maybe my monitor needs a driver?

I have a dimension 2400 and I recently reinstalled Windows XP. My monitor is on a default setting, 640x480 pixels.

I have a dell e773c monitor and I went to support.dell.com for the driver but it doesn't install anything after downloading. ?

I also tried to manually find the driver right clicked > display properties > settings > advanced > monitor but it won't let me click anything. It is just set to defualt.

I read that it might be possible to delete the default monitor driver and windows will recognize the correct driver?

Any suggestions? What do I do?

Did you RTFM on the driver download page ? -

Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with HTML Pop-Up Window for
R57664.EXE

Download
1.Click Download Now, to download the file.
2.When the File Download window appears, click Save this program to
disk (Windows XP users, click Save) and click OK. The Save In: window
appears.
3.From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to
select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4.If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file
name icon appears on your desktop.

Install
1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled R57664.EXE.
The Self-Extractor window appears.
2.Click OK or Continue.
The Self-Extracting Driver Installation window appears and prompts to
extract files to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R57664.
3.Leave all of the default settings and click Unzip or OK. If the
directory doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to create one. Click Yes. A
Self Extractor window appears and indicates C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R57664 files were
extracted.
4.Click OK.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions in the window.

HTML Pop-Up With Install Now Button
1.The Dell Software Installation Documentation window appears.
2.Click the Install Now button. A File Download window appears.
3.Click Run this program from its current location and click OK.
The Security Warning window appears.
4.Click Yes. The InstallShield Wizard window appears.
5.Follow the on-screen instructions.

I downloaded r57664 and it extracts the files by it never installs anything. After extracting the file doesn't install.

You might try updating your video card/adapter first - http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/pc_install_monitor_driver.shtml

Awesome! I downloaded the video driver then the monitor driver. The page you linked was perfect. Thanks