My monitor died. My cheapo replacement can't handle the resolution that my PC boots up with. I can run it in safe mode, but I don't know what to do to ensure that my PC boots in normal mode with the correct video settings.
> My monitor died. My cheapo replacement can't handle the resolution that > my PC boots up with. I can run it in safe mode, but I don't know what > to do to ensure that my PC boots in normal mode with the correct video > settings.
> Can anyone help?
> -- i
While in Safe Mode, set its resolution to 800x600.
I booted in safe mode, opened the monitor settings control panel (r-click on desktop > properties), set the resolution 800x600 (which it was already set to), then rebooted, but still no luck. the normal monitor setting didn't fix it.
I'm afraid your statement "the normal monitor setting didn't fix it" means nothing to me. What are the "normal" monitor settings? What is it that it did not fix?
I suggest you report along those lines: 1. I reset the resolution to 800x600 while in Safe Mode. 2. I rebooted the machine in Normal Mode. 3. The desktop was / was not visible. 4. While in Normal Mode, I changed the settings to a x b pixels. This worked / this did not work.
> I booted in safe mode, opened the monitor settings control panel > (r-click on desktop > properties), set the resolution 800x600 (which it > was already set to), then rebooted, but still no luck. the normal > monitor setting didn't fix it.
> - i
> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> > While in Safe Mode, set its resolution to 800x600.
While in Safe Mode, I'm attempting to change the monitor setting that my PC boots up in when it's in Normal Mode. My Normal Mode monitor setting is 1024x768 I believe. That setting will not work on my substitue monitor.
1) the video setting for Normal Mode is incompatible with my monitor. 2) I booted up in Safe Mode. The monitor setting in this mode is 800x600. 3) Since the Safe Mode resolution is already set to what I'm attempting set as my Normal Mode monitor setting, I didn't need to change the resolution. However, I decided to switch the monitor setting to 640x480, then back to 800x600, just in case the operating system needs to see a change in resolution in order to make the setting apply to Normal Mode. I don't know if this makes any difference. 4) I then rebooted into Normal Mode hoping that the monitor settings would now be changed to 600x800. 5) At the end of the start-up sequence, and the point where the Win2k desktop appears, the video setting changed to a setting that my monitor could not handle. This lead me to believe that changing the monitor setting while in Safe Mode has no effect on the monitor setting in Normal Mode. 6) At this point, now in Normal Mode, I was still not able to change the monitor setting because I could not see my desktop due to the monitor setting being incompatible with my monitor. :-)
Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > I'm afraid your statement "the normal monitor setting > didn't fix it" means nothing to me. What are the "normal" > monitor settings? What is it that it did not fix?
> I suggest you report along those lines: > 1. I reset the resolution to 800x600 while in Safe Mode. > 2. I rebooted the machine in Normal Mode. > 3. The desktop was / was not visible. > 4. While in Normal Mode, I changed the settings to > a x b pixels. This worked / this did not work.
> While in Safe Mode, I'm attempting to change the monitor setting that > my PC boots up in when it's in Normal Mode. My Normal Mode monitor > setting is 1024x768 I believe. That setting will not work on my > substitue monitor.
> 1) the video setting for Normal Mode is incompatible with my monitor. > 2) I booted up in Safe Mode. The monitor setting in this mode is > 800x600. > 3) Since the Safe Mode resolution is already set to what I'm attempting > set as my Normal Mode monitor setting, I didn't need to change the > resolution. However, I decided to switch the monitor setting to > 640x480, then back to 800x600, just in case the operating system needs > to see a change in resolution in order to make the setting apply to > Normal Mode. I don't know if this makes any difference. > 4) I then rebooted into Normal Mode hoping that the monitor settings > would now be changed to 600x800. > 5) At the end of the start-up sequence, and the point where the Win2k > desktop appears, the video setting changed to a setting that my monitor > could not handle. This lead me to believe that changing the monitor > setting while in Safe Mode has no effect on the monitor setting in > Normal Mode. > 6) At this point, now in Normal Mode, I was still not able to change > the monitor setting because I could not see my desktop due to the > monitor setting being incompatible with my monitor. :-)
> Am I missing something in my approach?
Now I understand. AFAIK, the settings you select in Safe Mode will be preserved for the Normal Mode. I suggest you do this: - Set the resolution to 640x480 while in Safe Mode. - Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz while in Safe Mode
You should now be able to reboot the machine and see the desktop while in Normal Mode. If not then I would borrow someone else's monitor to see what's really going on.
If the computer will finish booting but you just cant see the screen, you could try resetting the resolution "blindly". 1) Push your mouse up and to the right as if you were going to put the pointer in the top right corner of the screen. 2) Press and release the right mouse button. 3) Press and release the "up arrow" on your keyboard and press enter. With any luck, the "Desktop Properties" menu will now be on your invisible desktop. 4) Hold down the Shift key and presse and release the Tab key. 5) Press and release the "right arrow" on your keyboard 5 times. This will cycle to the settings tab. 6) Press and release the Tab key 2 times. You should now be on the "Screen Area" slider on the settings page. 7) Press the "left arrow" key repeatedly to move the slider all the way to the left. 8) Press Enter 2 times. With a lot of luck, your screen should become visible and you cna press "Y" to comfirm the changes. You may want to try this process in Safe Mode first to confirm the key sequence, but I have successfully done this before. Good luck, Louis
> While in Safe Mode, I'm attempting to change the monitor setting that > my PC boots up in when it's in Normal Mode. My Normal Mode monitor > setting is 1024x768 I believe. That setting will not work on my > substitue monitor.
> 1) the video setting for Normal Mode is incompatible with my monitor. > 2) I booted up in Safe Mode. The monitor setting in this mode is > 800x600. > 3) Since the Safe Mode resolution is already set to what I'm attempting > set as my Normal Mode monitor setting, I didn't need to change the > resolution. However, I decided to switch the monitor setting to > 640x480, then back to 800x600, just in case the operating system needs > to see a change in resolution in order to make the setting apply to > Normal Mode. I don't know if this makes any difference. > 4) I then rebooted into Normal Mode hoping that the monitor settings > would now be changed to 600x800. > 5) At the end of the start-up sequence, and the point where the Win2k > desktop appears, the video setting changed to a setting that my monitor > could not handle. This lead me to believe that changing the monitor > setting while in Safe Mode has no effect on the monitor setting in > Normal Mode. > 6) At this point, now in Normal Mode, I was still not able to change > the monitor setting because I could not see my desktop due to the > monitor setting being incompatible with my monitor. :-)
> Am I missing something in my approach?
> - i
> Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > > I'm afraid your statement "the normal monitor setting > > didn't fix it" means nothing to me. What are the "normal" > > monitor settings? What is it that it did not fix?
> > I suggest you report along those lines: > > 1. I reset the resolution to 800x600 while in Safe Mode. > > 2. I rebooted the machine in Normal Mode. > > 3. The desktop was / was not visible. > > 4. While in Normal Mode, I changed the settings to > > a x b pixels. This worked / this did not work.
