talk about bringing up a repressed memory!
here's my solution but you aren't going to like it: change resolutions.
basically i hooked up a CRT to my carPC, and changed the resolution to 1024x768 and then plugged the ex-audio back in. then make sure you set your frontend to the new settings. for instance i use RR so i changed the ini file to show width and such to 1024x768. also in rrconfig. because the frontend autoscales everything, it looks the same, but it is running at a different resolution . only difference is in windows everything is itty bitty but still readable.
doesn't bother me too much anymore but in the back of my mind it still haunts me...
sorry to bear bad news but at least youll get a picture now.
oh and btw, my typing sucks because im on my phone.