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re: Monitor only running in Safe Mode
Friday, October 28, 2005 at 3:12 pm
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Posted by Steve B (1909 messages posted)


After re-installing XP you probably need to install the proper driver for your video 
hardware.

You might have a video hardware problem anyway which could have caused the problem 
with the monitor that caused you to re-install.






On Friday, October 28, 2005 at 8:48 am, Warner Johnston wrote:
>I have a Dimension 4300 using Windows XP. About a year ago I bought a SONY Flat
>Panel monitor and it worked fine.
>
>A couple of weeks ago I would get black screens and the monitor would go into power
>save. I decided to reformat the hard drive.
>
>Now, I can only get the monitor to work in Safe Mode. When attempting to boot into
>Normal Mode, it is a black screen. The monitor works great in Safe Mode.
>
>I am not too familiar with computers. What should I be doing?



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Monitor only running in Safe Mode (Warner Johnston: Friday, October 28, 2005 at 8:48 am)

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-Monitor only running in Safe Mode (Warner Johnston: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 8:48 am)
*re: Monitor only running in Safe Mode (Steve B: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 3:12 pm)
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