screen goes blank after windows bootup logo...

[gaikokujinkyofusho]

Hi, I have windows xp prof running and now when i turn on the computer
it boots up, goes to the logo, and then the screen goes blank. The
hard drive is still working, and i can go into safemode (f8) but every
time i try to startup normally the screen just goes blank, the monitor
says there is no signal. I have no clue how to go about resolving
this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


Cheers

-Gaiko

 

[Malke]

Hello,

The screen is going blank because the video adapter is set to a
refresh rate/resolution which the monitor cannot handle. Solution ?
Well, this is a tricky one. Let windows boot normally (although you
would not be able to see anything). After you see that hard disk
activity has stopped or rather slowed down, indicating that Windows
has booted to the desktop, do as mentioned below:

1) Hit Winkey+R and type 'desk.cpl' and press ENTER (this will get you
to the Display properties)

2) Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (this will take you to the settings tab)

3) Press ALT+S (This will put focus on the resolution slider)

4) Hit the left arrow key several times and press ENTER (this will
decrease the resolution and apply it)

Hopefully, if you do things the right way, you will have a working
display and from there you can increase/decrease the resolution,
refresh rate to your monitor's liking.

There's an easier way. Go into Safe Mode and do:

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

On the BOOT.INI tab under Boot Options check "/BASEVIDEO." Now restart
in Regular Mode. Now the OP can go into his Display Properties and set
the refresh rate, resolution etc. to something supported by his video
card and monitor. Then reverse the changes to BOOT.INI and reboot.

If that doesn't work, there may be a hardware problem with either the
monitor or the video card.

Malke

 

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Ahhh yes....but you know the geeky types like me who like to complicate things. Thanks for the tip
Malke !

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Hello,

The screen is going blank because the video adapter is set to a
refresh rate/resolution which the monitor cannot handle. Solution ?
Well, this is a tricky one. Let windows boot normally (although you
would not be able to see anything). After you see that hard disk
activity has stopped or rather slowed down, indicating that Windows
has booted to the desktop, do as mentioned below:

1) Hit Winkey+R and type 'desk.cpl' and press ENTER (this will get you
to the Display properties)

2) Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (this will take you to the settings tab)

3) Press ALT+S (This will put focus on the resolution slider)

4) Hit the left arrow key several times and press ENTER (this will
decrease the resolution and apply it)

Hopefully, if you do things the right way, you will have a working
display and from there you can increase/decrease the resolution,
refresh rate to your monitor's liking.

There's an easier way. Go into Safe Mode and do:

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

On the BOOT.INI tab under Boot Options check "/BASEVIDEO." Now restart
in Regular Mode. Now the OP can go into his Display Properties and set
the refresh rate, resolution etc. to something supported by his video
card and monitor. Then reverse the changes to BOOT.INI and reboot.

If that doesn't work, there may be a hardware problem with either the
monitor or the video card.

Malke
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