Accidentally Disabled VGASys - no more graphics... ever!

[Guest]

I recently re-installed Windows XP Professional following a series of file
corruptions and losses as a result of Spyware attacks.

However, once I attempted to reinstall my graphics drivers following the
reinstall, Windows told me my graphics card wasn't actually there, and was
running VGASys to provide Graphical Support. I accidentally disabled this
whilst trying to force my graphics drivers to work.

Without realising I had done this, I reset the machine. The machine booted
up fine, except displayed no graphics whatsoever. All the sounds were working
fine, so I believe Windows booted fine. However, I cannot see anything - just
a black screen.

I would really appreciate some help in fixing this annoying problem. I've
tried booting in Safe Mode, but the problem still persists. I've tried
booting from my XP CD, but it keeps going into Windows.

Please Help!!

Thank-you.

 

[Dave Patrick]

From the recovery console use
listsvc
to get the driver name, then also from the RC command line

enable [driver name] SERVICE_SYSTEM_START

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows XP
CD-Rom. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows
XP installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%

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Regards,

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