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Old September 4th 04, 04:36 PM
Phill
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Help please?? I had to restore my windows ME,and now that
its back the display looks as if it is in safe mode,it
does not have safe mode in the bottom left corner.I'd be
glad of any assistance Thank you.
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Old September 4th 04, 04:54 PM
Mike M
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How did you restore? Was it by using system restore or did you use an OEM
restore or recovery CD?

What appears to have happened is that the resolution has dropped, either
because you no longer have the correct video drivers for your graphics
card installed or perhaps just because the actual resolution has been
reset.

Open the Device Manager (Control Panel | System). Click the + alongside
Display adapters. Is your graphics card correctly identified or is it
perhaps the default VGA adapter? If not correctly identified then in all
probability you need to reinstall your video drivers.

Resolution
Right click on the desktop, then click Properties and then Settings (or
Control Panel | Display). Adjust screen resolution and colour depth to
suit your requirements.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Phill wrote:

Help please?? I had to restore my windows ME,and now that
its back the display looks as if it is in safe mode,it
does not have safe mode in the bottom left corner.I'd be
glad of any assistance Thank you.


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Old September 4th 04, 05:16 PM
phill
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-----Original Message-----
How did you restore? Was it by using system restore or

did you use an OEM
restore or recovery CD?

What appears to have happened is that the resolution has

dropped, either
because you no longer have the correct video drivers for

your graphics
card installed or perhaps just because the actual

resolution has been
reset.

Open the Device Manager (Control Panel | System). Click

the + alongside
Display adapters. Is your graphics card correctly

identified or is it
perhaps the default VGA adapter? If not correctly

identified then in all
probability you need to reinstall your video drivers.

Resolution
Right click on the desktop, then click Properties and

then Settings (or
Control Panel | Display). Adjust screen resolution and

colour depth to
suit your requirements.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Phill wrote:

Help please?? I had to restore my windows ME,and now

that
its back the display looks as if it is in safe mode,it
does not have safe mode in the bottom left corner.I'd

be
glad of any assistance Thank you.

HI MIKE Thanks for helping
.I used the recovery cd, in device manager it is the

default VGA adaper. how do I reinstall video drivers?

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Old September 4th 04, 05:36 PM
Mike M
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phill wrote:

HI MIKE Thanks for helping
I used the recovery cd, in device manager it is the
default VGA adaper. how do I reinstall video drivers?


Either by reinstalling them from a CD that probably came with the PC or
alternatively going to the manufacturer's web site and downloading and
then installing the latest Win Me compatible drivers for your graphics
adapter.

If you don't know the manufacturer of your graphics adapter you might be
able to check this on your computer manufacturer's web site.
Alternatively you might want to download and use the free Everest Home
Edition from Lavalys
(http://www.lavalys.com/products/over...ng=en&pageid=1).
This is a most useful tool and can help identify many of your hardware and
system components that you might not otherwise be able to determine
without opening up the PC's case.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP





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Old September 4th 04, 09:15 PM
phill
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-----Original Message-----
phill wrote:

HI MIKE Thanks for helping
I used the recovery cd, in device manager it is the
default VGA adaper. how do I reinstall video drivers?


Either by reinstalling them from a CD that probably came

with the PC or
alternatively going to the manufacturer's web site and

downloading and
then installing the latest Win Me compatible drivers for

your graphics
adapter.

If you don't know the manufacturer of your graphics

adapter you might be
able to check this on your computer manufacturer's web

site.
Alternatively you might want to download and use the

free Everest Home
Edition from Lavalys
(http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?

pid=1&lang=en&pageid=1).
This is a most useful tool and can help identify many of

your hardware and
system components that you might not otherwise be able

to determine
without opening up the PC's case.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP


THANKS Mike I'll give that a try:-)


.

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Old September 4th 04, 09:25 PM
Mike M
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Phil,

Best of luck.

Post back if you have problems and I'm sure someone will be along to try
and help you.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



phill wrote:

THANKS Mike I'll give that a try:-)


 




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