Re: HELP Display Settings!

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From: Jym (_at_home)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:58:29 -0700

Try a repetitive pushing of F8 after system turns on and continuing till
the selective menu appears. Safe mode should load default display driver and
low resolution screen. Reset resolutions settings , reboot. Jym

"Heather" <johnston_heather@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23nu14hMTEHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I was working on my computer last night and I thought my display settings
> were a little big. So I went to the graphics display icon on the bottom
> taskbar (right beside the time) and right clicked on it to change my
display
> settings (in true color) from 1152 x 864 to 1280 x 720. I have done this a
> million times before but for some reason something happened this time.
>
>
>
> As soon as I clicked on the 1280 x 720 option from the menu, my screen
went
> blank and all there was, was a little blue box in the middle that says
"Out
> of Range". I could not do anything from that screen. No mouse, no
> keyboard... nothing. I tried everything but I could not get out. I
rebooted
> my computer and it still didn't work because when it is supposed to go to
> the blue Welcome screen, all I would get is that "Out of Range" screen. I
> unplugged and replugged my monitor, it still didn't work. So I called some
> computer people and they said to press F8 in start up and start my
computer
> in safe mode so that I can change the settings. But when I press F8, the
> usual menu didn't come up. This is pretty much what came up.
>
>
>
> "System restart has been paused:
>
>
>
> Continue with System Restart
>
> Skip system restart and proceed to System Boot"
>
>
>
> Those are the only two options. Both do the same thing and go to the "Out
of
> Range" screen. I have pressed DEL to go into settings during start up and
I
> can't find anything there. I have to reboot my computer everytime. I can't
> get through the "Out of Range" screen. I guess the display settings I
wanted
> just didn't work. But now I can't get it back. I can't even start my
> computer in safe mode.
>
>
>
> Do you have any idea what I can do?
>
>

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