Change screen resolution to exceed the maximum on Windows 7

I want to run the Microsoft SDK Simulator on Windows 7 but it requires 1280 x 960 or greater, whereas I have just 1280 x 800 on my laptop.

I remember when using Windows XP it give me a lot of choices between resolutions even though the resolution of the screen is so small.

On Windows 7 it doesn't offer other resolutions bigger than the maximum, is there any workaround or software that allows higher resolution?

This is a video I took using Windows XP, you can see that when the resolution exceeds the maximum, not the whole desktop is shown on the screen but once I hover on the sides the desktop moves to show the hidden sides.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5869RL2noY

Note that I am not using any software and I didn't do any hardware modification, this has always worked for me, not like what the answers mentioned.

Solution 1:

I have developed a solution which allows you to have a scrolling desktop on Windows. It's complete freeware and there are multiple ways to enhance your desktop. Yes, in both sides, not only horizontal.

Infinite_Screen

Standard is pressing Ctrl+ (moving mouse to the edges) or CtrlShift+ (mouse move) and 4 others.

Solution 2:

Yes you can increase resolution over windows7 maximum. How?

This hack works only on Windows 7 netbooks.

• Type in Win+R and put 'regedit' (without the quotes) into the box.
• Search for ‘Display1_DownScalingSupported’ and change the value from '0' to '1'.

Then you need to restart your computer. Afterwards you may be able to scale your screen resolution to something larger than your computer’s physical restraints. However, be aware that these tweaks might not work on all netbooks (it was tested by users on the 1000H, 1005He or the 1005HA Asus devices) and might cause software instability when changing between options (or when rebooting--may cause a black screen on certain laptops).

Got the link here.