Start the computer in VGA mode, there is an option above the one that says
safe mode...
that way everything will work ok, only that you will have a low resolution
that you can adjust though as you like
"UltimateZero" <UltimateZero@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is changing your resolution, as well as other display settings, possible
> through safe mode, in Vista?
>
> Long story short, my monitor died a few hours ago. Being the resourceful
> person I try to be, I went and hooked up my computer to the television, so
> that I could finish what I was doing. While Safe Mode is activated and
> running at 800x600x32, my television can display it just fine. However,
> when
> I launch Vista in normal mode, I'm assuming it's displaying at a
> resolution
> that my television can't display, 1600x1200x32. Sure, it shows pretty
> colors
> across the screen, but not in any readable fashion.
>
> So I'm curious, as stated above, if I can change NORMAL MODE's resolution
> somehow through an option in Safe Mode? I can't do much in Safe Mode, and
> certainly not what I need to finish.