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donna
August 15th 04, 10:10 PM
I can't get my display past 640x480, i try to set it at
800x600 and when i click on apply it goes back to 640x480
i've tryed to run my recovery disk and it won't run.i've
been running windows update and that takes forever. i have
done everything that i can think of andnothing is working,
i can't even get my windows me disk to run, i've thought
about putting windows xp on but i lost my code numbers can
someone PLEASE help me.
Thank you

Noel Paton
August 15th 04, 10:33 PM
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.



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"donna" > wrote in message
...
>I can't get my display past 640x480, i try to set it at
> 800x600 and when i click on apply it goes back to 640x480
> i've tryed to run my recovery disk and it won't run.i've
> been running windows update and that takes forever. i have
> done everything that i can think of andnothing is working,
> i can't even get my windows me disk to run, i've thought
> about putting windows xp on but i lost my code numbers can
> someone PLEASE help me.
> Thank you

Treyce
August 22nd 04, 03:57 PM
SAME as below... all icons are HUGE, website are splotchy
color that I cannot see a vivid picture OR websites are
black and gray only. HELP !!!!!
Thanks !
Treyce


>-----Original Message-----
>I can't get my display past 640x480, i try to set it at
>800x600 and when i click on apply it goes back to 640x480
>i've tryed to run my recovery disk and it won't run.i've
>been running windows update and that takes forever. i
have
>done everything that i can think of andnothing is
working,
>i can't even get my windows me disk to run, i've thought
>about putting windows xp on but i lost my code numbers
can
>someone PLEASE help me.
> Thank you
>.
>

Noel Paton
August 24th 04, 06:53 AM
Same problem - same answer....

Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Treyce" > wrote in message
...
> SAME as below... all icons are HUGE, website are splotchy
> color that I cannot see a vivid picture OR websites are
> black and gray only. HELP !!!!!
> Thanks !
> Treyce
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I can't get my display past 640x480, i try to set it at
>>800x600 and when i click on apply it goes back to 640x480
>>i've tryed to run my recovery disk and it won't run.i've
>>been running windows update and that takes forever. i
> have
>>done everything that i can think of andnothing is
> working,
>>i can't even get my windows me disk to run, i've thought
>>about putting windows xp on but i lost my code numbers
> can
>>someone PLEASE help me.
>> Thank you
>>.
>>