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Old 02-15-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Changing Display Settings (Resolution mainly) through Safe Mode

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.
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