My main HD on my desktop required Chkdsk to be run on it about once a month
and I decided to install a new drive. The copy process went well using the
Seagate software. The system booted up and I thought everything was fine
until I tried my internet connection. After several hours of searching the
internet and trying various procedures, I gave up and ran a repair on XP.
The internet connection is fine now but XP no longer identifies my monitor
and display adaptor. XP is using a system default for both. The find new
hardware can not locate either of them. In device manager and control panel
there is not even a listing for monitor and display adaptor. I really don't
want to do a complete install of XP. Any way I can get XP to recognize the
hardware? Also, the boot time is considerably longer now.

Thanks
Neal

Hi,
?Tried: Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add Hardware...
and let it redetect.
Works most of time.
Have the vid.drivers handy if...

"Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My main HD on my desktop required Chkdsk to be run on it about once a month
> and I decided to install a new drive. The copy process went well using the
> Seagate software. The system booted up and I thought everything was fine
> until I tried my internet connection. After several hours of searching the
> internet and trying various procedures, I gave up and ran a repair on XP. The
> internet connection is fine now but XP no longer identifies my monitor and
> display adaptor. XP is using a system default for both. The find new
> hardware can not locate either of them. In device manager and control panel
> there is not even a listing for monitor and display adaptor. I really don't
> want to do a complete install of XP. Any way I can get XP to recognize the
> hardware? Also, the boot time is considerably longer now.
>
> Thanks
> Neal
>
>

I tried that but it will not detect. I also tried to install the Matrox
driver and it could not find the card . Really strange. I think I am going
to have to do a complete install to solve this one.


"Mikey" <savagem[Delete/Enlever]@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> ?Tried: Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add Hardware...
> and let it redetect.
> Works most of time.
> Have the vid.drivers handy if...
>
> "Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> My main HD on my desktop required Chkdsk to be run on it about once a
>> month and I decided to install a new drive. The copy process went well
>> using the Seagate software. The system booted up and I thought
>> everything was fine until I tried my internet connection. After several
>> hours of searching the internet and trying various procedures, I gave up
>> and ran a repair on XP. The internet connection is fine now but XP no
>> longer identifies my monitor and display adaptor. XP is using a system
>> default for both. The find new hardware can not locate either of them.
>> In device manager and control panel there is not even a listing for
>> monitor and display adaptor. I really don't want to do a complete
>> install of XP. Any way I can get XP to recognize the hardware? Also,
>> the boot time is considerably longer now.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Neal
>>
>>
>
>

Sometimes good things happen when you boot the system under safe mode and
uninstall or re-install drivers then. You may see a conflicting driver or
the problem device and be able to either uninstall it or update the driver.
If possible you may also try a driver roll back in regular or safe mode.

Either is easier then a complete restore of XP and doesn't really take much
time to try!

Good Luck,
Len

"Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I tried that but it will not detect. I also tried to install the Matrox
>driver and it could not find the card . Really strange. I think I am
>going to have to do a complete install to solve this one.
>
>
> "Mikey" <savagem[Delete/Enlever]@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:BuZxd.13555$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>> ?Tried: Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add Hardware...
>> and let it redetect.
>> Works most of time.
>> Have the vid.drivers handy if...
>>
>> "Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> My main HD on my desktop required Chkdsk to be run on it about once a
>>> month and I decided to install a new drive. The copy process went well
>>> using the Seagate software. The system booted up and I thought
>>> everything was fine until I tried my internet connection. After several
>>> hours of searching the internet and trying various procedures, I gave up
>>> and ran a repair on XP. The internet connection is fine now but XP no
>>> longer identifies my monitor and display adaptor. XP is using a system
>>> default for both. The find new hardware can not locate either of them.
>>> In device manager and control panel there is not even a listing for
>>> monitor and display adaptor. I really don't want to do a complete
>>> install of XP. Any way I can get XP to recognize the hardware? Also,
>>> the boot time is considerably longer now.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Neal
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>