Hi,

I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
corruption.

It would appear that my display settings are not being saved as when I
login, my screen size is set to 800x600 (or so) and I need to manually reset
these.

I have updated my display card drivers to the latest version from the
manufracturer.

any ideas?

Steve.

Steve Wright wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> corruption.
>
> It would appear that my display settings are not being saved as when I
> login, my screen size is set to 800x600 (or so) and I need to manually
> reset these.
>
> I have updated my display card drivers to the latest version from the
> manufracturer.

If you have used the correct and latest video drivers from either the card
mftr. (such as Nvidia or ATI) or the OEM (HP, Dell, etc.) if you have that
sort of machine, then the video card and/or other hardware is failing. I
say that other hardware may be involved since you mentioned "hard disk
corruption" and if your video is on the motherboard, perhaps it is failing
and that is why you're getting hard disk corruption and video problems. Of
course, that's just a surmise since you didn't give any details about your
computer or what "hard disk corruption" means to you.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Steve Wright wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> corruption.
>
> It would appear that my display settings are not being saved as when I
> login, my screen size is set to 800x600 (or so) and I need to manually reset
> these.
>
> I have updated my display card drivers to the latest version from the
> manufacturer.
>
> any ideas?
>
> Steve.

This registry fix might help.. read at the top of the page on how to use
the file:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

--
Joe =o)

Hi Malke,

Thanks for the reply. The video card I use is a nVidia GEforce 7300 LX.

What do you think?

Regards,

"Malke" wrote:

> Steve Wright wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> > corruption.
> >
> > It would appear that my display settings are not being saved as when I
> > login, my screen size is set to 800x600 (or so) and I need to manually
> > reset these.
> >
> > I have updated my display card drivers to the latest version from the
> > manufracturer.
>
> If you have used the correct and latest video drivers from either the card
> mftr. (such as Nvidia or ATI) or the OEM (HP, Dell, etc.) if you have that
> sort of machine, then the video card and/or other hardware is failing. I
> say that other hardware may be involved since you mentioned "hard disk
> corruption" and if your video is on the motherboard, perhaps it is failing
> and that is why you're getting hard disk corruption and video problems. Of
> course, that's just a surmise since you didn't give any details about your
> computer or what "hard disk corruption" means to you.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>

Elmo,

A Registry fix? The machine has had a brand new build only 14 days ago. Do
you think it will need a registry fix? How do I know if the Registry is
corrupted or not, and how do I fix it if it is?

Regards,

"Elmo" wrote:

> Steve Wright wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> > corruption.
> >
> > It would appear that my display settings are not being saved as when I
> > login, my screen size is set to 800x600 (or so) and I need to manually reset
> > these.
> >
> > I have updated my display card drivers to the latest version from the
> > manufacturer.
> >
> > any ideas?
> >
> > Steve.
>
> This registry fix might help.. read at the top of the page on how to use
> the file:
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings
>
> --
> Joe =o)
>

On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:51:01 -0700, Steve Wright
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> corruption.


Please explain exactly what you mean by "hard disk corruption."


> It would appear that my display settings are not being saved as when I
> login, my screen size is set to 800x600 (or so) and I need to manually reset
> these.
>
> I have updated my display card drivers to the latest version from the
> manufracturer.
>
> any ideas?
>
> Steve.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Steve Wright wrote:

> Hi Malke,
>
> Thanks for the reply. The video card I use is a nVidia GEforce 7300 LX.
>
> What do you think?

Exactly what I already said.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Steve Wright wrote:

> I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> corruption.

We need clarification.

Did you have a severe malware infestation? Or is the physical hard drive
physically damaged? What *exactly* do you mean by the phrase "hard disk
corruption"?

hard disk corruption in this case means that when I tried to reinstall XP due
to a damaged or corrupted Registry, XP over wrote something around the MBR so
that the disk will no longer boot as the primary drive.

"Daave" wrote:

> Steve Wright wrote:
>
> > I have recently had to perform a full reinstall following a hard disk
> > corruption.
>
> We need clarification.
>
> Did you have a severe malware infestation? Or is the physical hard drive
> physically damaged? What *exactly* do you mean by the phrase "hard disk
> corruption"?
>
>
>