Screen resolution stuck at 640x480

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DrBBi

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Hello everyone.
I'm computer illiterate so please bear with me. After doing a clean install of Vista Ultimate x32bit on my PC, I have been unable to change my resolution, with the Display Settings menu showing me a 'generic monitor' title with the resolution slider stuck at low and the colour options being only Medium(16 bit). I installed the drivers for the monitor - HPw1907v - , and the Settings title change to my monitor name, but the slider and colour tab were still stuck. I then noticed that my Intel R Chipset had disappeared altogether from the Device Manager. I right-clicked on the top, > Add Legacy Hardware > Manually install hardware > Display adapters and got 3 results:

Intel R 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller ( XDDM )
Intel R 82865G Graphics Controller ( MS XDDM )
Intel R 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family ( XDDM )

I installed all of them, restarted, and got nothing. They're now in the device manager but the problem persists. When I right click on any one of them, they are all saying ' The device cannot start Code 10' ( half an hour ago, they were saying Code 38 ). I scoured the Intel site for drivers but I haven't found anything substantial and their driver utility thing hangs on 'Analysing your computer' Can anyone help me out? Thank you.
 

My Computer

System One

If you can get into Device Manager still, right click on all the monitor and graphics devices and Remove them. Reboot. Windows should come back up and load the correct driver. At least it should load a generic VGA that gives 800x600 and you can go from there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G 2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
Thanks for the quick reply. Did what you said but the standard vga gives me 640x480. Since the monitor is for 1440x900, its still bordering on unusable.
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Hello Dwarf.
Its a Dell Dimension 2350 desktop.
Intel Pentium 4 2.50 Ghz
512 Mb DDR SDRAM
The graphics is integrated intel chipset. I posted above what the device manager is showing me.
Vista Ultimate x32bit SP1

The monitor is HP w1907v 19 inches

Edit: I've found the specifications here
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-4100
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    4Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 5450
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps
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