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Reset graphics and monitor registry settings
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Hello, I have connected many different monitors and combinations of monitors either directly or via KVM switch. As a result, these registry keys have a ton of extraneous entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\ConnectivityThe problem is that one of the monitors (a Sceptre X24WG-Naga) is not properly recognized. Sometimes it's identified as a Dell E228WFP, or a Dell 2209WA (both of those monitors are also connected at the same time), or it's identified as "EmulatorMode" (the ConnectPro KVM switch provides that), or "Generic PnP Monitor", depending on how and where you look. The result is that I cannot use the monitor's native resolution (16:10 1920x1200). The maximum resolution available is 1280x1024
The above mentions registry keys seem to retain a permanent record of every monitor configuration every connected to the computer. I can't tell if the problem I'm having with the monitor is related to these extraneous entries or not. I'd like to (safely) remove them and start over.
I'm thinking that if I uninstall the NVidia drivers so that the system is only using the laptop's built in display (the laptop is a Dell E6410), then I should be able to delete everything except the standard keys required for the plain vanilla VGA.
Does anyone know what those are, or any other way to get there from here?
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Hi Jay,
Thanks for your reply,
I have helped you to search the registry keys you mentioned, and I found the following article talks about this registry keys, hope this article is helpful for you:
TDR Registry Keys
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff569918(v=vs.85).aspx
Cleaning Up Old PC Monitor Data
http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/09/24/cleaning-up-old-pc-monitor-data/
Hope this article will help you to reset your monitor values.
Please let me know if you need any help from me.
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- Marked as answer by Vincent Wang-MCSCMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, May 06, 2013 8:50 AM
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Hi Jay,
First of all, I would like to explain the reigstry you mentioned in your post
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Drivers\Display, by default, GWES loads a driver named Ddi.dll. To change the name of the default display driver, use the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Drivers\Display registry key to override the default display driver DLL name.
The registry key should be placed in your Platform.reg file.
For more information about this registry key, please refer to Microsoft article:
Display Driver Registry Settings (Windows CE 5.0)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa447504.aspx
Regarding HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration, Please refer to the following forum post:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
Please refer to the workaround that the forum post mentioned as following:
Using Sysinternals ProcessMonitor I found that Windows was accessing the following Registry path;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
My system had three entries;
DELF003YY7707BR0MUL_30_07D7_6A^9A3774EB79DEE3E3E38496CC7DF4D936
QHD32000001_31_07D6_D5^63E1ABDD175E7871DCAEB710418A0F75
SIMULATED_8086_2A42_00000000_00020000_1010100^CDE365D1B3F0942F0CF38BFB8E127AB4
Under each is a tree called "00" two of the keys are
PrimSurfSize.cx
PrimSurfSize.cy
Under "00" was another branch also called "00" two of the keys are;
ActiveSize.cx
ActiveSize.cy
The first two of the configs (ie DELF00... & QHD3...) the above keys were 1440x900,
so they were not involved.
The third (SIMULATED...) were set to 1024x768.
I changed these to 1600x900 and the problem was solved.
Further I changed resolution (via control panel) to 1920x1080, the moving/resize issue returned,
but the lower right corner was set to 1600x900, ie the SIMULATED... settings.Hope this will help, and please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
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Hi Jay,
How are you?
Please let me know if the issue is still there. and if you have any questions please tell me, I will be very happy to help you with it.
Thank you.
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The key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Drivers\Display doesn't exist in the registry (that's specific to Windows CE, right?)
Thank you for the information, but unfortunately the workaround mentioned in the article you quoted had no effect.
At this point, I'm trying to eliminate variables to see if there is any way to make this Sceptre monitor work properly on the DVI port. What I want to do is to return the computer to the state is was in just after installing Windows. In other words, remove all existing knowledge of display drivers and displays that have ever been installed and connected to the computer - without resorting to reinstalling windows.
The registry keys that seem to me involved are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAYIf I can find out which keys are involved, along with an export of them from a newly-installed operating system, maybe I could reset mine to those values...
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Hi Jay,
Thanks for your reply,
I have helped you to search the registry keys you mentioned, and I found the following article talks about this registry keys, hope this article is helpful for you:
TDR Registry Keys
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff569918(v=vs.85).aspx
Cleaning Up Old PC Monitor Data
http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/09/24/cleaning-up-old-pc-monitor-data/
Hope this article will help you to reset your monitor values.
Please let me know if you need any help from me.
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
- Marked as answer by Vincent Wang-MCSCMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, May 06, 2013 8:50 AM
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Hi Jay,
How are you?
Is there any update regarding this issue? Is there any question you have?
Thank you
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