My monitor's resolution not available in display preferences

Hi:
I upgraded our Dual 1.0 Ghz G4 to OS 10.4.8 this afternoon. We use a ViewSonic VG150 LCD monitor on this computer, and the native resolution of the monitor is 1024x768.
Unfortunately, after updating, the only resolution available in the display preferences is 1280x768, so everything is tall and squished.
Is there any way to make that correct resolution available in the Display preferences panel?
I used to have some problems with this monitor while running OS 10.3.7. When first starting the computer the monitor would look like it was at the wrong resolution, even though the resolution was set to 1024x768 in the menu bar. I'd have to switch it to a wrong resolution, then back to 1024x768 to get the monitor to look right.
Thank you.
Shawn Marshall
Portland, Oregon

Hi:
Thanks for the info. It looks like either of those apps should fix the problem, though I was hoping there was a solution within the OS which would fix it (without having to buy something). I'm not trying to do anything out of the ordinary, just trying to get the monitor to run at the resolution it was designed for.
Shawn

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