monitor turns blank at logon, video driver issues

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brian liu wrote:

> ok this happened really suddenly...
>
> i'm not percisely sure when it happened, but it was around
> the time that i installed the new forceware driver (i have
> a winfast 64mb geforce 3 ti 200) and directx 9.0b
>
> problem: the monitor goes blank at logon
>
> info:
> - i have tried to roll back directx and video card drivers;
> same problem
> - completely uninstall video card driver and use standard
> xp vga driver; worked the first time(but no 3d accel
> support), but i reinstalled it and then uninstalled it
> again to try to fix it again; now it gives me a crazy
> multicolored static or the same blank screen
> - however, works in safe mode so it probably have to do
> with the video drivers or some driver that has to do with it
>
You've already rolled back the drivers and DirectX to ones that worked
with the card before, so you know that isn't the problem. The card
works in Safe Mode, so something happens with the card's rendering in
regular mode. Try a different video card entirely. Your card may have
failed.

Malke
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