1440x900 Resolution: Dell drivers removed after update reboot.

About 6 hours ago I finished an update for Windows 7, after the restart, I defaulted to a radically incorrect resolution.

My generic Dell S1709W monitor has been installed now for almost 2 years, and with multiple windows re-installs, has always had a native windows driver for it that has worked flawlessly and offered the resolution (it's native) of 1440x900 @60hz.

With the reboot, it removed the Dell driver, defaulted to the GPNP Analog and forced it to 1024x768 with no options that are accurate for the monitor itself.

What I have tried so far:

1.) Shutting down, unplugging the monitor from the graphics card, removing computers power supply for 60 seconds, reattaching both and rebooting.

2.) Same as above except rebooting with monitor unhooked to force windows to try to revert the driver/recognize lack of device.

3.) Uninstalling the driver provided and selecting "Update".

= Reinstalled GPNP Analog (failed to recognize it as a Dell monitor again).

4.) Uninstalling the driver and using the one provided by Dell.

= Caused Windows to display it as a Dell manufactured device with proper name, failed to provide proper configuration or resolution options.

5.) Rolling back the update.

= No effective change, tried each of the above steps after rollback. #4 had the exact same effect.

6.) Re-Updating + all above - #5

= No effect

7.) Using nVidia Control to force a custom resolution of 1440x900@60hz.

= Creates a selectable option for the correct resolution, does not actually display that resolution nor the refresh rate properly (squished image and thick black bars on top and bottom of display).

8.) Uninstalling nVidia card + drivers + control center/reinstalling.

= No effective change Windows 7 still fails to accept it as a Dell monitor with proper configurations.

Any thoughts, guidance, or leads from the community? I'd really rather not have a MS representative respond given that almost 100% of the time they fail to actually grasp the issue, or use copy and paste answers that "sound good" or at a glance should fix it, but have nothing to do with the actual issue at hand.

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