Re: BIG "Display" PROBLEM

My learned friends,

I tried the suggestion of friend Chusome. (Please note as Mikeyhsd rightly,
indicated, that the browser issue is besides the point and wholly irrelevant
to this problem) I did not work. I uninstalled the drivers for the graphics
card (64MB Nvidia Geforce 3 VC Ti500. It did not change the situation. Then I
reinstalled them. It worked for a few hours, but on a restart, the problem
had resurfaced. Now it is hit and miss. When I start the PC, the Windows XP
logo and loading bar is distorted, and, as I mentioned, sometimes I manage to
get to my desktop and sometimes, before the desktop sign in is reached, the
PC freezes and the screen is totally distorted with gray pixilation filling
up the bottom half of the screen. I have visited the NVIDIA website and tried
to install updated drivers. But again, this appears to only solve the problem
temporarily.

Please advise


"mikeyhsd" wrote:

what has that got to do with his video problem.
you just cannot help being the resident nanny and issuing the virtual spanking.



mikeyhsd@xxxxxxxxxxx



"Rock" <Rock@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OD3oT8RhHHA.4936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"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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