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Old 11-09-2006, 02:11 PM
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Dads pc is messed up big time

Ok, so everytime i start up it says "your windows xp did not start up correctly" or something like that . and it has list of what i should do 'safe mode' ' safe mode with network ' 'safe mode with command prop" 'last known config" "start normally"i tryed last known configuarqtion and ' start normally' and what happens is that like it starts up.. then all of a suden the monitor turns off like. i see orange light for montitor.. instead of green.. but the pc is still on, i hear the noise.. So i gota unplug and and plug back in for it to boot up again. So i do safe mode with network. thats what im doing right now.


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Old 11-09-2006, 04:35 PM
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Sounds like video card jester. Reboot into safe mode and reinstall its drivers. Also check device mnager for any alerts.
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Old 11-10-2006, 12:50 AM
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Is there a way i can reinstall the drivers with out having the cd? can i dl it on online and stuff?
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Old 11-10-2006, 05:36 AM
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Sure but what is the make/model ?
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Old 11-10-2006, 12:15 PM
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im not sure, how can i find out? (what do i type or go to on my dads pc to get the #s )
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Old 11-10-2006, 12:37 PM
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This utility will tell:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download181.html
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Old 11-12-2006, 05:31 PM
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Ok i ran the program and it has a bounch of stuff to click from, like Ditect x and stuff. here screenshot.


and it has stuff within these to click from. what esactly do i click.


ty btw mobo.
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Look under display
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Old 11-12-2006, 05:34 PM
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Sorry for double post, but would this be what your looking for to help my problem?


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Old 11-12-2006, 05:39 PM
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I clicked the display and the key features on it, and i dont think thats the info u need. Which buttun do i click after the Display ? Its blank for 5 of them an 1 of them brings me to my apparentence thing.

P.S. man this pc is so like ugly in safe mode. I think its the video card of sure cause the monitor is all blury when i scroll down to post and stuff lol

and i got this error when trying to start a game

FATAL ERROR; Could not load openGL. make sure latest video card is updated or something like that
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