1440x900 resolution missing in Bootcamp (MBPr+Retina)

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1440x900 resolution missing in Bootcamp (MBPr+Retina)

I just installed Windows 8 RP on my new MacBook Pro with Retina display and realized that the 1440x900 resolution option is completely missing from Windows (and games).

I've tried installed NVIDIA's latest 650M beta drivers (304.79), but they refuse to install. The frustrating thing about this is that 1440x900 is the most natural resolution for many games on the Retina display (since 2880x1800 either runs poorly, or reduces the UI of many games to unreadably small sizes). Intermediary resolutions cause ugly blurry jagged edges due to scaling.

Any ideas?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Other OS, BootCamp: Windows 8 Release Preview

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 2:00 PM

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Answer 1

dawesi

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Aug 4, 2012 9:31 AM in response to Veraxus

Games are only installed on Home editions by default, so you have to install them

Games = go to control panel > Programs and Features

Then look on left of list of apps and there is a link 'Turn windows features on and off' click that then in the dialog that comes up tick games then 'ok' then games will be installed.

there are also plenty of games int the store... just click windows/command key then click on blue store icon (top left)

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Aug 17, 2012 8:29 AM in response to Veraxus

I also have Macbook Pro Retina and have Windows 7 in BootCamp. It's missing 1440 by 900 option which puzzles me. Like you said, the best resolution option should be 1440 by 900 which is exactly half the maximum resolution. I use 1680 by 1050 which is the "Hi-Res" option for regular Macbook Pro models. It looks fine except that it's slightly blurry when you look closely. From a normal working distance, it's fine for me.

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Silvchan

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Jan 12, 2013 1:29 PM in response to Veraxus

1440 x 900 is missing for me as well, but unlike Jaehlee87 the blurry 1680 x 1050 is unacceptable for me. The reason I got the macbook pro retina was for the crisp flawless resolution. Scaling that down shouldn't mean it looks worse then my old macbook pro from 3 years ago.

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Veraxus Author

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Aug 13, 2012 5:58 PM in response to dawesi

I wasn't talking about games, I was talking about the fact that the 1440x900 resolution is completely, utterly, absolutely missing in BootCamp... which strikes me as a driver bug.

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