Re: BIG "Display" PROBLEM

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"JOE X5" <JOEX5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
My learned friends,

I have had to repost this as I cannot find the original post. I include,
details plus some additional information that I hope will enable you to help
me.

I cannot get access to windows in normal mode. Just before he sign in screen
would normally come up, the screen remains black and the mouse curser stays
in the middle of the screen and I am completely locked out; neither the mouse
nor the key board work. Also during the boot up the screen flickers, which
was not the case before. I can get in via safe, and the resolution and
colours are all distorted. The colours bleed into one another and there are
purple dots or specs all over the screen. I have tried a system restore to no
avail.

Needless to say I am worried about this. My PC is running windows xp home
ed. Service pack 2.
2.2GHZ P4
64MB Nvidia Geforce 3

I would like to know how to fix the problem, regarding, 1) getting into
windows in normal mode and also 2) the screen resolution and display issue.

Modification : The message I get says something, to the best of my
recollection, along the lines of:
Windows Display Driver
"The … display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and
reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you
reboot the machine a box will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data
about this failure to Microsoft."

However If I reboot. I am not always able to gain access to windows.. I have
only managed to gain access by a series of restarts and in the System
configuration utility opting for a Normal startup rather than a selective
startup. This seems to only temporarily solve the issue.

Any ideas?

If you can't find a post search for it using Google Groups Advanced Search. This newsgroup is microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. Search on your name as author.

http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en

One of the reasons you're having trouble with posts is because you're using the awful web interface to what is actually a Usenet newsgroup. I recommend using a newsreader instead. It is a much better experience. XP comes with Outlook Express which can be setup for newsgroup access. Here is a link on how to do this.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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