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Old 02-15-2008   #4 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Changing Display Settings (Resolution mainly) through Safe Mod

UltimateZero wrote:
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> I don't seem to see this "VGA mode" option anywhere above the Safe Mode
> option. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place? I see:
>
> Safe Mode
> Safe Mode with Networking
> Safe Mode with Command Prompt
> Normal Mode
>
> This is on the DOS screen.
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> "On the Bridge" wrote:
>
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>> 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
I don't have the Vista machine on right now to check for sure, but the
option is in msconfig in XP, so see if it is the same in Vista:

Start Orb>Search box>type: msconfig
Click on msconfig when it appears above. On the Boot.ini tab under Boot
Options, check "/BASEVIDEO" and OK. Reboot.

Malke
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