Windows XP resolution reset issue

[Clessy]

So I recently set out to build a vintage Sony Vaio desktop setup.

I just got the system in today and I turn it on and go about setting everything up seems fine. It came ready out the box as if it was new system I just clicked threw the options set it up. Updated to SP3 as the default system was on sp1.

The issue im having is every time I reset the pc it goes into a default lowest resolution of 800x600 and windows XP tells me I can of course raise the resolution higher.

If I use windows display properities it will list the max resolution as 1900x1440. However if I use my Ati settings I can use the monitors actual native resolution which is 2304x1440. Once i've set the resolution with the ati settings I can go back to the windows display setting and it now shows the max resolution as 2304x1440.

 

Running Windows XP Sp3 

Direct X 9.0c

 

Hardware

Pentium 4 2.9ghz 478 socket ( will up to 3.4ghz )

1GB DDR ram ( will max the board with whatever its max is, probably 2gb )

HIS ati 4670 1 GB GDDR3 version

 

Im just trying to stablity test with the system before changing out to a ssd and doing a complete clean install just wanna make sure it works.

[NeoFrux]

I think I see what's going on here. Windows doesn't see 2304x1440 as a valid resolution at boot (until the ATI control panel sets it), so on reboot it resets to a "safe" resolution (thinking you must have changed your monitor / display adapter / derp derp I'm Windows XP). It wouldn't be until Vista/7 that Windows actually got smart about native resolutions. If you try setting the resolution via the Windows control panel to 1900x1440 and rebooting, does it still reset to 800x600?

[Clessy]

I havent tried so yet. Kinda calling it a nite so im on my laptop in the other room now. I figured that was the issue, I was just hoping there was away around it. I think the mobo only supports 2gb of ram so I dont really wanna replace the whole mobo and jump up to windows 7.

Thank you for the speed reply also.

[Clessy]

So retried and at 1900x1440 windows remembers my resolution after reboot and stays fine. These no way around this for XP?