>I there any way to add a custom screen resolution to a guest machine running
>Windows Vista Home Basic with VM Additions?
>
>My Windows XP Home Edition guest allows me to use the screen resolution of
>1360x1024, however Vista does not accept this as a valid resolution. I've
>tried using Powerstrip to add a custom resolution, but the option is
>disabled. I want this resolution so, so badly that just thinking about the
>alternative makes my heart race and my head go light.
>
>See, this is basically driving me nuts. I have all my VMs set up to use the
>guest resolution when switching to full screen, but 1280 x 1024 is a
>bastardized ratio that I have never accepted in the past and certainly do not
>want to accept now. I hate 1280 by 1024! I HATE IT SO MUCH.
>
>Anyways, I'd really be tickled pink if someone has a solution to this
>non-standard ratio tizz I find myself in. I just want to be able to hit
>ALT-Enter and see the desktop in the ratio it should be seen in.
>
>Note: Yes, I am insane and do not leave the house much, and I have also
>found a kind of workaround to this but I refuse to use it because I think
>it's a cop-out. If I run the VM with "Use any screen resolution" option
>enabled, resize the guest with to 1360x1024, save the state of the guest,
>then edit the .VMC file and change the value "disable_resize type" to true
>and resume the guest, it works in 1360x1024 in full screen. But like I said,
>that's not a valid fix. I need to go now.