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Hugh_Lebowski

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2. I would try to uninstall the video card driver while in safe mode

Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:27 PM

Jul 2021

You said its a decent graphics card which implies a PCIEx (add-on) GPU of either the nVidia or AMD (formerly ATI) persuasion, right?

So, when you're in safe mode (in theory) in the installed Apps/Programs list you should be able find the nvidia or AMD drivers that are specifically for the GPU (if it's nVidia it will be called nVidia Graphics Driver XXX.XX), and uninstall them okay.

So do that in safe mode, then restart the machine.

At that point windows will (hopefully) boot with default MS drivers for your card, and probably it will pick a correct resolution (one your monitor understands), and THEN you can re-install the 'real' (Geforce or Catalyst) driver package for the GPU once it's running in normal mode.

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Okay, I need some help with a monitor issue (update: solved!!! :-) ) [View all] krispos42 Jul 2021 OP

Do you have an old monitor or does your monitor support a standard VGA cable. Try using that. TheBlackAdder Jul 2021 #1

It's older, but I think I have it figured out now. :-) krispos42 Jul 2021 #6

I would try to uninstall the video card driver while in safe mode Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #2

See my update, but yeah, it's a nVidia of some sort. Damn thing is taking forever to boot up now. krispos42 Jul 2021 #3

Yeah I was going to suggest you could probably 'get it to work' exactly like that Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #4

I went back to the old card but it was uselessly slow krispos42 Jul 2021 #5

You got it ... and you might as well put the real ones on there now it's working Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #7