I recently went through a wrestling match with my machine as a result of
installing a new NIC and encountering phantom devices that had been
uninstalled some time ago. Upon resolution of the NIC non-functionality
(wouldn't allow TCP/IP binding but would let you set it any way you like), I
found that I was allocated two monitors: my Viewsonic GS771 and something
called "Default Monitor". I can't seem to get rid of this last non-device,
as upon rebooting Windows 2k just adds it right back. Even removing the
phantom copy of this didn't resolve the issue. I don't want to reinstall
Win2k again! Thanks in advance.


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Stephen Goodman
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"S.P. Goodman" <(remspam)spgoodman@(remspam)earthlight.net> wrote in message
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> I recently went through a wrestling match with my machine as a result of
> installing a new NIC and encountering phantom devices that had been
> uninstalled some time ago. Upon resolution of the NIC non-functionality
> (wouldn't allow TCP/IP binding but would let you set it any way you like),
I
> found that I was allocated two monitors: my Viewsonic GS771 and something
> called "Default Monitor". I can't seem to get rid of this last
non-device,
> as upon rebooting Windows 2k just adds it right back. Even removing the
> phantom copy of this didn't resolve the issue. I don't want to reinstall
> Win2k again! Thanks in advance.

Ooh, I got that at work. Quite annoying, but seems harmless. What kind of
video card do you have? I suspected it was due to a dual-out GeForce card --
if you don't have a second display plugged in you'd get that Default Monitor
(meaning no monitor). Just a guess though. I don't get it on my home
computer (Radeon).

"Kevin C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "S.P. Goodman" <(remspam)spgoodman@(remspam)earthlight.net> wrote in
message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I recently went through a wrestling match with my machine as a result of
> > installing a new NIC and encountering phantom devices that had been
> > uninstalled some time ago. Upon resolution of the NIC non-functionality
> > (wouldn't allow TCP/IP binding but would let you set it any way you
like),
> I
> > found that I was allocated two monitors: my Viewsonic GS771 and
something
> > called "Default Monitor". I can't seem to get rid of this last
> non-device,
> > as upon rebooting Windows 2k just adds it right back. Even removing the
> > phantom copy of this didn't resolve the issue. I don't want to
reinstall
> > Win2k again! Thanks in advance.
>
> Ooh, I got that at work. Quite annoying, but seems harmless. What kind of
> video card do you have? I suspected it was due to a dual-out GeForce
card --
> if you don't have a second display plugged in you'd get that Default
Monitor
> (meaning no monitor). Just a guess though. I don't get it on my home
> computer (Radeon).

Alas, no. The video config hasn't changed a whit in this regard - still an
ATI All-in-Wonder Pro 128 attached to the same Viewsonic GS771 monitor - and
so I have to wonder what the heck caused this to happen. One thing I've
learned is that Setup doesn't install nothing for no reason. Drivers have
all been reinstalled, uninstalled and reinstalled, everything but the
removal-reinstallation of the card in the AGP slot. I'd really rather not
have to disable something that shouldn't have popped up in the first place,
neh?

Thanks though.


--
Stephen Goodman
* Cartoons about DVDs and Stuff
* http://www.earthlight.net/HiddenTrack

"S.P. Goodman" <(remspam)spgoodman@(remspam)earthlight.net> wrote in message
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| "Kevin C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:7fUad.29068$(E-Mail Removed)...
| >
| > "S.P. Goodman" <(remspam)spgoodman@(remspam)earthlight.net> wrote in
| message
| > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| > > I recently went through a wrestling match with my machine as a result
of
| > > installing a new NIC and encountering phantom devices that had been
| > > uninstalled some time ago. Upon resolution of the NIC
non-functionality
| > > (wouldn't allow TCP/IP binding but would let you set it any way you
| like),
| > I
| > > found that I was allocated two monitors: my Viewsonic GS771 and
| something
| > > called "Default Monitor". I can't seem to get rid of this last
| > non-device,
| > > as upon rebooting Windows 2k just adds it right back. Even removing
the
| > > phantom copy of this didn't resolve the issue. I don't want to
| reinstall
| > > Win2k again! Thanks in advance.
| >
| > Ooh, I got that at work. Quite annoying, but seems harmless. What kind
of
| > video card do you have? I suspected it was due to a dual-out GeForce
| card --
| > if you don't have a second display plugged in you'd get that Default
| Monitor
| > (meaning no monitor). Just a guess though. I don't get it on my home
| > computer (Radeon).
|
| Alas, no. The video config hasn't changed a whit in this regard - still
an
| ATI All-in-Wonder Pro 128 attached to the same Viewsonic GS771 monitor -
and
| so I have to wonder what the heck caused this to happen. One thing I've
| learned is that Setup doesn't install nothing for no reason. Drivers have
| all been reinstalled, uninstalled and reinstalled, everything but the
| removal-reinstallation of the card in the AGP slot. I'd really rather not
| have to disable something that shouldn't have popped up in the first
place,
| neh?

Weirdness prevails.

A hunch led me to this: I rebooted to BIOS setup, set the "PnP OS" option
on, and set to reset the ECSD (sp?) configuration. Upon reaching desktop
(and Device Mgr afterwards) "Default Monitor" was gone, leaving my ViewSonic
GS771 alone.

--
Stephen Goodman
* Cartoons about DVDs and Stuff
* http://www.earthlight.net/HiddenTrack