And i can confirm that this Does indeed work! Check this pic for undeniable proof!
I used zeckensack's Glide wrapper, the one mentioned in n3wton's post. ( http://home.t-online.de/home/zsack/glid ... index.html )
My eyes almost fell out too. The resolution gets quadrupled from 640x480 to 1280x960 when I select "try high res". I even switched it back and forth a few times for comparison just to make sure I wasn't seeing things.
http://www.lod3d.net/files/largenormous.jpg
toriod my friend, you deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for this one!
Now anyone who missed this in the other thread can't be excused for missing this one! Have fun guys, i'm off to play C2!