Solutions found in alt.msdos.batch

and alt.msdos.batch.nt

Set Display Resolution

William Allen posted another great example of RUNDLL's power:

From: William Allen (mail@mayfly13.fsnet.co.uk)
Subject: Re: Batch file for setting desktop settings & installing programs.. 
Newsgroups: alt.msdos.batch
Date: 2001-12-02 23:05:46 PST 
 

"buda" wrote in message
...snip
> Has anyone made a batch file that can change desktop
> settings? The following are the settings I would like to
> include in the batch file:
> 1) change desktop size to 800 x 600.

The following syntax can be used in a Batch file in Win9x
to change screen resolution and colour depth:

Examples:

  :: Set 8 bit colour on 800x600 display
  rundll deskcp16.dll,QUICKRES_RUNDLLENTRY 800x600x8

  :: Set 16 bit colour on 800x600 display
  rundll deskcp16.dll,QUICKRES_RUNDLLENTRY 800x600x16

  :: Set 24 bit colour on 1024x768 display
  rundll deskcp16.dll,QUICKRES_RUNDLLENTRY 1024x768x24

and so on. Don't use settings outside the recommended
working range for your monitor.

--
William Allen

This should work in Windows 95 and 98.

William Allen already warned not to use settings outside the recommended working range for your monitor.
I want to repeat that warning once more, since using the wrong settings could result in (physical) damage to your monitor.
Use these commands with extreme caution!

Related Stuff

• Resolution Changer (ResChange)
• Read the screen resolution with GetRes.bat
• Use WMIC to find the screen resolution:
  
  WMIC DesktopMonitor Get ScreenHeight,ScreenWidth /Format:List