2012 mac book pro boot camp low resolution gaming issues

I just bought my apple mac book pro 2012 (no retina display) a few months ago and i used to be able to play sky rim in boot camp in the highest resolution (ultra) but all of a sudden i can barley play it on the lowest settings?

Reset the SMC and try again.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

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Always print off the Guide and read it first, I read it as I went along and that was a mistake.
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My MBP arrives June 19 and already had the firmware updates. I did need to update OSX to 10.4.7.
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Visit http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
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Hi All,
My mac book pro 13". It boots ok and skype launches on boot up. connects to internet etc. However, whilst the mouse moves around the scren ok, used via the track pad, I cannot open anything, close anything, or get the task bar to pop up.
I can close the laptop down via the power key, and can use some short cut keys, but the track pad operation is iffy, can you suggest how I rectify this.
I have now solved this, for future reference, I have a magic track pad as well and that was connected via bluetooth and sitting else where in the house. It blocked the laptops trackpad operations. When disconnected, my laptop track pad works fine.
Cheers
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