sync out of range

hie. i changed my setting display to the minimum size. i
taught of just have a test and have a look how it will
look if i set to the minimum size. now my problem is my
window can on but when it goes it, i can just see the
display of "sync out of range" i have tried many ways to
solve it.. please help me find a way to set the display
to 800 by 600 pixels back again.. i am not sure what
pixels i had set to but i knew it was the minimum one. i
couldn't see the the window screen at all.

Try booting to Safe Mode and see if you can change it there. Boot the
system, start tapping F8, when the menu appears, select Safe Mode. Once
there you can either use the Display Settings or System Restore which you'll
be offered upon entering Safe Mode.

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. If the
system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you need to enter
the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The system will reboot.

NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.

Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.

Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.

Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.

The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.

If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP will allow you to perform the above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"suding" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hie. i changed my setting display to the minimum size. i
> taught of just have a test and have a look how it will
> look if i set to the minimum size. now my problem is my
> window can on but when it goes it, i can just see the
> display of "sync out of range" i have tried many ways to
> solve it.. please help me find a way to set the display
> to 800 by 600 pixels back again.. i am not sure what
> pixels i had set to but i knew it was the minimum one. i
> couldn't see the the window screen at all.