catherine
Tue Feb 12 20:54:01 PST 2008
Hi,
I already tried that... but when i am in the safe mode, i 'm not able to
see the remining resolutions except 640x480 (there's only one option). So
this procedure didn't work. I tried another procedure.... while i'm in the
safe mode, i did uninstall the video drivers and then installed them after
booting in the normal mode... when i restart my pc after installation, i face
the same problem. Can anybody give me a solution...? asap? please....
"CSM1" wrote:
> Boot into Safe Mode.
> You do that by tapping the F8 key during boot. Choose Safe Mode on that
> screen.
>
> While in Safe Mode change the Display setting to something in the range of
> the monitor, like 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768.
>
> Then re-boot normal.
>
> Check the spec on the monitor, I would guess that 1440 x 900 is out of
> range, therefore the screen is black.
>
> --
> CSM1
>
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> --
> "catherine" <catherine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B280437A-6F73-479A-9257-62FEBF5D0458@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I have a problem... after a virus attack, i've formatted my hard disk
> > and
> > installed a fresh copy of XP and drivers. After installing display
> > drivers, i
> > tried to select a high resolution of 1440x900 (i'm using a 15" monitor)
> > the
> > screen became blank and when i tried restarting my PC.... i realized that
> > i
> > did a very 'good' mistake.... can anybody kindly get me out of this blank
> > situation? asap?
> > please...
> >
> > "Millie" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Thanks for the tip about LCDs. I'll dig out the manual and see what the
> >> native resolution is.
> >> --
> >> Millie
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jaime" wrote:
> >>
> >> > And one other point to add, if you have a flat panel (LCD) display, it
> >> > is
> >> > usually best to keep the resolution at the native resolution of the
> >> > monitor.
> >> > This information is usually found on the box or in the manual or by
> >> > bringing
> >> > up the on-screen display (usually a "Menu" button the monitor itself).
> >> >
> >> > If you have an older style CRT monitor, then it is not so important ,
> >> > you
> >> > can set the monitor to whatever looks best.
> >> > --
> >> > James
> >> > Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
> >> >
> >> > "Eric Baines" <EricBaines@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:9F4B6DB8-9745-4BA8-BCDA-EE2FA068CF53@microsoft.com...
> >> > > But if you set it for a higher resolution (assuming your display card
> >> > > and
> >> > > monitor can cope) you could right click on your desktop and click on
> >> > > properties. This will let you change the display properties. On the
> >> > > Appearance tab, you can change the Font size, from normal to Large or
> >> > > even
> >> > > Extra Large. If you click on the Effects button, you can click on Use
> >> > > Large
> >> > > Icons. So you things should be sharper (within the limits mentioned
> >> > > in
> >> > > earlier posts), but you keep large text and icons?
> >> > >
> >> > > "Millie" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> Hi Jaime
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks for such a detailed response! It's very informative. Given
> >> > >> that my
> >> > >> eyesight isn't what it used to be I might just leave the resolution
> >> > >> as it
> >> > >> is.
> >> > >> I wouldn't cope with things being smaller.
> >> > >> --
> >> > >> Millie
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> "Jaime" wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> > That is the double-edged sword of changing the screen resolution -
> >> > >> > you
> >> > >> > get
> >> > >> > more stuff on the screen, but much of the stuff that there get's
> >> > >> > smaller.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Screen res determines how many pixels of information are displayed
> >> > >> > on
> >> > >> > the
> >> > >> > screen; many items displayed on a PC are "pictures" composed of a
> >> > >> > fixed
> >> > >> > number of pixels. For example, if a screen icon is 100x100 pixels
> >> > >> > and
> >> > >> > the
> >> > >> > resolution of your monitor is set to 640x480, that icon would be
> >> > >> > filling up
> >> > >> > about a fifth of the screen vertically (100/480). Now if you
> >> > >> > increase
> >> > >> > the
> >> > >> > screen res to 1280x1024, that same icon's 100x100 pixels only take
> >> > >> > up
> >> > >> > only a
> >> > >> > tenth of the screen's verticle space (100/1024), so it will be
> >> > >> > smaller.
> >> > >> > If
> >> > >> > an item has a fixed number of pixels and you increase the size, it
> >> > >> > will
> >> > >> > probably look fuzzier, since the computer has to invent the extra
> >> > >> > pixels
> >> > >> > needed to make it bigger.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Windows allows you to increase the size of the icons and text on
> >> > >> > the
> >> > >> > desktop
> >> > >> > to some degree, but if you increase the resolution, but then make
> >> > >> > everything
> >> > >> > bigger, you haven't gained much really .
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > To further complicate things, not every type of image/screen
> >> > >> > element is
> >> > >> > made
> >> > >> > up of a fixed number of pixels, many are, but some items are
> >> > >> > actually
> >> > >> > sort
> >> > >> > of formulas that tell the PC how to create the shape of the
> >> > >> > object. In
> >> > >> > the
> >> > >> > case of these items, you can keep making them as big as you like
> >> > >> > and
> >> > >> > they
> >> > >> > will still appear sharp, as the PC just changes the formula to
> >> > >> > compensate
> >> > >> > and add the details. This method is generally used with geometric
> >> > >> > shapes and
> >> > >> > text, but not for items with complex lines and color shading, like
> >> > >> > photographs.
> >> > >> > --
> >> > >> > James
> >> > >> > Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > >> > news:BC5FDB36-A435-48C0-BC5A-A69BF09B4C43@microsoft.com...
> >> > >> > > Hi
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Can someone please explain screen resolution to me? I understand
> >> > >> > > when
> >> > >> > > I'm
> >> > >> > > using Photoshop the more pixels per inch the sharper an image
> >> > >> > > will
> >> > >> > > be.
> >> > >> > > Does
> >> > >> > > the same apply to screen resolution? If I increase it, will the
> >> > >> > > text
> >> > >> > > be
> >> > >> > > sharper? Also, why do all the icons on my desktop get smaller
> >> > >> > > with
> >> > >> > > higher
> >> > >> > > resolution?
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > I've got it set to 1024x768 at the moment.
> >> > >> > > --
> >> > >> > > Millie
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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