I have a video card with two video outputs, DVI and VGA. I only have
one monitor and it uses a VGA input so the DVI output from the card is
unused.

All is well with Windows XP, but Vista seems to think that I have a
DVI monitor and that it is the main monitor. When I boot to safe mode,
I have normal video. When I boot to normal Windows Vista RC2, I
usually get a black screen. On those fairly rare occasions when I do
get video and I look at the monitors that the video driver thinks it
has, it shows two monitors.

Does anyone have a fix for this? I can't turn off the second monitor
when I boot to safe mode because the second monitor doesn't exist in
safe mode. When I boot to normal Windows, I believe that Vista is
sending video to the non-existent monitor.

Thanks,
Larry

Larry-

I ran into this with my 7600GS when I first installed, it seems vista
defaulting to the DVI as the primary display.
I was fortunate though, my card came with a DVI-SVGA adaptor and was able to
run my CRT off the DVI port.

once in, I was able to set everything straight.

So I recommend finding an adaptor if you card did not come with one.

-Ben

"Larry Schuldt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a video card with two video outputs, DVI and VGA. I only have
> one monitor and it uses a VGA input so the DVI output from the card is
> unused.
>
> All is well with Windows XP, but Vista seems to think that I have a
> DVI monitor and that it is the main monitor. When I boot to safe mode,
> I have normal video. When I boot to normal Windows Vista RC2, I
> usually get a black screen. On those fairly rare occasions when I do
> get video and I look at the monitors that the video driver thinks it
> has, it shows two monitors.
>
> Does anyone have a fix for this? I can't turn off the second monitor
> when I boot to safe mode because the second monitor doesn't exist in
> safe mode. When I boot to normal Windows, I believe that Vista is
> sending video to the non-existent monitor.
>
> Thanks,
> Larry