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FxJerzy
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Windows 8.1 resolution mising 1600x900, 2560x1440, 2880x1800, 3200x1800

VMware KB: Adding video resolution modes to Windows guest operating systems

VMware KB: Increasing virtual machine display resolution beyond the maximum resolution listed in Mic...

- i tried to add those resolution and none of those solutions want to work ...

1600x900 (HD+)

2560x1440 (WQHD)

2880x1800 (WQXGA+)

3200x1800 (QHD+)

VMwareResolutionSet.exe 0 1 , 0 0 1600 900

- give some kind of error file missing

vmx_svga

- theres none trace of it in guest registry

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soth3d
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same problem here Smiley Sad

FxJerzy
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Yes, how VMware is supporting notebooks resolutions ?? :smileyangry:

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voxdotorg
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Bumped.  Same problem.  Manifested when I moved from W7 to W8.1,

My W7 guest is stuck in 1440x900, but oddly my Linux guests still autofit.

Using VMW 10, sometimes I run my guests in VMP.

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ennnot
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Install vmware-tools, execute command:

VMwareResolutionSet.exe 0 1 , 0 0 1600 900

 

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