Perhaps wife was correct....?
Its a Samsung 941 BW 19 inch ws. I looked at the specs in newegg and it says recommended resolution is 1440 X 900 just like yours.
Opening properties for desktop, and then settings, there's a sliding control under 'screen resolution', but the setting go 1400 X 1050, ect. We can't make them 1440 X 900. Is the fix on the CD that comes with the monitor?