Screen res-Can't see anything to change back

[Andy]

Help please!

I've accidentally changed my display settings (on my other
PC), and am getting the monitor error message "out of
frequency range , set resoluiton lower etc" when XP
starts. I can't see anything to revert back to my old
settings. Can someone guide me through the key-strokes to
change my settings?

Unfortunately for me I don't use XP on this computer, so I
can't copy the keystrokes.

Thanks

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Boot into Safe Mode and then change the settings there.

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| Help please!
|
| I've accidentally changed my display settings (on my other
| PC), and am getting the monitor error message "out of
| frequency range , set resoluiton lower etc" when XP
| starts. I can't see anything to revert back to my old
| settings. Can someone guide me through the key-strokes to
| change my settings?
|
| Unfortunately for me I don't use XP on this computer, so I
| can't copy the keystrokes.
|
| Thanks

 

[Andy]

I've done that, Safe mode now runs with a higher
resolution but I still have the same problem when re-
booting. Any ideas?

 

[Ross Durie]

Control Panel/Display/Settings Tab (change resolution))/Advanced/Monitor Tab
and change screen refresh rate.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

In Safe Mode change the setting 800x640, then try booting into 'normal'
mode.

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| I've done that, Safe mode now runs with a higher
| resolution but I still have the same problem when re-
| booting. Any ideas?
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi
| >
| >Boot into Safe Mode and then change the settings there.
| >
| >--
| >
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >Please reply to the News Groups
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| Help please!
| >|
| >| I've accidentally changed my display settings (on my
| other
| >| PC), and am getting the monitor error message "out of
| >| frequency range , set resoluiton lower etc" when XP
| >| starts. I can't see anything to revert back to my old
| >| settings. Can someone guide me through the key-strokes
| to
| >| change my settings?
| >|
| >| Unfortunately for me I don't use XP on this computer,
| so I
| >| can't copy the keystrokes.
| >|
| >| Thanks
| >
| >.
| >

 

[Andy]

Thanks for your help all, I've sorted the problem.
Luckily I installed something this morning so I had a
restore point I could use. Thanks again, Andy.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Reboot into VGA mode and then set your display's resolution,
number of colors, and refresh rate to those recommended by the
monitor's manufacturer.


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[Kelly]

Hi Andy,

In Safe Mode, right click the
Desktop/Properties/Settings/Advanced/Monitor/60 Hertz.

 

[Kelly]

Never mind....... )