[Resolved] Windows 7 Extremely High Resolution

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ZoD
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[Resolved] Windows 7 Extremely High Resolution

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I installed windows 7 64 bit on Mac OSX 10.14.4.
Virtual Box version is latest - 6.0.14 r133895 (Qt5.6.3)

I've installed the "Guest Additions" also.
The problem I'm facing is it is running on extremely high resolution and it's very difficult to read/work anything. Following are the screenshots of the same.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
1Screenshot 2019-10-27 at 6.56.32 PM.jpg
1Screenshot 2019-10-27 at 6.56.32 PM.jpg (124.86 KiB) Viewed 1275 times
2Screenshot 2019-10-27 at 6.55.50 PM.jpg
2Screenshot 2019-10-27 at 6.55.50 PM.jpg (125.32 KiB) Viewed 1275 times
Last edited by socratis on 28. Oct 2019, 08:48, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Marked as [Resolved].
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Re: Windows 7 Extremely High Resolution

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Go to the "VirtualBox Preferences" » "Display" » "Scale Factor". Set that to 200%.

When you restart your Win guest, change the Resolution to 1280x1024 from within the guest, in the Display » Screen Resolution, like in the "1Screenshot"...
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Re: Windows 7 Extremely High Resolution

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Hi,

Thank you for your reply. The resolution is much better now.

Thanks,
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Re: Windows 7 Extremely High Resolution

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Great, thanks for the feedback. Marking as [Resolved].
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