Optimal Win 7 resolution

Hello,
I recently bought a rMBP 15 inch and loaded bootcamp. But, at the 2880x1800 resolution, everything is too small and the login screen does not fit the entire display. The 150% or 200% DPI does make system icons and text readable, but does not work well with application with no support.
I tried the 1920x1200 resolution and scaled using the NVIDIA control panel (or else does not use the entire display). Using this, everything is the size I want, but nothing is crisp and slightly blurry.
So, is there a program that I can download to fix this or an optimal display setting I should take?
I heard Win 8.1 supports retina better, but I really don't want Win 8.

a lcd display have a number of pixels
in the case of yours 2880 vertical and 1800 horizontal
best resolution is that it's called the native resolution
next best reslution is modulus 2 of the resolution
like
if we say each pixel is now not 1 pixel as it would be in 2880 * 1800 but 4 pixels
that mean
2880 / 2 * 1800 / 2
1440 * 900
or
2880 / 4 * 1800 /4
720 * 450
the problem if you choose other resolutions then modulus 2 resolutions is then it have to "decide" when a pixel is 3 or 4 or 2 and the likes and being a computer who can't interp the visual impression itself it's very bad at it so it's a blur

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