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KevinGPO
I have a big problem. I just moved down to my new flat in a new city. I
traveled by train and could only take my PC (case unit), and not my 17" CRT
monitor. I knew my new flat has a TV and thought I could use it. Previously
when I connect my PC to the TV my PC automatically uses the TV-out from the
BIOS boot up. Then it boots into Windows XP with no problems. However, with
this new TV it doesn't quite do that. This new TV shows my BIOS boot screen,
then the Windows XP startup logo. After that the screen goes all haywire and
can't see a thing. It appears Windows XP boots the desktop in a hi-frequency
setting, too high for the TV to handle. I rebooted into SAFE-MODE and it was
perfectly fine, I can see my desktop! But booted into NORMAL Windows XP I
cannot see a thing and the screen goes haywire.
Changing the frequency setting in SAFEMODE does not change the frequency
setting for NORMAL Windows I have found. Does anyone know how I can get
NORMAL Windows XP to work again???
PS: I don't have enough money to buy a new TFT LCD monitor. I just moved
down to a new job. And I am typing up this thread at work.
PSS: I even tried the following steps blindly:
a) wait for PC to boot into desktop (known by sound of hard disk activity,
not by visual)
b) right-click mouse
c) press ARROW key down, and hit ENTER
d) SHIFT-TAB once, then hit RIGHT ARROW key more than 5 times
e) ALT-V
f) SHIFT-TAB once, then hit RIGHT ARROW key twice (takes you to Monitor TAB)
g) press ARROW key down twice
h) press UP ARROW key at least 5 times, then ENTER, then ALT-Y
I did this, but still nothing happened :S
traveled by train and could only take my PC (case unit), and not my 17" CRT
monitor. I knew my new flat has a TV and thought I could use it. Previously
when I connect my PC to the TV my PC automatically uses the TV-out from the
BIOS boot up. Then it boots into Windows XP with no problems. However, with
this new TV it doesn't quite do that. This new TV shows my BIOS boot screen,
then the Windows XP startup logo. After that the screen goes all haywire and
can't see a thing. It appears Windows XP boots the desktop in a hi-frequency
setting, too high for the TV to handle. I rebooted into SAFE-MODE and it was
perfectly fine, I can see my desktop! But booted into NORMAL Windows XP I
cannot see a thing and the screen goes haywire.
Changing the frequency setting in SAFEMODE does not change the frequency
setting for NORMAL Windows I have found. Does anyone know how I can get
NORMAL Windows XP to work again???
PS: I don't have enough money to buy a new TFT LCD monitor. I just moved
down to a new job. And I am typing up this thread at work.
PSS: I even tried the following steps blindly:
a) wait for PC to boot into desktop (known by sound of hard disk activity,
not by visual)
b) right-click mouse
c) press ARROW key down, and hit ENTER
d) SHIFT-TAB once, then hit RIGHT ARROW key more than 5 times
e) ALT-V
f) SHIFT-TAB once, then hit RIGHT ARROW key twice (takes you to Monitor TAB)
g) press ARROW key down twice
h) press UP ARROW key at least 5 times, then ENTER, then ALT-Y
I did this, but still nothing happened :S