[codecraig]

Is there a way to retrieve the screen resolution via command line? without using a 3rd party application?

thanks

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U can export from the registry. The default path where screen resolution is located is: HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{Address of Video Card (Some no.)}\0000. The values 'DefaultSettings.XResolution' and 'DefaultSettings.YResolution'.

But sometimes ur Video manufacture driver installtion removes these vaules and its own values somewhere else in the registry, if this is the case u will have to look for the values in ur registry.

Use the following command and the values in the key will be exported to c:\tmp.txt:

regedit /e c:\tmp.txt "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{23A77BF7-ED96-40EC-AF06-9B1F4867732A}\0000"

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U may change the desired path. Also if the resolution values are located somewhere else (which ur manufature's driver instalaltion has changed), U will have to find where the values are located and use the appropriate path in command.

Edited by darth_ash, 15 August 2005 - 12:11 PM.

[darth_ash]

U can export from the registry. The default path where screen resolution is located is: HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{Address of Video Card (Some no.)}\0000. The values 'DefaultSettings.XResolution' and 'DefaultSettings.YResolution'.

But sometimes ur Video manufacture driver installtion removes these vaules and its own values somewhere else in the registry, if this is the case u will have to look for the values in ur registry.

Use the following command and the values in the key will be exported to c:\tmp.txt:

regedit /e c:\tmp.txt "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{23A77BF7-ED96-40EC-AF06-9B1F4867732A}\0000"

.
U may change the desired path. Also if the resolution values are located somewhere else (which ur manufature's driver instalaltion has changed), U will have to find where the values are located and use the appropriate path in command.

Edited by darth_ash, 15 August 2005 - 12:11 PM.