Teri, The Splash screen is shown before windows completely loads your video card's drivers. Instead, it relies on the mainboard's ability to display images. To fix this, you'll have to play around with your monitor's sizing controls until that splash fills the entire monitor screen. Of course, this will probably alter the image that Windows shows once everything is loaded properly, so you'll then need to play around with the similar settings you'll find under the Advanced button in Control Panel's Display Properties applet. Personally, I feel it's more work than it's worth for such little gain. ;O} And I want you to know that I truly appreciate your 'inquiring mind'. It's the only way to learn those things you wish to know and understand. :o) Peace, GMan "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!" ----- Original Message ----- From: <mytoybox1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Video Card Question > RE: from GMan > Your resolution is extremely close to that 4:3 setting that CRTs require > (1200 X 900 would be a 4:3 ratio). > Hummm ... I have often wondered why I have a 1/2 inch or so black space > around my Window`s splash screen ... and yet my Web page`s and E-Mail`s > fill the screen completely . > > I have an old IBM that I bought in 2001 and a Dell Demension 2400 that I > bought about 4 year`s ago ... both are running Windows XP and are set to > 800X600 screen size .... both are CRT`s. > > Does this mean that I can tweek my Video card`s in each of them to fill > the black border`s around the Windows splash screen ? > > It`s not a big problem ... I just have often wondered why I had black > border`s and unused picture size . > > Inquiring mind`s alway`s want to know . > > Teri Lee -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/