Problems with screen resolution after reinstalling Windows 7 Home Premium

Product Name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
Product Number: A6X94UA#ABA
BIOS: F.1C
Processor: Intel Core i7-2670QM
Graphics Device: Intel HD Graphics Family
I recently had to wipe my laptop and reinstall Windows 7 Home Premium (created restore disk from Windows).  Ever since, I have not been able to adjust my display settings any higher than 1024x768.  My only other option on the adjustment range is 800x600.  I have updated BIOS (it was already at latest version) and I have searched for updated drivers (system says most recent ones are in use), but I cannot get it to provide me with a more appropriate size selection for my screen; I have to scroll back and forth in Internet Explorer, for example, to see a full screen because it doesn't fit correctly on my laptop screen.
It seems like this should be an easy fix, but I can't seem to find the right trick.  Can anyone help?
TIA,
Teri

@buzymom2 ,
Hello and thank you for posting on the HP support forums. The only thing I would try at this point is to go to this link and download the software and drivers for your notebook.
HP Pavilion dv6-6c53cl Entertainment Notebook PC Drivers
Once you have them downloaded save them to a USB memory stick or burn them to a CD or DVD.
Now you will want to boot into safe mode.
Entering Safe Mode (Windows 7)
Now in safe mode uninstall all your drivers by going into the device manager.
Uninstall or Reinstall a Device
Once you have the drivers removed, reboot into windows in normal mode.  Now install your drivers one at a time you have to start with the chipset driver.  If you install the drivers without the chipset first it can cause all kinds of problems.
Let me know how things go.
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