TarsierSpectral
IS-IT--Management
Is there a way to change display settings before the computer boots to windows? I changed the settings and now all I got is black screen and I can't see to change it back. I can't even get to the safe mode.
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Change display setting
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Safe Mode would normally work, is this some type of dual monitor setup?
An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.
This is a layman's version of Q307545 in simple language.
You could try using a combination of the Recovery Console or similar to swap the Boot.ini and see if you can boot to Safe Mode via that.
The /basevideo switch forces the system into standard 640x480 16-color VGA mode
Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini files
HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.
This is a layman's version of Q307545 in simple language.
You could try using a combination of the Recovery Console or similar to swap the Boot.ini and see if you can boot to Safe Mode via that.
The /basevideo switch forces the system into standard 640x480 16-color VGA mode
Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini files
HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
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