Can't change Display Resolution!! Please HELP!!

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Can you uninstall the video card from within control panel?

Windows should find it again when you reboot.


"jmalinaric" <jmalinaric.1pk7qj@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have a Dell dimension 4600 w/ a pentium 4 2.4ghz with the GeForce FX
> 5200 128mb version. I have windows XP SP2. Lastnight, my computer
> restarted, and when it was completely back on again, my display
> settings had been changed to either 640x480 or 800x600 from 1280x1124.
> WHen I go into the display settings window, the "settings" tab is not
> there and I cannot change the resolution. I also tried to go into the
> control panel to edit the resolution via the Nvidia card manager where
> you can turn Nview, etc.. off and on. The problem with that is that
> the graphics card manger does not show up there either. Is there a
> setting somewhere that blocks even administrators and the mastor admin
> acco**** from changing these settings? PLEASE HELP! I have already
> called dell and they could not figure out how to fix it.
>
>
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> jmalinaric