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smdtherock
11-14-06, 12:12 AM
ok so I have been hooking my pc up to my tv via dvi...I accidently changed the resolution to one not supported by the tv or my lcd...now i cannnot use the damn thing....what can I do?


I have been trying to change it blind....but cant get it to work...I have Vista RC1 on another HDD if that helps at all?
damarble
11-14-06, 12:33 AM
Can you get into safe mode? It usually loads at a lower res.
smdtherock
11-14-06, 12:42 AM
if i go into safe mode...do i just chage the resolution? and it will change it for normal mode



I just went into safe mode....but couldn't figure out what to do...
damarble
11-14-06, 08:12 AM
IIRC changing the res in safe mode won't affect your normal account. The only thing I can thing of is go into Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Under Diplay Adapters find your video card and uninstall it. Restart to normal Windows and it should load at the default res and then you can reinstall your drivers.
smdtherock
11-14-06, 04:38 PM
ok I will try that. Thanks a lot for all your help!
damarble
11-17-06, 09:43 PM
Any luck? Logically it should work but I've never had to do it, so I'm curious.
smdtherock
11-19-06, 04:40 PM
Going to try in a few minutes...will edit this and let you know.
smdtherock
11-26-06, 11:15 PM
blahhhh got new driver and it wont let me install...says i need to hook it up via vga instead of dvi...what a bunch a bs. now to look for my vga cable!
liftedcj7on44s
11-27-06, 11:48 PM
ive done this several times i had my monitor at a resoultion it didnt support and decided to use nvidias auto overclock feature and it messed my screen up and i couldnt see anything, i ended up booting into safe mode uninstalling the video card the reinstalling after rebooting back in normal mode.
smdtherock
11-28-06, 11:16 AM
it wont even let me un-install in safe mode...? it doesn't even say I have drivers installed...dont know what the hell is going on.. or maybe its because i installed vista on my secondary drive and it changed it to my primary. So my xp is now the D:/ drive...


maybe I will just re-install windows....(vista sucks harcore)i think its about time anyway...:bang head