VMWare Resolution
Tuesday 21st August, 2007 14:29 Comments: 0
Note to self (as I've had to do this a lot over the years, but never written it down):
Start Regedit
Select the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Video\\{device id}\\0000. (Use the device ID that has a key "Device Description" of VMWare SVGA II)
There are a load of Resolution.x lines, add a new "Binary Value" 1 higher than the highest resolution. Eg Resolution.11
Enter the binary value of: 31 36 38 30 78 31 30 35 30 which is ASCII for "1680x1050"
Close regedit and reboot.
For other resolutions you can use the following numbers keys: ASCII Value
30 0
31 1
32 2
33 3
34 4
35 5
36 6
37 7
38 8
39 9
78 x
Start Regedit
Select the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Video\\{device id}\\0000. (Use the device ID that has a key "Device Description" of VMWare SVGA II)
There are a load of Resolution.x lines, add a new "Binary Value" 1 higher than the highest resolution. Eg Resolution.11
Enter the binary value of: 31 36 38 30 78 31 30 35 30 which is ASCII for "1680x1050"
Close regedit and reboot.
For other resolutions you can use the following numbers keys: ASCII Value
30 0
31 1
32 2
33 3
34 4
35 5
36 6
37 7
38 8
39 9
78 x