Re: BIG "Display" PROBLEM
- From: "db" <databaseben.discussions.microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:54:48 -0500
Not actually what I meant
The issue you have is likely
to be a physical one and not
a software problem. A "device
driver" is a software.
A video card is a piece of hardware
that is a physical card and
screwed onto your motherboard.
Can you not physically
remove the "video card"
and use your standard port
for your monitor?
You should be able to
turn off your computer,
unplug the power cord,
open up the pc and
unscrew the video card from the motherboard.
Then plug your monitor into the
regular port on the motherboard and
then restart your pc.
Then see if your pc is
working better.
"JOE X5" <JOEX5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:00B34B07-AC2F-494F-8476-A67B27683225@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My learned friends,
I attempted to follow the advice of friend db. I device manager I
uninstalled the display device which was for my graphics card. Is this was
meant when you said I should uninstall my video board?
Also, I uninstalled the VGA. On restart, the windows logo and loading bar
was still heavily distorted, but I did get straight through to my desktop.
When I got to the desktop, the bottom right corner of the screen indicated
that 1. “Found New Hardware, Video Controller (VGA Compatible)” and after
that 2. “Found New Hardware, NVIDIA GeForce 3 Ti500.
As I fear that any restart does not guarantee that I will be able to get
back into windows. I ask for your advice as to the next step?
PS. Is friend Bob I correct in that, I need to replace the card? Is there
nothing that can be done without such meansures?
"db" wrote:
> this is a simple issue
> because the symptoms
> occur
>
> a) soon after you power up
>
> and
>
> b) hardware failure, eg flickering.
>
>
> it is basically unfair for
> everyone to provide futile
> suggestions when the basic
> functionality of your o.s. has
> not yet been determined.
>
> you mentioned nvidia, so this
> hardware upgrade / enhancement
> may or may not be the problem.
>
> therefore make sure you can
> boot up to your standardized
> o.s. without difficulties.
>
> what i suggest to do is to
> uninstall your video board
> and use the standard video
> port.
>
> in addition, make sure
> you do not have any additional
> add - ons connected to your system
> and boot up.
>
> 1) if the o.s. is functional then
> you know where the problem is..
>
> 2) if the o.s. is dysfunctional, then
> the issue of regaining a functional
> o.s. is the priority at this time.
>
> - db
>
>
>
> "JOE X5" <JOEX5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:436C74AA-AD30-4FE5-8AA6-6E8961B0CB22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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?
>
>
>
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