So I went on a drunken rampage and thought it was a good idea to hurly my 19 inch monitor a good 20 feet. Obviously that wasn't the best idea i've ever had. I also decided it would be a good idea to put my fist through a double paned window... anyway that's not the point... My friend is letting me borrow his monitor and it's a 17 inch pos. The problem is mine was a 19 inch and my settings were 1600 x 1200 and his monitor can't display that resolution. Right now I'm in safe mode so I can see something on the screen. Do you guys have any idea how I can change the resolution so that I don't have to run in safe mode?

control panel https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/dunno.gif

can you go to control panel in safe mode?? its been so long since ive been there.

Dammit, my machine at home is running XP. If no one answers before 6:30 pm I'll figure it out for you https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

right click the desktop hit properties. change your resolution in safe mode and restart the machine. is it really that hard ?

In safe mode it's not using the same video drivers, so it won't do anything if I change the resolution... at least i'm pretty sure

yeah it will

but it didn't https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...O_DIR#>/11.gif

delete the monitor from device manager. if that doesn't work delete the video card too

Is the monitor P&P, if it is, delete it and than reinsert it and XP will install it for you.