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.

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 (E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:0132A85E-CF84-4910-BB69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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.

Patti,

Thanks for the advice. I tried to follow your advice and unfortunately,
while booting in the Safe Mode with command prompt, it gets to the point
where it's loading the agp440.sys driver and it crashes with the message:

"STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated unexpectedly
with a status of 0x0000034
The system has been shut down.

That's not good, I'm sure.

I don't suppose you have any other ideas????

Thanks!

Keith

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> 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 (E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:0132A85E-CF84-4910-BB69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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.
>
>
>

You could give this a try to see if it assists in getting by the agp440.sys
problem:

Problems When Windows XP Tries to Load the Agp440.sys Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=324764



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"ksutton in San Diego" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:3CADBB73-17A9-41A6-BD01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Patti,
>
> Thanks for the advice. I tried to follow your advice and unfortunately,
> while booting in the Safe Mode with command prompt, it gets to the point
> where it's loading the agp440.sys driver and it crashes with the message:
>
> "STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
> The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated unexpectedly
> with a status of 0x0000034
> The system has been shut down.
>
> That's not good, I'm sure.
>
> I don't suppose you have any other ideas????
>
> Thanks!
>
> Keith
>
> "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
>
> > 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 (E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message
news:0132A85E-CF84-4910-BB69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> >

OK. I finally got the computer booted into the Windows Recovery Console and
disabled the agp440 driver. When I then tried to boot in the Safe Mode with
Prompt, it hangs at
"btkrnl.sys" and gives the same error message as originally.

Am I going to have to reload XP?

Thanks!
Keith

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> You could give this a try to see if it assists in getting by the agp440.sys
> problem:
>
> Problems When Windows XP Tries to Load the Agp440.sys Service
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=324764
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "ksutton in San Diego" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message news:3CADBB73-17A9-41A6-BD01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Patti,
> >
> > Thanks for the advice. I tried to follow your advice and unfortunately,
> > while booting in the Safe Mode with command prompt, it gets to the point
> > where it's loading the agp440.sys driver and it crashes with the message:
> >
> > "STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
> > The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated unexpectedly
> > with a status of 0x0000034
> > The system has been shut down.
> >
> > That's not good, I'm sure.
> >
> > I don't suppose you have any other ideas????
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
> >
> > > 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 (E-Mail Removed)>
> > > wrote in message
> news:0132A85E-CF84-4910-BB69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

Many months ago, when I was greeted with a STOP C000021a error, I followed
the instructions in this MSKB article to get my XP partition back up and
running again:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=307545

If you do think that doing a repair install of XP is the way to go, then
please follow the instructions (and take heed of the Warnings!) here:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"ksutton in San Diego" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message newsF1B2E3C-DC2C-48B7-AAD7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK. I finally got the computer booted into the Windows Recovery Console
and
> disabled the agp440 driver. When I then tried to boot in the Safe Mode
with
> Prompt, it hangs at
> "btkrnl.sys" and gives the same error message as originally.
>
> Am I going to have to reload XP?
>
> Thanks!
> Keith
>
> "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
>
> > You could give this a try to see if it assists in getting by the
agp440.sys
> > problem:
> >
> > Problems When Windows XP Tries to Load the Agp440.sys Service
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=324764
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Patti MacLeod
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >
> > "ksutton in San Diego" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote
> > in message news:3CADBB73-17A9-41A6-BD01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Patti,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the advice. I tried to follow your advice and
unfortunately,
> > > while booting in the Safe Mode with command prompt, it gets to the
point
> > > where it's loading the agp440.sys driver and it crashes with the
message:
> > >
> > > "STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
> > > The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated
unexpectedly
> > > with a status of 0x0000034
> > > The system has been shut down.
> > >
> > > That's not good, I'm sure.
> > >
> > > I don't suppose you have any other ideas????
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > > "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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
(E-Mail Removed)>
> > > > wrote in message
> > news:0132A85E-CF84-4910-BB69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >