Troubleshooting computer monitor problems: the sideways stretch

[Hansika]

I've installed 22" flat screen Optiquest Q2201wb monitor to replace my several-year-old 17" CRT ViewSonic E771 monitor. Everything seems stretched out sideways: the icons on my desktop are now rectangular instead of square; all the letters in my posts seem wider; the people on the screen seem shorter and fatter; etc.

My neighbor thinks I need to replace the video card(?) in my computer tower. Is this true? Need I do any other things to accommodate the change in monitors. If 'Yes', can you tell me what to do and if they're things I can do rather than taking the tower to the shop where I got it?

[BUSGO]

You may have received a software disc with the new monitor.
If you did, run and install it to your PC.
The software should allow you to set display at various resolutions etc.
Alternatively, If when you started the PC with the new monitor, Windows may have detected it (DETECTED NEW HARDWARE) and asked you to install the drivers for it.
If you have loaded drivers or installed the software, you should find an option on your Programs menu for something like Optiquest. If it is there your settings should be an option.

[TimF]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

[BUSGO]

Your right Tim.
The more recent Windows versions generally detect and install automatically.
Setting a video aspect shouldn't be too difficult.