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#130855 - 2004-12-08 10:28 PM How to find current display resolution
Ryan Dao Offline
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Hi,

Where in the registry is the current display resolution?

Thanks
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#130856 - 2004-12-08 10:36 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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registry?
well, think it's there but you need to "decrypt" the info.
think you would be better of with something like:
http://www.gwspikval.com/jooel/UDF/udf/83000.htm
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#130857 - 2004-12-08 10:37 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Dear,

See our script monitor.kix on our site. Also some UDF's are available on UDF forum f.e. ScreenRes.
greetings.
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#130858 - 2004-12-09 01:55 AM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Like MCA said screenres is a very good option. Is depends on WMI beeing installed.

For all workstations not having WMI installed we use the following to set the correct size company wallpaper. First a check which videoboard is installed because the last part of the reg key is different for most cards (even for just different driver versions) and then read the x and y reslolution.


Code:

;Read screen resolution for Nvidia Vanta cards
	$resolutionx = ReadValue("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\SERVICES\NV\DEVICE0", "DefaultSettings.XResolution")
	$resolutiony = ReadValue("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\SERVICES\NV\DEVICE0", "DefaultSettings.YResolution")
	$resolution = $resolutionx + "x" + $resolutiony
;Checking if wallpaper exists
If Exist ("C:\WINNT\wallpaper" + $resolution + ".bmp") = 0
	Shell "%COMSPEC% /E:1024 /C COPY " + @LDRIVE + "\wallpaper\" + "wallpaper" + $resolution + ".BMP C:\WINNT"
Else
	$LOCAL = GetFileTime ("C:\WINNT\wallpaper" + $resolution + ".bmp")
	$LOGON = GetFileTime (@LDRIVE + "\wallpaper\" + "wallpaper" + $resolution + ".BMP")
	If ($LOCAL <> $LOGON)
		Shell "%COMSPEC% /E:1024 /C COPY " + @LDRIVE + "\wallpaper\" + "wallpaper" + $resolution + ".BMP C:\WINNT"
	EndIf

EndIf


This script is up for a revission soon so for example the comspec copy will be replaced with the kix copy function. Currently we are pushing WMI to all machines without WMI so Screenres() udf will be inplemented also.
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#130859 - 2004-12-09 03:49 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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I haven't bothered yet to peek in monitor.kix on MCA's site but I am pretty sure he uses something similar to this which will work on all cards :

Code:
$videokey="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\"

$VidCard = enumkey("$videokey",0)

if @error=0

    $video=$videokey+$VidCard+"\Device0"

    $xres=readvalue("$video","DefaultSettings.XResolution")

    $yres=readvalue("$video","DefaultSettings.YResolution")

else

    $xres=640

    $yres=480

endif

Edited by Jochen (2004-12-09 03:53 PM)
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#130860 - 2004-12-09 04:10 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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except on my XP system where this key is absent.
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#130861 - 2004-12-09 04:17 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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hehe...

I'll rephrase it; "... which will work on all cards on Microsoft systems which have no WMI by default AND Windows 2000"
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#130862 - 2004-12-09 05:22 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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hmm...
you could also mean like:
"... which will work on all cards on Microsoft OPERATING systems"

that should remove XP-candy from the list
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#130863 - 2004-12-09 05:32 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Interesting ... is there such a key anywhere else in XP registry then?
Hmmm... now I am convinced; Need to setup an XPooP machine for research purposes
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#130864 - 2004-12-09 08:59 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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This UDF will display the resolution of the Primary adapter on XP. Someone mind testing this on Windows 2000?

Code:
  
function resolution()
  Dim $MSInfoDir, $MSInfo, $MSInfoTemp, $MSInfoResolution, $fh
  $MSInfoDir='%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\'
  $MSInfo=$MSInfoDir + 'msinfo32.exe'
  $MSInfoTemp=temp.txt
  $MSInfoResolution=@scriptdir + '\resolution.txt'
  if exist($MSInfoDir + $MSInfoTemp)
    del $MSInfoDir + $MSInfoTemp
  endif
  if exist($MSInfoResolution)
    del $MSInfoResolution
  endif
  shell '%comspec% /c "' + $MSINFO + '" /report ' + $MSInfoTemp + ' /categories +componentsdisplay' 
  shell '%comspec% /c type "' + $MSInfoDir + $MSInfoTemp + '" > "' + $MSInfoResolution + '"'
  $fh=freefilehandle()
  if open($fh,$MSInfoResolution)=0
    $line=readline($fh)
    while @error=0 and $found=0
      if instr($line,"Resolution")
        $resolution=ltrim(split($line,"Resolution")[1])
        $found=1
      endif
      $line=readline($fh)
    loop
    $=close($fh)
  endif
endfunction
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#130865 - 2004-12-09 09:20 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Al,

Code does not run properly for me on XP or 2003. Says
The system cannot find the file specified.
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#130866 - 2004-12-09 09:37 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Okay.. try now...

Code:
 

function resolution()

  Dim $MSInfoDir, $MSInfo, $MSInfoTemp, $MSInfoResolution, $fh, $found

  $MSInfoDir='%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\'

  $MSInfo=$MSInfoDir + 'msinfo32.exe'

  $MSInfoTemp=temp.txt

  $MSInfoResolution=@scriptdir + '\resolution.txt'

  if exist($MSInfoDir + $MSInfoTemp)

    del $MSInfoDir + $MSInfoTemp

  endif

  if exist($MSInfoResolution)

    del $MSInfoResolution

  endif

  shell '%comspec% /c "' + $MSINFO + '" /report ' + $MSInfoTemp + ' /categories +componentsdisplay' 

  shell '%comspec% /c type "' + $MSInfoTemp + '" > "' + $MSInfoResolution + '"'

  $fh=freefilehandle()

  if open($fh,$MSInfoResolution)=0

    $line=readline($fh)

    while @error=0 and $found=0

      if instr($line,"Resolution")

        $resolution=ltrim(split($line,"Resolution")[1])

        $found=1

      endif

      $line=readline($fh)

    loop

    $=close($fh)

  endif

endfunction

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#130867 - 2004-12-09 09:45 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Al,

Code worked for me on the following systems.

XP/2000/2003

1280 x 1024 x 72 hertz
1024 x 768 x 60 hertz
1280 x 1024 x 72 hertz
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#130868 - 2004-12-09 10:17 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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Okay... so the question is, does MSINFO32.exe depend on WMI?
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#130869 - 2004-12-09 10:25 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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... and unfortunately, it appears it does.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323209
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#130870 - 2004-12-09 11:08 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
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FYI

I Tested MCA's MONITOR.KIX script and it worked on all systems tested.

NT 4.0 (no WMI)
2000 Server
XP w/SP2
2003 Server

This script is compatible with KiXtart v3.63 and was written back in 2001

http://home.wanadoo.nl/scripting/index-kix-scripts.htm

http://home.wanadoo.nl/scripting/download/monitor.kix
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#130871 - 2004-12-10 08:00 PM Re: How to find current display resolution
Ryan Dao Offline
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Awesome...Thank you everyone for your help. I will try all suggestions then update.
Thanks again.

Ryan
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