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DPI settings in Windows 7

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First post, by m1so

Posted on 2014-12-26, 21:16

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I have an old Windows program that runs in W7 with a patch OK, but will only fill the screen in 640x480 with a non-resizable window. Changing the DPI settings in Windows made the window a lot better size, but I have to log off every time I change the DPI settings. Is there a way to change the DPI temporarily or just when a certain program is run?

Reply 1 of 7, by obobskivich

Posted on 2014-12-27, 18:16

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Why not just lower the resolution before starting the program, and then re-set it when you're done? That doesn't require a restart/log-off/whatever. You could also set "run in 640x480 screen resolution" as a compatibility option.

Reply 2 of 7, by m1so

Posted on 2014-12-28, 12:16

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I hate the horrible scaling it introduces.

Reply 3 of 7, by obobskivich

Posted on 2014-12-28, 20:16

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m1so wrote:
I hate the horrible scaling it introduces.

What is "it" in this sentence?

Reply 4 of 7, by m1so

Posted on 2014-12-29, 11:07

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Changing res on an LCD.

Reply 5 of 7, by obobskivich

Posted on 2014-12-30, 21:35

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Ah. Yes that makes sense. Do you have a newer-ish graphics card that supports GPU-based scaling that you could enable?

Reply 6 of 7, by m1so

Posted on 2015-01-03, 22:59

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I do but it still looks bad, any way to change the DPI per application please?

Reply 7 of 7, by collector

Posted on 2015-01-04, 05:23

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See if this works. If so, you can do it via a batch.

http://superuser.com/questions/708018/how-to- … without-restart

Other than that, perhaps the screen magnifier?

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