Resolution Continuously Resets

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Okay, I'm stupid. No argument there. While tinkering with a new LCD
monitor I got at work I switched to the highest resolution available
2000 something x 1000 something. Whatever it was, it was a crazy-high
resolution. (Basically, I just wanted to see how tiny stuff got.) The
one thing I didn't think about was whether or not that new LCD could
even display something like that. It couldn't..and now I can't get it
to go back. See, my LCD just has a message floating around the screen
that says "Not Optimum Mode. Recommended Mode: 1280 x 1024 60hz." I
can't see Windows at all and I have to bring out my old CRT and hook it
up to see Windows. That's where the problem comes in (as if it already
wasn't a problem.) I'll hook up the CRT and reset the resolution to
sometihng normal (800x600) and restart just to make sure it kept the
settings and, indeed, it had. Yet, when I try again later and hook up
the LCD, I get that same "Optimum mode" message.

My question: How can I get the screen resolution to stay normal?

Thanks!
 
Boot Safe Mode (Enable VGA Mode) - That will use your defined
driver but at default Resolution/Color depth. Once booted, change
the settings back to those the LCD can handle and reboot.
 
Good suggestion...I hadn't thought about that. That didn't seem to do
the trick, however. I whacked F8 (like that terminology?) at boot-up
and there were a few options for safe mode: Safe Mode, Safe Mode with
Networking, blah, blah, blah, Enable VGA Mode so I chose that like you
said and booted into Windows. From there, I changed the resolution
from the 640x480 that it was at by default to a normal (but not high)
resolution. Upon restarting, though, I got the same "Optimum mode"
message that I was getting before. Back to the drawing board. Thanks
for the suggestion, though!
 
If that didn't work, then retry it but once XP is running go to Device
Manager and uninstall the Display Adapter and reboot.
 
That appears to have worked! I can't believe I hadn't thought of that
yet! Many thanks, R. McCarty!
 

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