I reinstalled XP with no issues except that my monitor setting was large,
not sure but 600x800 maybe. I have a 19" monitor and usually have it set
small. Well it wouldn't let me slide the settings smaller and I did some
setting change in the adapter and now you can see on the monitor when it
first boots up (XP screen) but once MS loads and when it is done booting up,
you can't see anything on the screen anymore.

Okay, so I royally screwed something up. What can I do to at least see the
monitor/screen again? Then I'll worry about the sizing issue later.

"CL B" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Boot XP in safe mode (press F8 when it's starting up)
and install the correct drivers for the video card.

"Neil Green" <nrgreenNOT@optusnet.com.au> wrote

where am I supposed to get the correct drivers for the video card? I
cannot be on the computer, see anything on the monitor, to go to any site to
download any driver, etc.

CL B wrote:
How about "Safe Mode with Networking" ? You should be able to
surf to a video card driver site that way. Can you see the
screen here, after pressing F8 ?

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html

Paul

"CL B" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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If not and the video card came with the system - go to THAT website -
dell.com, hp.com etc.
You're reading THIS somehow - from "THERE" - fetch your driver and save to
... a floppy/cd/usb drive.

On Jan 25, 5:01 am, "CL B" <phurrba...@yahoo.com> wrote:
So how are you typing this stuff? Give the name etc of graphics/vid
card, m'board whatever or should we just guess??

"CL B" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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How about using the same internet connection that
you're using to post to usenet?

Guys come on, I'm using a second computer here (since I can't see the screen
on the other one). duh. I'm going to reinstall XP (again) and start over.
At least I'll have a screen again, yet just very large print.

"CL B" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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WHY ??? What will change ??
Download the software you need from the PC that you are on !
If bad PC is onboard video, and a HP pc - go to HP.com
If it is a NVIDIA card, then go to Nvidia.com
etc. To see the screen in 600x800 AFTER XP boots.
Start the PC and tap F8
If you've never done it ...
tap, tap , tap as windows starts to boot.
(If you see XP logo - its too late - reboot.)
Then choose SAFE Mode with networking from the menu.
When you get to desktop,
YOU WILL SEE/READ the SCREEN fine.

Control panel - display - adapter.
What type/model ? Go to THAT site and download the XP driver for that
card.

If built in video, go to manufacturer website etc as above.
If PC HAS built in video and you are trying to use a CARD,
then Enable video in BIOS to leave THAT 'in charge' ( ignore the video
card)

- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote

Because when I restalled the XP I could see the screen, it was an error I
made afterwards that made the screen not visable (f'd with the display
settings). Anyways I reinstalled XP a second time, and now I can see the
screen again.

However I still have an issue trying to get a the display driver for the
Dell E198FP monitor. I went to Microsoft and downloaded the exe file that
was supposed to be the driver, but all it contains is four text files, no
driver itself. All the EXE file contained was a security catalog
information file, a setup information file which includes no type of
instructions, a version text vile and an ICC profile text file. So I'm
still lost.

"CL B" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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You don't need drivers for the monitor, and if the
screen is now displaying as you wish then just leave
the generic MS drivers for the video card that
installed with XP.
If you want to tweak the display and the options you
need aren't available then install the correct drivers
for your particular video card.(not the monitor)

CL B wrote:
E198FP

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=210364

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/monitors/R148705.EXE -->
C:\dell\drivers\R148705

02/09/2007 06:07a 10,700 e198fp.cat
12/12/2006 09:10a 552 E198FP.icm
01/11/2007 05:45p 1,976 E198FP.inf
05/31/2007 10:48p 1,143 Version.txt

I would say the INF is what you want. It has the registry entries.

HKR,"MODES\1280,1024",Mode1,,"31.0-83.0,56.0-76.0,+,+"
HKR,,ICMProfile,0,"E198FP.icm"

The first one sets the resolution.

Paul

Paul wrote:
Also, you can use this free program, to view the EDID information,
which should be coming across the monitor cable. It should look
similar to the example screen shot on the page.

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm

Paul

"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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Resolution, refresh rate and most other display
properties can normally be adjusted with the display
adapter software which will use the EDID of the
monitor.
You shoudn't need to install drivers for the monitor.

You can boot to Safe Mode, then go into the monitor itself and make
adjustments, then hope when you reboot to Normal Mode, the settings hold.




"CL B" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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