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Title: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Denverlatino on May 07, 2006, 05:19:18 pm
Hey i had a computer runing windows 98 and installed powerstrip in it and i was able to chose the custom resolution option, the i upgraded to windows xp, installed powerstrip and now im not able to choose any of that...any help?
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Hiub1 on May 09, 2006, 05:15:34 pm
What do you mean by custom resolutions. Are you not able to get to the Advanced timing options display? If that's the case, under options, click on online services, and update powerstrip. The newest versions usually will fix any of those problems.

If you are talking about arcade resolutions, you will have to add them once again. If you need any more help, let me know.
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Denverlatino on May 09, 2006, 08:14:12 pm
a picture say's all.....(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h173/denverlatino/c357scd.jpg)
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Hiub1 on May 09, 2006, 10:14:52 pm
Okey doke, did you try and do the update through the online services window on powerstrip? That should fix it!
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Denverlatino on May 10, 2006, 11:57:24 am
Quote from: Hiub1 on May 09, 2006, 10:14:52 pm
Okey doke, did you try and do the update through the online services window on powerstrip? That should fix it!
yes it says i got the latets release
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Silver on May 10, 2006, 06:06:11 pm
no custom resolutions button is usually a sign that Powerstrip does not have support for your graphics card (Although there are not that many of these).

What gfx card do you have? What card does powerstrip say you have?
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Denverlatino on May 10, 2006, 07:05:20 pm
Quote from: Denverlatino on May 07, 2006, 05:19:18 pm
Hey i had a computer runing windows 98 and installed powerstrip in it and i was able to chose the custom resolution option, the i upgraded to windows xp, installed powerstrip and now im not able to choose any of that...any help?
i donth think thats the case, how come it work in windows 98 before , the when i installed xp it didnt work..... i have an ati rage pro agp 4x...kind of old
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: wpcmame on May 11, 2006, 02:10:43 am
Quote from: Silver on May 10, 2006, 06:06:11 pm
no custom resolutions button is usually a sign that Powerstrip does not have support for your graphics card (Although there are not that many of these).
Its not the graphics card.

Powerstrip must support the graphics chip on the board but the windows driver must support custom resolutions.

Maybe the windows98 driver supports custom resolutions but the XP driver doesn't. Try to ask on the powerstrip forum.
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Denverlatino on May 11, 2006, 01:31:50 pm
That may be... thanks bro... ;D
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Hiub1 on May 11, 2006, 01:44:32 pm
Do you have the latest drivers for the card installed? There is no way that Powerstrip doesn't see that card! It's got to be something.
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Denverlatino on May 11, 2006, 05:26:19 pm
Quote from: Hiub1 on May 11, 2006, 01:44:32 pm
Do you have the latest drivers for the card installed? There is no way that Powerstrip doesn't see that card! It's got to be something.
yes i do, and it seems weird to me that win98 suports custom resoltuions and xp dont, i also installed powerstrip in my dedicated computer nad it didnt work either.... its something with xp pro or service pack 2 maybe...
Title: Re: Quick powerstrip qwestion
Post by: Silver on May 11, 2006, 08:05:53 pm
It says specifically in the Powerstrip Custom Resolutions FAQ that ATI Rage and Rage128 will NOT support custom resolutions.

I do not know why it worked in 98. I can only assume the driver is significantly different.

Posting on the Powerstrip board will get your answer quickly - the site admin, Rik Wang, is very helpful and knows powerstrip inside out.