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VM Screen Resolution Problem

ngruetter — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:05:24 GMT

hi there,

i have a strange problem with the screen resolution of a virtual machine.

VM Guest: Windows 7 Professional DE

the video ram is set to 128mb.

A restart or logg off resets the resolutions settings which I've configured to 640 x 480.

i tried following:

1. deinstall vmware view agent

2. deinstall vmware tools

3. install vmware tools (complete)

4. install vmware view agent

unfortunately without success..

Any ideas on this?

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

Linjo — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:56:36 GMT

What is the size of the monitor and how would you like it to work?

Best regards,

Linjo

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Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

ngruetter — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:26:34 GMT

the problem occurs before i access via the view client! in the vpshere client console! therefore it doesn't matter which resolution I choose.

I tried it with 1024x768. that works great until i sign out or restart the vm.

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

Linjo — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:28:21 GMT

Well, the screen will autosize to whatever the vSphere client size is.

Why are you accessing a view machine from the vSphere console and not with the View Client.

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Linjo

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Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

ngruetter — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:42:55 GMT

For your information, the problem could be solved as follow:

1. configure a new vm as golden image

2. set first - before you start the vm - set vram to 128mb!

3. and then configure the vm as you like

I had the problem as I set the vram AFTER i configured the vm. I think it had a problem to assume the new vram.

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

esnmb — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:58:18 GMT

So I have configured my golden image but now have this problem. Are you saying the only way to correct it is to start over?

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

ngruetter — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:47:48 GMT

perhaps there is a solution and I do not know..

But I recommend you, if you create a new golden image, do not configure the vram. I made the experience that it assign automatically enough vram that view works with pcoip protocol.

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

Flame2k — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:01:02 GMT

Hello everyone! I had the same problem with my vmware golden image. The default screen resolution was 640x480. I've set the resolution to 1024x786 but after a restart the vmware client set the size back to the default. Even the KB Article: 1003 couldn't help me.

Finally I got a solution for this problem. I have always applied the settings from the VMWare View Windows 7 Best Practice Guide for the deployment of a golden image. In this Guid there is discript that you have to disable boot graphic (msconfig.exe)

When I select "Base Video" than the resolution go back to the default after a restart. I will never use this option for my golden image any more.

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

esnmb — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:02:37 GMT

That's exactly what fixed it for me too!

Re: VM Screen Resolution Problem

ksliger_lexon — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:16:47 GMT

This fixed me too, thanks!