Windows screen resolution question

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this issue...
I used a MacBook Pro recently to test the Windows compatibility of a CD-ROM product I'm developing. In most respects it was fine as a substitute for a test PC, but the screen didn't change resolution when it should have done - for very boring reasons the product is supposed to switch whatever it's running on to 800x600, and it the method we're using (an Xtra for Director) has worked fine on all Mac and Windows systems except this.
So I'm thinking that the graphics side of Windows running on an Intel Mac is at a system level very different to a 'real' PC, which is a shame as I was thinking of getting a new MacBook partly to give myself an easier Windows testbed option than constantly borrowing or hijacking other people's machines.
Does this sound like an exceptional event, or will I find that anything related to graphics/switching resolutions will probably not work the same way on a lovely shiny Intel G5 MacBook as a boring old Windows laptop?
G5 iMac

1280 x 800

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