For monitor, on the Appearance tab, it says 'default'. I was so frustrated that I've tryied installing Windows XP Pro two more times, thinking that maybe there was some setting I needed to do differently.
I've tried clicking on the Advanced button and the Troubleshooting button, but still can't figure out how to change the resolution. When I go to the Settings window where one can adjust the resolution by moving the slider to another setting, I can't move the slider at all. After XP Pro was installed, the resolution was set at 460 x 600 (or something like that), which on my 17-inch monitor looks awful (HUGE letters). I then installed my copy of Windows XP Pro on top of XP Home, thus erasing XP Home (I think). I just bought a new computer it came with Windows XP Home already installed.