Screen Resolution

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System: Pentium P4 2.8GH CPU, 200 GB HD, 512 RAM running XP Home Ed.

Since installation of Home Ed with Service Pack 2 there have been no
problems with this computer

I decided to change the monitor resolution to make reading a little easier
and did thid Control Panel/Display. Rebooted for changes to take effect and
the normal Windows screen appeared (showing the progress bar) and then when I
expected the 'Welcome' screen to appear all that I get is a small window
showing the words

NFREN
OUT OF RANGE

This window just moves up and down in the centre of the screen and no keys
like Cont/Alt/D have any effect

I tried booting from the CD but again to make progress it requires
Administrator Password which I don't recall setting so I don't seem to be
able to get anywhere

Any help in overcoming this problem would be greatly appreciated
--
The Tokolosh Man

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tokolosh wrote:

> System: Pentium P4 2.8GH CPU, 200 GB HD, 512 RAM running XP Home Ed.
>
> Since installation of Home Ed with Service Pack 2 there have been no
> problems with this computer
>
> I decided to change the monitor resolution to make reading a little
> easier and did thid Control Panel/Display. Rebooted for changes to
> take effect and the normal Windows screen appeared (showing the
> progress bar) and then when I expected the 'Welcome' screen to appear
> all that I get is a small window showing the words
>
> NFREN
> OUT OF RANGE
>
> This window just moves up and down in the centre of the screen and no
> keys like Cont/Alt/D have any effect
>
> I tried booting from the CD but again to make progress it requires
> Administrator Password which I don't recall setting so I don't seem to
> be able to get anywhere
>
> Any help in overcoming this problem would be greatly appreciated

Boot into Safe Mode and change your resolution to something your monitor
will support. It sounds like you upped the resolution instead of
lowering it, but since you didn't give details... Try a resolution of
1024x768. To get into Safe Mode, repeatedly tap F8 as the computer is
starting up. This will get you to the right menu.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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tokolosh wrote:
> System: Pentium P4 2.8GH CPU, 200 GB HD, 512 RAM running XP Home Ed.
>
> Since installation of Home Ed with Service Pack 2 there have been no
> problems with this computer
>
> I decided to change the monitor resolution to make reading a little easier
> and did thid Control Panel/Display. Rebooted for changes to take effect and
> the normal Windows screen appeared (showing the progress bar) and then when I
> expected the 'Welcome' screen to appear all that I get is a small window
> showing the words
>
> NFREN
> OUT OF RANGE
>


That's your monitor telling you that it's not receiving a usable
signal from the computer.


> This window just moves up and down in the centre of the screen and no keys
> like Cont/Alt/D have any effect
>
> I tried booting from the CD but again to make progress it requires
> Administrator Password which I don't recall setting so I don't seem to be
> able to get anywhere
>
> Any help in overcoming this problem would be greatly appreciated



Boot into VGA Mode or Safe Mode and then set the display
(resolution, refresh rate, and/or number of colors) to something that
your monitor can handle. Consult its manual to determine acceptable
settings. Reboot one more time, into normal mode.


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