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| Thread ID: 32837 | 2003-04-29 08:32:00 | Display properties> Settings tab is stuffed.... | stu140103 (137) | Press F1 |
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| 140029 | 2003-04-29 08:32:00 | Hello every one. As some off you might know I am having computer problems :( pressf1.pcworld.co.nz To make thing even worse the Settings tab under Display properties is stuffed, when every I have try to go to that tab I get a black screen with this” – “ flashing on the top right hand side. I have tried to reinstall windows ME but that did not help :( That all most made thing even worse (But after a few reboots & shutting down the pc & Turing it back on after an hour helped ;)) Any ideas on how I could fix this?????? Please HELP ME!!!!!! (With Out instilling Win XP, which I am trying to avoid :(,which my dad is suggestion, boo ho :() |
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| 140030 | 2003-04-29 08:35:00 | Why are you trying to avoid installing XP? It's much better than 9x/ME. But it sounds to me like you either have hardware problems, or perhaps a problem with your ME disk (I'd say more likely the former)... if you get the same problems after reinstalling many times, it seems to point towards some kind of hardware failure - I'd pick the Hard drive :( Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 140031 | 2003-04-29 08:46:00 | > Why are you trying to avoid installing XP? It's much > better than 9x/ME. Let see.......... 1. I do not like the look & I can’t find any thing (we have two PC running Win XP) 2. I just do not like NT for some weird reason 3. Security reasons e.g. UnP (see http://grc.com for more about this) etc.... ( & it not fixed in SP 1) 4. Some of my progume (games etc…) will not run under XP |
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| 140032 | 2003-04-29 08:48:00 | Does any one else have any ideas on how I can fix that tab?????? | stu140103 (137) | ||
| 140033 | 2003-04-29 08:57:00 | Reading through all your previous posts it looks like you have either a hardware problem, or a serious conflict. If you still have the yellow exclamation mark against the video adapter, then resolve that first. If you read the text in the screenshots you posted, it does indicate that the reason its disabled could include a conflict or a hardware failure. "...because its not currently enabled or has a problem" Your problems certainly appear to be related to the graphics area. When you reinstalled Windows ME, do you mean you just reloaded it over the top, or did you do a complete reformat and install. Reloading over the top is unlikely to fix a conflict (or a hardware problem), as any driver files will usually remain untouched. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 140034 | 2003-05-06 09:09:00 | I have good news & bad news The good news is the Settings tab now works! YA! What I did to fix this is boot in to safe mode then reinstalled my graphics driver. The bad news: See this post: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz 01 |
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