New monitor and other problems

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> I'm running Vista Home Basic and have always had some issues with the
> display. The settings have always changed on their own, but since I
> updated to an LCD widescreen monitor (Starlogic, 21 inch) things have
> gotten much worse.
>
> Recommended resolution for this monitor is 1680x1015@60Hz. When it's
> set to that, some things are fine but on some web pages, while the
> window itself fits the screen the information on the page is narrow,
> too small to read, and will not expand to fit the page. In other
> resolutions the display is blurry and/or distorted. If I set the type
> to a larger type in IE it usually will work, but then you can't see
> much of the page because the words are taking up all the room.
>
> I changed the dpi size to a larger one and that helps on some things,
> but not others. Hitting control+ will enlarge some things, but not
> others. It's all giving me a headache.
>
> The graphics driver still says the monitor is 18x11 CRT. Is there a
> way to change this, and even if I could would it matter? The new
> monitor did not come with any software, and apparently they do not have
> a web presence so I can't go there for help.
>
> Finally -- all I'm using now is the VGA connector that came with it.
> Would it help significantly if I were to upgrade to the DVI connector?
>
> Thanks for any help.
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