Windows XP widescreen support

I’m dealing with a distorted image on my monitor, and frankly, it's driving me up the wall. Everything was working perfectly fine until I had to perform a clean reinstall of Windows XP because I swapped out my hard drive, and now the screen is stuck in a stretched 4:3 aspect ratio that makes everything look absolutely hideous.

My OS is Windows XP,
my GPU is an NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
and I'm using a Dell P2414H monitor. I can't seem to get the drivers installed since there's zero support left for XP—I can't even remember if they were actually working before this mess started—so the system just treats it as a generic Plug and Play monitor.

Does anyone have any actual ideas on how to fix this?

...it's not acting normal for you? try this... right-click the desktop > Properties > Settings, then just pick a resolution like 1360 x 768 > Apply > OK

wearymason4 said:...why aren't you just doing the usual thing? Right-click on the desktop, go to Properties, hit Settings, and just pick a resolution like 1360 x 768, then click Apply and OK.

The only options I can actually select are 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, 1600x900, or 1920x1080.

Your native resolution is set to 1920x1080.
Maybe try hitting that "AUTO" button on the monitor itself—it might actually center the damn thing for you.