Startup screen resolution low

I noticed that the startup screen (the one with the grey apple) is being displayed at a lower resolution. I can tell because it looks all fuzzy on my LCD which has a native resolution of 1280X1024. Also, when I'm at the boot camp selection menu the disk icons look really big and fuzzy. I notced that this happened when my compute froze on startup due to my ipod being plugged in ( I had to hold down the power button even after removing te ipod) has anyone else had this problem with the startup screen? And more importantly does anyone know how to change the resolution of the startup screen? The resolution jumps up once it gets to the login window.

This problem sounds annoying and I can assure you it has nothing to do with the low-resolution of Win XP
I didn't encounter this before but you should try resetting the system's PRAM.
The PRAM holds some parameters regarding mouse sensitivity, time zone setting, volume and Monitor Depth.
I am quite sure this will do the, trick and very few readjustments will be needed (time zone volume and maybe DVD region - all simple and harmless).
To reset PRAM hold commandoption+PR
To read a-bit more before doing so (not that it’s really needed..) go to:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
Have Fun.

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