Force a Resolution
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(read disclaimer at the end before trying anything)
You could try a program called RefreshLock (or its sibling RefreshForce). It's originally written for 2K/XP, I think, so not sure how it will work on your work computer (whatever OS it has).
In any case, the program is originally designed for CRT monitors, enforcing the GPU to output custom refresh rates for user-specified resolutions. IIRC, it also allows you to set a "global setting", which enforces the switch to the wanted resolution with the wanted refresh rate. Therefore, even if your game (or any other app, for that matter) has a default, maybe even non-changeable, setting for 800x600@60Hz, you can enforce a fixed 1024x768@120Hz combination. This most probably won't change the game's output frequency though, so the game will still operate at its fixed FPS limit (if it has one, naturally), but the monitor will nevertheless change to the user-specified frequency/resolution combination. Haven't tried the global setting option in other than desktop view, in which it changes the global setting in Windows. But if the game has a fixed 800x600 resolution, I don't know how/what it will display it at forced 1024x768, might give black bars. And in your case, it's even reversed, so it's anyone's guess what will happen...
Disclaimer:
I would like to emphasize the word "FORCE", because this will really force it, and could potentially even damage the hardware, if something goes wrong.
You could try a program called RefreshLock (or its sibling RefreshForce). It's originally written for 2K/XP, I think, so not sure how it will work on your work computer (whatever OS it has).
In any case, the program is originally designed for CRT monitors, enforcing the GPU to output custom refresh rates for user-specified resolutions. IIRC, it also allows you to set a "global setting", which enforces the switch to the wanted resolution with the wanted refresh rate. Therefore, even if your game (or any other app, for that matter) has a default, maybe even non-changeable, setting for 800x600@60Hz, you can enforce a fixed 1024x768@120Hz combination. This most probably won't change the game's output frequency though, so the game will still operate at its fixed FPS limit (if it has one, naturally), but the monitor will nevertheless change to the user-specified frequency/resolution combination. Haven't tried the global setting option in other than desktop view, in which it changes the global setting in Windows. But if the game has a fixed 800x600 resolution, I don't know how/what it will display it at forced 1024x768, might give black bars. And in your case, it's even reversed, so it's anyone's guess what will happen...
Disclaimer:
I would like to emphasize the word "FORCE", because this will really force it, and could potentially even damage the hardware, if something goes wrong.