Given that this was going to an Amiga user I figured it right that I should send him a Permedia II card - given that was the last chip used in a dedicated Amiga graphics card (the CVPPC)! It can do 1600x1200 in 24 bit AFAIK, though I can't remember how much memory is on it.
You need the drivers for the card, though, just like any PC graphics card:
http://www.3dlabs.com/support/drivers/permedia_drivers.htmshould do the trick.
Once the drivers are installed, you'll be able to change the desktop size and screen resolution - either go into the Control Panel and open Display or else right click on the Windoze background when there's no windows open, and select Properties.. that has the same effect.
As for the temporary space, you need to tell windows to use the D: drive for swap space. It's in the Control Panel somewhere, and it's not where you'd expect, so do a Google search for it. It's in the hardware performance section or something daft!
