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MrPr3f3ct
10-14-2007, 04:17 AM
OK, does anyone know how to reset the video to default settings in Portal? It cannot be done In-Game because the resolution is currently set too high. The monitor won't support it. Therefore, there is no menu to adjust the current resolution. Any ideas? Is there a file I can edit? I have tried the " -autoconfig" string added to the command line, no dice there. I'm at a loss... Attempting to reinstall HL2, EP1 and Portal to see if that resets it.

AphexDreamer
10-14-2007, 05:22 AM
THat Hapend to me with Empire Earth, I had set the resolution to one that my moniter did not support so I ended up uninstalling it and deleting all files and folders and then reinstalling.

Mussels
10-14-2007, 05:27 AM
most games have a config file somewhere, you might try looking in the steamapps folder under your user name, or maybe its got the files in your my docs folder.

ktr
10-14-2007, 06:44 AM
The autoconfig should have worked. Add this line instead "-width 1024 -height 768".

After you run the game with those switches, reconfigure the game to your desire res, and remove them...or set your desire res right then.

wazzledoozle
10-14-2007, 09:03 AM
Right click portal>properties> set launch options>

add this:
-width 1024 -height 768

or whatever dimensions you want.

tigger
10-14-2007, 11:50 AM
you can also use -w 1280 -d 1024,i nvr knew you could type the whole words wazzle.i found out how to do it from the steam forum.

MrPr3f3ct
10-14-2007, 02:58 PM
Also tried the strings mentioned above (-w 1024) still not displaying. Monitor continues to display "Frequency Out Of Range".

[edit] Apparently I didn't put a space in between the "-w" and "1024" the first time. It's working now... Thanx tigger69...

ktr
10-14-2007, 06:13 PM
you can also use -w 1280 -d 1024,i nvr knew you could type the whole words wazzle.i found out how to do it from the steam forum.

yea, you can put whole words.