Resolution Continuously Resets

[autumnhome]

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!

 

[R. McCarty]

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.

 

[autumnhome]

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!

 

[R. McCarty]

If that didn't work, then retry it but once XP is running go to Device
Manager and uninstall the Display Adapter and reboot.

 

[autumnhome]

That appears to have worked! I can't believe I hadn't thought of that
yet! Many thanks, R. McCarty!

 

[R. McCarty]

You're very Welcome.