Missing Display Properties tabs

[Dave M.]

Right-clicking on my Desktop only displays the contents of
the Themes tab in the Display Properties window -- but no
tabs, so I can't get to Settings, for example. Yet in
Safe Mode the tabs show up. Any idea what I can do?

 

[Cypher]

I do not know for sure, but here are 2 things you can try.

1) Go into Device Manager, click on Monitors, remove your monitor. Then Scan
for New Device.

2) If the first does not work, you might want to try updating the driver for
your video card.

 

[Dave M.]

Thanks, but I've done both, several times. No luck.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

See Tip 285 (right) in Kelly's site:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Thanks, but I've done both, several times. No luck.

 

[webmarek]

Yep have the same problem. The tabs are visible under safe mode, jus
not when running standard mode.

Sorry, but there is no fix for this problem. I am working on a machin
which was upgraded from windows 98 to xp pro. I've tried many differen
driver versions for the onboard ATI RAGE PRO LT. The drivers hav
opengl support and all the tabs are still gone! So that's proof tha
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 283751 is full of BS. And mor
importantly, nearly 4 years after posting that article and havin
released SP2 for XP, THIS PROBLEM STILL REMAINS UNFIXED! It remains s
unfixed, that the only solution seems a complete XP reinstall. Complet
reinstall of OS with reinstallation of all software would take severa
days on this pc, and the client will not go for that.

I cant believe that installing SP2 over this installation will not fi
the problem.

There are no third party software/themes installed. This is a prett
clean upgrade instalation.

And yes, of course I've checked all the registry entries and there ar
no settings that prohibit the tabs from being shown.

I've tried also some programs that claim that they can fix this... an
they can't.

So much time has passed since this problem has surfaced. THERE IS STIL
NO SOLUTION?! AHHHRGH!! BIG THUMBS DOWN TO MS FOR THIS BS.

Dammit DAmmmmit DAMMMNNNNIT


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webmare