I just got a newlaptop...HELP!

okay so I got a new laptop today and when I ran MS It worked..sorta

the game wasn't full screen..sorta..it was like the game was in the center..and their was black all around O_o..Idk if its cus its a widescreen or somthing but yeah..its really anoying seeing the characters that small hurts my eyes..so how can I change it to be bigger?

and another thing ( non ms relateD ) can I put a PW on a folder? ( i'm using vista..idk if that matters )

My friend had this problem, I'm helping him find a solution. If we get one I'll tell you.

okay _X i hope you do..It seams this is a prollem with the actual screen not ms X_x

Try running the setup for MS.

Also, to my knowledge you can only password-protect your folders from other accounts in Vista. You need a program if you want to password-protect folders and not let anyone be able to access it while on the same account. Acer laptops come with a program to do that.

I already tried setup and you know any good programs?

It has to do with the settings of your graphics card. I set mine to run like that with the black strips down the side when not in windowed mode.

Passwording a folder? I saw that somewhere before on a website for tech-geeks like myself. . . Thought I am not geeky enough to know. I know that using 'Briefcases' disallows uploading of the contents within them, and doesn't allow you to link to it (Via iTunes for example). So yeah, that is good for THAT part.

Should I find anything, I will post it.

Password Protecting a file: http://www.fspro.net/folder-lock-box/

As for your black stripe thing, the problem is your graphics card settings. I've ran Maple Story in a VM, and it turned out to have those black stripes as well. As soon as I turned the VM off and ran Maplestory on my primary OS, the black stripes disappeared. As much as I'd love to tell you, I don't know which graphic settings you need to tweak in order to get rid of the strips. I'd just learn to deal with things.

It might be helpful if you provided your laptop model number or perhaps specifications of your laptop so that we can better help you.

my Laptop model is
HP Pavilion dv2750ej

right click your desktop, then go to settings, and then move the screen resolution bar to fit your liking.

right click your desktop, then go to settings, and then move the screen resolution bar to fit your liking.

I'm not really sure the problem is resolution size. I'd love to be proved wrong, but if his operating system can use his entire screen, then his graphics card is just having a slight problem changing Maplestory (at 800X600 native resolution) to something that's widescreen.

I've mentioned the My Lockbox tool in my previous post, but I thought about it again and the best way to password protect your files is to use Truecrypt, which is an encryption program. Not only would that make your files totally secure from just about anyone, you can use a Truecrypt password to secure all your files.

my Laptop model is
HP Pavilion dv2750ej

Video Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

Gross integrated graphics card.

Lol, I tested that lockbox thing. Hid my file completely (Tested with a picture of Jessica Alba in a folder)

Couldn't find it anywhere, and entering the password in the program disallows opening it.

I extracted the program, turns out there is also a patch in it, that some anti-vrirus' will consider a virus and try to delete it, but it isn't. Also, no virus' in it. It's safe.

But again, it does not work. According to my experience.

Lol, I tested that lockbox thing. Hid my file completely (Tested with a picture of Jessica Alba in a folder)

Couldn't find it anywhere, and entering the password in the program disallows opening it.

I extracted the program, turns out there is also a patch in it, that some anti-vrirus' will consider a virus and try to delete it, but it isn't. Also, no virus' in it. It's safe.

But again, it does not work. According to my experience.

I've had a similar problem in Vista, and I haven't used My Lockbox for a long time now. So, sorry if things don't work out for people who use My Lockbox. I'd suggest just to use an encryption program like Truecrypt or something like that.

This is actually how I run MapleStory on my laptop, and every application that has a screen resolution of less than 1280x800. Just look for the settings for your video card and change it if you want. On my computer, a stretched out MapleStory was incredibly ugly to look at, so I had it run with the border instead.

Gross integrated graphics card.

I'm trying to run Maple here not DMC4 -.- ms requires no decent graphics card

and guys its not apearing with borders its apears like...

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and everything around the cu be is blackness
idk what to doooo X_x

edit..eugh nvm the drawing the stupid thing won't come out right

use MS Paint? ;[

Take a screenshot so we can see exactly what you mean.
[Print Screen + paste in MSPaint]

Well technically, to lock a folder, you can go through the hassle of putting it in a zip file and deleting the unzipped contents and password locking the zip file, then unzipping every time you need to use it. This wouldn't work for something like Maple where you are bound to access quite often, but it might for files that you use very infrequently.