So while I have enjoyed the fairly small amount of time I've spent with SAM Simulator, I do have a problem that the resolution it defaults to is too high. I was wondering if it was possible to change the game resolution, and if so, how? I've poked around without much luck.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Try this: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4123050/SAM_Simulator_Question#Post4123050

That didn't entirely help. The best I found was to set my screen to 1280x1024, a suboptimal solution. My windows icons were already at 100%, maybe there's something I'm missing?

I think you're not missing something, just SAM Simulator is on VB and works onlu in 1280/1024 resolution.... If someone could help, it's gotta be Hpasp....

You need 1280x1024 resolution, or above to run SAMSIM.

(this simulator is free, so you can invest your money into an LCD monitor)

That...is totally fair

Sorry, I made deep efforts to circumvent this limitation of the Microsoft Visual Basic, but not found any solution so far.
Even my new notebook is unable to run my hobby...

That's totally understandable. I have a second monitor that I can set to 1280x1024, and that works just fine. So no worries here.