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Photoshop Elements 5.0

by jmatzick Nov 15, 2006 5:08AM PST

Hi. I downloaded the trail version of photoshop Elements 5.0 When I tried to in stall the program, a box poped up saying, "This program required VGA resolution or higher." What does that mean and how can I fix it?
Thanks
John
Win HP Pavilion, XPpro, 256mb of ram, 80gb hard drive

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Right click on your desktop
by lacsr Nov 15, 2006 5:36AM PST

See what your display settings are set to. Most modern displays are VGA or better so the only reason you might get this warning is if you have set the display to a lower than normal setting or the install program does not recognise the video card properly.
Right click on the Desktop somewhere there is noting but background. Pick "Properties" from the menu and then "Setting" from the next pop-up. Report back what you get.

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Right clicked on desktop and...
by jmatzick Nov 15, 2006 6:25AM PST

Screen resolution is set to 800 X 600. Color quality is set a 16bits.
Thanks.
John

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800x600 is the problem...
by John.Wilkinson Nov 15, 2006 1:28PM PST

The system requirements for Photoshop Elements 5.0 state your resolution must be 1,024x768 or greater, at least 16-bit (but 32-bit preferred), and 96dpi or less. You'll need to change the screen resolution, at least during installation and while running Photoshop Elements, in order to proceed.

John

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That worked but...
by jmatzick Nov 15, 2006 11:08PM PST

Now everything on the pages, toolbars, icon and menus is small. Can I make those bigger?
Thanks for your help.
John

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Not really...
by John.Wilkinson Nov 16, 2006 2:51AM PST

There are some individual things that you can change, but everything is naturally smaller due to the increased resolution.

Icons, for one, can be enlarged...right-click the desktop, select Properties, select the Appearance tab, click Effects, and check the box next to "Use large icons."

For the Start menu, right-click the task bar, select properties, select the Start Menu tab, click Customize, and select "Large icons."

For text on websites, hold down the ctrl key and either press the +/- signs or use your mouse's scroll wheel to adjust the size.

One other option: click here for information on per-user resolution settings. Using that you could create a new user account for the sole purpose of running Photoshop Elements and set that account to 1024x768. You could then use your current account for all other activities and leave it at 800x600, switching between them as necessary.

Hope this helps,
John

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(NT) Great info John. Thank you.
by jmatzick Nov 16, 2006 12:41PM PST
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