Re: Annoying balloon at startup

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From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:27:18 -0800

Drew wrote:

> I have my screen resolution set at 640x480 since this is much easier
> on my
> eyes. Every time I boot up, I get a large balloon suggesting that I
> change
> the resolution to something more compatible. I have to close the
> balloon each time.
>
> How can I stop this balloon from appearing at boot up?
>
> Thanks
>
> Drew

Hi, Drew. Do you have an LCD monitor? If this message appears at boot
up, before XP is loaded, the message is coming from the monitor and you
can push one of the buttons on the monitor to disable it. Otherwise,
please post back and clarify when you are seeing the message.

Malke 

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