Holding Screen Resolution

I have several HP TouchSmart Computers and the last one we purchased is a real pain as far as the screen Resolution... It has Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. The Screen Resolution we need for the Point of Sale application we run utilizes 1024 x 768, We can go in and change it but as soon as we reboot the resolution it goes back to the default.
I also have a couple more problems with this same computer:
a) I would love to be able to turn off the on screen keyboard popup that automatically comes up when I touch a field where data is to enter in data from the standard external Keyboard.
b) We also have a problem with the desktop Icons not holding at Small.
Anything you could help with I would sure appreciate it.
KSRANDY

No, the native resolution of any LCD display is its absolute maximum: the number of physical pixels in it. Nothing higher can be set by any means.
A significant number of people find that 1920 x 1200 is unusable for them on a 17" MBP (133 ppi). A 15" display with that resolution would be substantially worse for those people, and less usable for many people who find 1440 x 900 on a 15.4" screen (110 ppi) to be about all they can handle. If it works for you, congratulations on your good eyesight. Apple has apparently decided there aren't enough people like you for the option of a 15" display like yours to be worth offering in a MBP, and in fact you are the first person I've seen posting here who wanted one.
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