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Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
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Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 11:43 pm
Posted by J
(3 messages posted)
HEY THE OTHER NIGHT MY COMPUTER MESSED UP. THE MOUSE CURSOR WENT AWAY, THE DESKTOP
ICONS GOT HUGE, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THE COLORS ARE STUCK ON 16 BIT AS
WELL AS THE RESOLUTION BEING TO BIG. i CHANGE AND RESTART THE COMPUTER, ONLY TO SEE
THAT IT DOESN'T WORK AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK ALL MESSED UP. I CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T
RESTART WINDOWS 98 AND LOOSE MY MEMORY. EVERYONE SAYS TO RELOAD THESE VIDEO THINGS
AND SORRY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW, IN GREAT
DETAIL EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE FASHION, HOW TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM SO I DON'T HAVE
TO TAKE IT DOWNTOWN FOR AN HOUR AND SPEND $50 BUCKS GETTING IT FIXED? THANKS A LOT.
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re: Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Monday, June 17, 2002 at 12:44 am
Posted by JmC
(14166 messages posted)
What were you doing, or where were you on the internet when the problem started?
On Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 11:43 pm, Josh wrote:
>HEY THE OTHER NIGHT MY COMPUTER MESSED UP. THE MOUSE CURSOR WENT AWAY, THE DESKTOP
>ICONS GOT HUGE, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THE COLORS ARE STUCK ON 16 BIT AS
>WELL AS THE RESOLUTION BEING TO BIG. i CHANGE AND RESTART THE COMPUTER, ONLY TO
SEE
>THAT IT DOESN'T WORK AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK ALL MESSED UP. I CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T
>RESTART WINDOWS 98 AND LOOSE MY MEMORY. EVERYONE SAYS TO RELOAD THESE VIDEO THINGS
>AND SORRY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW, IN GREAT
>DETAIL EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE FASHION, HOW TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM SO I DON'T
HAVE
>TO TAKE IT DOWNTOWN FOR AN HOUR AND SPEND $50 BUCKS GETTING IT FIXED? THANKS A LOT.
>
>
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Your Caps lock key is stuck...(nt)
Monday, June 17, 2002 at 7:33 am
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(32221 messages posted)
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re: Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 6:21 pm
Posted by Tom Fava
(2 messages posted)
josh, i now have the same problem u have or had. did u ever figure out how to fix
it?
On Monday, June 17, 2002 at 12:44 am, FatalException wrote:
>What were you doing, or where were you on the internet when the problem started?
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re: Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Thursday, August 15, 2002 at 7:39 am
Posted by Mike
(2 messages posted)
I'm having the same problem, did you ever fix it or can someone please tell me how.
On Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 11:43 pm, Josh wrote:
>HEY THE OTHER NIGHT MY COMPUTER MESSED UP. THE MOUSE CURSOR WENT AWAY, THE DESKTOP
>ICONS GOT HUGE, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THE COLORS ARE STUCK ON 16 BIT AS
>WELL AS THE RESOLUTION BEING TO BIG. i CHANGE AND RESTART THE COMPUTER, ONLY TO
SEE
>THAT IT DOESN'T WORK AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK ALL MESSED UP. I CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T
>RESTART WINDOWS 98 AND LOOSE MY MEMORY. EVERYONE SAYS TO RELOAD THESE VIDEO THINGS
>AND SORRY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW, IN GREAT
>DETAIL EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE FASHION, HOW TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM SO I DON'T
HAVE
>TO TAKE IT DOWNTOWN FOR AN HOUR AND SPEND $50 BUCKS GETTING IT FIXED? THANKS A LOT.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Monday, December 9, 2002 at 10:02 am
Posted by gail
(1 messages posted)
I had this same thing happen this weekend. I finally got windows to work but the
screen is huge and settings will not change. Did you ever find a cure? Can anyone
help?
On Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 11:43 pm, Josh wrote:
>HEY THE OTHER NIGHT MY COMPUTER MESSED UP. THE MOUSE CURSOR WENT AWAY, THE DESKTOP
>ICONS GOT HUGE, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THE COLORS ARE STUCK ON 16 BIT AS
>WELL AS THE RESOLUTION BEING TO BIG. i CHANGE AND RESTART THE COMPUTER, ONLY TO
SEE
>THAT IT DOESN'T WORK AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK ALL MESSED UP. I CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T
>RESTART WINDOWS 98 AND LOOSE MY MEMORY. EVERYONE SAYS TO RELOAD THESE VIDEO THINGS
>AND SORRY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW, IN GREAT
>DETAIL EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE FASHION, HOW TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM SO I DON'T
HAVE
>TO TAKE IT DOWNTOWN FOR AN HOUR AND SPEND $50 BUCKS GETTING IT FIXED? THANKS A LOT.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 2:17 pm
Posted by Tinkerbel
(1 messages posted)
I had this problem for a long long time as well, but don't know how to fix it. Josh,
did you finally fix it already?
On Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 11:43 pm, Josh wrote:
>HEY THE OTHER NIGHT MY COMPUTER MESSED UP. THE MOUSE CURSOR WENT AWAY, THE DESKTOP
>ICONS GOT HUGE, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THE COLORS ARE STUCK ON 16 BIT AS
>WELL AS THE RESOLUTION BEING TO BIG. i CHANGE AND RESTART THE COMPUTER, ONLY TO
SEE
>THAT IT DOESN'T WORK AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK ALL MESSED UP. I CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T
>RESTART WINDOWS 98 AND LOOSE MY MEMORY. EVERYONE SAYS TO RELOAD THESE VIDEO THINGS
>AND SORRY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW, IN GREAT
>DETAIL EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE FASHION, HOW TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM SO I DON'T
HAVE
>TO TAKE IT DOWNTOWN FOR AN HOUR AND SPEND $50 BUCKS GETTING IT FIXED? THANKS A LOT.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!'
Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 2:56 pm
Posted by jeremy
(3 messages posted)
Hi, i had the same problem with my computer, and i finally figured it out today.
first go to control panel, then systems, the click on the device manager tab, then
remove your monitor and video card, then it will say that you need to restart for
these changes, then restart and it will say that you have new hardware, let it set
them up, and i think it will ask you to restart once again, when you do restart your
computer should return to its normal state.
ok thats it
jerms
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If you are going to remove your monitor and videocard, be sure to start up in safe mode!
Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 5:27 pm
Posted by TNRaven
(2 messages posted)
Remember to start in safemode (Press F8 when you see "Starting Windows") and select
"Safe mode"
If you don't, you run the risk of your display not updating, then you are forced
to reboot your machine without shutting down, thus possibly not saving the changes
you just made.
On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 2:56 pm, jeremy wrote:
>Hi, i had the same problem with my computer, and i finally figured it out today.
>first go to control panel, then systems, the click on the device manager tab, then
>remove your monitor and video card, then it will say that you need to restart for
>these changes, then restart and it will say that you have new hardware, let it set
>them up, and i think it will ask you to restart once again, when you do restart
your
>computer should return to its normal state.
>ok thats it
>jerms
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re: If you are going to remove your monitor and videocard, be sure to start up in safe mode!
Friday, May 2, 2003 at 3:23 pm
Posted by Dee
(1 messages posted)
I just wrote a long ass comment and it erased it. So here's a short concise version,
email me if u need more info, k?
To return to your old settings, all you need to do is a SYSTEM RESTORE (to my knowledge,
i.e. i tried it, and it worked for me). Below are the instructions on how to do it.
By the way, make sure you know a day when your comp wasnt messed up so you can select
that day
for your computer to restore your settings to.
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and
then click System Restore.
Follow the instructions on your screen.
Lastly, you can always undo the system restore, so its worth a shot. Good luck everyone!
PS TNRaven was definitely rite. Im pretty sure that my comp got messed up bc i didnt
let it restart in safe mode and chose normal, so look out for that.
On Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 5:27 pm, TNRaven wrote:
>Remember to start in safemode (Press F8 when you see "Starting Windows") and select
>"Safe mode"
>If you don't, you run the risk of your display not updating, then you are forced
>to reboot your machine without shutting down, thus possibly not saving the changes
>you just made.
>
>
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re: If you are going to remove your monitor and videocard, be sure to start up in safe mode!
Monday, October 6, 2003 at 5:06 pm
Posted by Zack
(1 messages posted)
Mine did the same thing. I fixed everything, but I'm still unable to get my mouse
back. I've tried removing it and rebooting it, and I know it still works in safe
mode. I can't get the computer to set back to an earlier date either.
On Friday, May 2, 2003 at 3:23 pm, Dee wrote:
>I just wrote a long ass comment and it erased it. So here's a short concise version,
>email me if u need more info, k?
>To return to your old settings, all you need to do is a SYSTEM RESTORE (to my knowledge,
>i.e. i tried it, and it worked for me). Below are the instructions on how to do
it.
>
>By the way, make sure you know a day when your comp wasnt messed up so you can select
>that day
>for your computer to restore your settings to.
>
>Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and
>then click System Restore.
>Follow the instructions on your screen.
>
>Lastly, you can always undo the system restore, so its worth a shot. Good luck everyone!
>PS TNRaven was definitely rite. Im pretty sure that my comp got messed up bc i didnt
>let it restart in safe mode and chose normal, so look out for that.
>
>
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re: If you are going to remove your monitor and videocard, be sure to start up in safe mode!
Monday, October 25, 2004 at 4:21 am
Posted by guym
(2 messages posted)
I am running windows 98 but have no system restore under system tools...any thoughts??
On Friday, May 2, 2003 at 3:23 pm, Dee wrote:
>
>I just wrote a long ass comment and it erased it. So here's a short concise version,
>email me if u need more info, k?
>To return to your old settings, all you need to do is a SYSTEM RESTORE (to my knowledge,
>i.e. i tried it, and it worked for me). Below are the instructions on how to do
it.
>
>By the way, make sure you know a day when your comp wasnt messed up so you can select
>that day
>for your computer to restore your settings to.
>
>Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and
>then click System Restore.
>Follow the instructions on your screen.
>
>Lastly, you can always undo the system restore, so its worth a shot. Good luck everyone!
>PS TNRaven was definitely rite. Im pretty sure that my comp got messed up bc i didnt
>let it restart in safe mode and chose normal, so look out for that.
>
>
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