbox is ghosted for some reason. In Windows XP I can get 120 HZ...