Inadvertant Turning Off Of Video Driver

[Guest]

While rummaging through the Device Manager, I inadvertantly disabled the
video driver. Now I have no video after XP boots. There is video up until the
XP Splash screen, then the monitor goes blank. This happens even when I
attempt to boot into the Safe Mode.

How can I enable the video driver when all I have is a blank screen?

Can I reinstall XP over the existing installation without wiping out
important settings?

Would appreciate anyone's help. Good thing I have my laptop to fall back on.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| While rummaging through the Device Manager, I inadvertantly disabled the
| video driver. Now I have no video after XP boots. There is video up until the
| XP Splash screen, then the monitor goes blank. This happens even when I
| attempt to boot into the Safe Mode.
|
| How can I enable the video driver when all I have is a blank screen?
|
| Can I reinstall XP over the existing installation without wiping out
| important settings?
|
| Would appreciate anyone's help. Good thing I have my laptop to fall back on.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Carey. This did the trick.

Frizz