Please help....

[Sally]

My screen resolution will not save...no matter how many times I change and
apply. The screen will first appear normal...than switch to huge icons/fonts.
Also, at times, my screen will go totally black...then come back
up..sometimes in the larger fonts again and then switch back to normal.

But, everytime I turn my computer off, and bring it back up, I'm back to
square one again. I've tried everything and nothing helps...it's really
getting me down. Thanks for any help you can give me!

 

[Michael T]

My screen resolution will not save...no matter how many times I change and
apply. The screen will first appear normal...than switch to huge
icons/fonts.
Also, at times, my screen will go totally black...then come back
up..sometimes in the larger fonts again and then switch back to normal.

But, everytime I turn my computer off, and bring it back up, I'm back to
square one again. I've tried everything and nothing helps...it's really
getting me down. Thanks for any help you can give me!

I would consider reinstalling (or rolling back) your video driver. In the
Device Manager. It is called "Display Adapter".

Go to Start > Run
Enter "devmgmt.msc" without the quotes.
Click OK.

Sometimes you can fix driver problems by starting XP in Safe Mode by tapping
the F8 key while you perform a reboot.
http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

Once the desktop is displayed, simply restart XP and run in Normal mode.

 

[lighter]

My screen resolution will not save...no matter how many times I change and
apply. The screen will first appear normal...than switch to huge icons/fonts.
Also, at times, my screen will go totally black...then come back
up..sometimes in the larger fonts again and then switch back to normal.

But, everytime I turn my computer off, and bring it back up, I'm back to
square one again. I've tried everything and nothing helps...it's really
getting me down. Thanks for any help you can give me!

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Hi,

look at all of your fans, especially the power-supply; overheating can
cause lots of odd behaviour, even similar to what you are experiencing.