Various Topics on Windows XP

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Hi... I removed the 40G hdd that came with my new Dell , removed
it, and did a NEW INSTALL on a blank, formatted 80G- hdd. Everything
went PERFECT. I booted and there was my WIN XP in all its Glory!!
Colors galore.


Until... I found that I had no MONITOR! XP CANNOT FIND MY MONITOR!!!
Yet everything works fine in XP!! All the programs, utilities,
everything!

It is in trying to change the resolution in DISPLAY/SETTINGS where
the trouble begins. IT WILL NOT CHANGE TO 800 x 600. Or to anything
above 16 bit color. The ONLY program in my entire hard drive is a dumb
solitaire game that requires 800 x 600.


I downloaded Monitor Drivers from Viewsonic, for WIN XP, unzipped
them and ran them. ZIP, NADA, NOTHING. I'd even settle for the
Default Plug and Play Monitor that usually shows in Device Manager,
but alas.

Help please?

....

You need to install the video driver not the monitor driver. XP installed
just a basic video driver.




"Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a20043.0402141111.393a697b@posting.google.com ...
> Hi... I removed the 40G hdd that came with my new Dell , removed
> it, and did a NEW INSTALL on a blank, formatted 80G- hdd. Everything
> went PERFECT. I booted and there was my WIN XP in all its Glory!!
> Colors galore.
>
>
> Until... I found that I had no MONITOR! XP CANNOT FIND MY MONITOR!!!
> Yet everything works fine in XP!! All the programs, utilities,
> everything!
>
> It is in trying to change the resolution in DISPLAY/SETTINGS where
> the trouble begins. IT WILL NOT CHANGE TO 800 x 600. Or to anything
> above 16 bit color. The ONLY program in my entire hard drive is a dumb
> solitaire game that requires 800 x 600.
>
>
> I downloaded Monitor Drivers from Viewsonic, for WIN XP, unzipped
> them and ran them. ZIP, NADA, NOTHING. I'd even settle for the
> Default Plug and Play Monitor that usually shows in Device Manager,
> but alas.
>
> Help please?

....

Start/Control Panel/System/Display Properties/Advanced button/Settings tab/Monitor ta
properties/under the General tab you can troubleshoot, or Drivers tab you can uninstal
the monitor. Then disconnect your monitor/reboot/plug in your monitor and let XP's
"plug&play" feature reinstall it.