Re: Disabled video card

From: Patti MacLeod (pam120_at_nospamshaw.ca)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:52:49 -0500

Hi ksutton,

Odd that your system doesn't resort to using the Standard VGA adapter. If
your system gives you a visible display when you boot into either Safe Mode
or Safe Mode with Command Prompt, try doing a System Restore to a point that
precedes your having disabled the video card. The navigation to System
Restore is the same for Safe Mode as it is when your computer starts
normally. To start the System Restore tool from a Command Prompt, see this
MSKB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=304449

Regards, 

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
"ksutton in San Diego" <ksutton in San Diego@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:0132A85E-CF84-4910-BB69-332433DC374C@microsoft.com...
> I did something *very* dumb and need help fixing it.   I disabled my video
> card by going to Properties/Settings/Advanced/Adapter/Properties Device
> usage: (do not use this device (disable)).   I then rebooted and now
there's
> no display.   I know it's booting up OK because I see the Windows XP
display
> as it's booting, but then the screen goes blank when the login screen
> appears.   I (blindly) type the password and I hear it booting up.
>
> So....my question is, does anyone know how to (blindly) re-enable a video
> card?   I tried having an XP machine side-by-side and hit combinations of
TAB
> and ENTER to try to re-enable it without luck.   I need some quick
shortcut
> or simple way of re-enabling it.
>
> Any help would be *greatly* appreciated.

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