I Am A Illy, Silly Boy.

docchimpy

<div class="IPBDescription">I b0rked mah resolution!</div> Well, the other day, I was making something fullscreen. Instead of stretching the video, it decreased my monitor resolution to around 640x480. Wait, more like 6x4. Anyway, I restarted my computer(on windows 2000) to see if that would help. Much to my surprise, when it got to the login screen, the login screen was at 6x4. I couldn't see the window that says "Press Ctrl. Alt Del to continue!" I can't log in, and when I tried to change my resolution WHILE logged in (earlier) the window was too damned big. I couldn't see anything. What I need to do is figure out some way to increase my resolution, back to at least 800x600. Without logging into Windows 2000. Safe mode is not good for computing. I decided to askk here, before trying another tech support forum, because all the advice I got at the last one was advice on lewd actions to perform to my mother. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->


EDIT: Topic's supposed to be silly, not illy.

Cereal_KillR

log in by typing your name, tab, then pass, then enter

go to properties on the desktop (rclick desktop, uparrow, enter <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)


when you get to the window, press tab enough times so "themes" is selected, then press r-arrow enough times so "settings" is selected, then tab enough times so the reolution is selected, etc <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

All you need to know is how many times you need to press tab (depends on your drivers), but trial and error can get you there

Someone_r_c_tm

There should be some option to reset the res to default in the same place you choose safe mode i think. Although the default is probably 640x480 actually i suppose...

Windelkron

wow, the resolution is that bad that you can't even see the logon prompt? I didn't know monitors went that low.

Zaggy

Start you're PC up, and BEFORE the Window 2000 loading screen appears press F8, you'll get a black screen with some options, choose Safe Mode, and change your resolution to something you would prefer, and restart and let Windows load normally.

Cereal_KillR

aren't safe mode display properties seperate from normal display properties?

Zaggy

If I'm correct, you'r normal resolution will be changed after you changed/loaded up in Safe mode.

lolfighter

I'm pretty sure the safe mode approach is at least worth a try.

V_MAN

I had this happen to me once when Star Trek Armada 2 crashed the start button was so big it filled almost a quarter of the screen, im not kidding.....

I had to go round my mates house an look an see what was involved to get the properties screen up and adjust the resolution without a mouse using just tab and the arrow keys.

Once I had got it commited to memory I went home and managed to fix my resoulution.

Decimator

You should start in VGA mode, not safe mode. The safe mode fideo settings are separate from the normal ones. Starting it in VGA mode will reset the resolution to 640x480 and change nothing else, thereby allowing you to change it back to what you want. (I had a problem like this last weekend)

Edit: this was on windows XP, I don't remember what it's like for 2000 and lack a machine running it. So try getting into the boot prompt with F8 and see if VGA mode is there.