1280x960 works fine on my system with this demo. I've been looking through the config files and can't seem to find a way to make it run in windowed mode, though, which is what I usually try to do with problematic old games.
What video card are you using. I noticed that this is a directx 8 game and wondered if your video card was "too new" to handle the old directx. Also, what operating system are you running it on?
Here's some info regarding the resolutions and refresh rates that your monitor supports:
Horizontal scan range
30 kHz to 70 kHz (automatic)
Vertical scan range
50 Hz to 160 Hz (automatic)
Optimal preset resolution
1024 x 768 at 75 Hz
Highest preset resolution
1024 x 768 at 85 Hz
Highest addressable resolution*
1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz
* Addressable means the monitor will sync up to this mode. However, Dell does not guarantee the image will be sized and centered correctly.
Dell guarantees image size and centering for all preset modes listed in the following table.
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Preset Display Modes
Display Mode Horizontal Vertical
Frequency Frequency
(kHz) (Hz)
IBM, VGA2, 720 x 400 31.5 70.1
IBM,VGA3, 640 x 480 31.5 59.9
VESA,640 x 480 43.3 85.0
VESA,800 x 600 46.9 75.0
VESA,800 x 600 53.7 85.1
VESA,1024 x 768 60.0 75.0
VESA,1024 x 768 68.7 85.0
VESA,1152 x 864 67.5 75.0
All taken from
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...N/ug/index.htm