I have no video....because I screwed up

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daytona

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While trying update my video files as requested by Activision to get a program to run. I deleted a program from the "Add and remove" section and it most certainly was the video program and drivers....now when the computer is booted, there is no video. So I have tried a few things I thought I knew but with no luck. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have a NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS video card with XP home. I thought the Generic driver would take over.
 
try booting in safe mode, uninstalling the 8400gs drivers from the device manager, then make sure you can boot without safe mode using the onboard graphics, then reinstall everything. let us know if that works
 
I agree with what bigsteve said, try loading windows in safe mode., then delete the drivers in divice manager.
the generic drivers should have taken over when you uninstalled the graphics driver,.. but looks like they didnt.

does your motherboard have a onboard grafics card?
 
I had tried what you suggested earlier.....and then I just tried it again. I F8 into the screen to load in Safe Mode. The the system32\drivers roll and then stops and then just sits there.....nothing taking place along with the H/D light not flashing or blinking

Now it is time for plan "C"

JB

[/QUOTE]does your motherboard have a onboard grafics card?[/QUOTE]

I will check
 
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well, you see something displayed,.. so at least we know the grafic's card is working... and its most likely jsut a software bug in windows. now we have to find out how to fix it without formatting the pc. :)

I was hoping that maybe due to uninstalling the driver, the resolution was set too high, and thats why you didnt got a screen. but It doesnt even boot in safe mode, so it cant be that.
 
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I do have an on-board video connection. Now I am reading the manual to see if it is a jumper setting or CMOS setting....or maybe no setting at all
 
Well, I got the on-board video to work, but still a black screen after everything has booted up. I can watch the H/D light and I hear all of the programs loading up but no video
Any more suggestions?
JB
 
Reset the BIOS and take out the video card? That should reset the default graphics back to the onboard and then you can install the 8400GS back into the computer like a normal GPU install.
 
Archangel said:
now we have to find out how to fix it without formatting the pc. :)
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Now where's the fun in that? :P


I was hoping that maybe due to uninstalling the driver, the resolution was set too high, and thats why you didnt got a screen. but It doesnt even boot in safe mode, so it cant be that.
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I was wondering the same thing. What type of monitor do you have?


Damian Stormbow said:
I just recently reinstalled XP Home on my Step-Daughters PC. Set the BIOS to boot from CD and take the option to repair your installation, You don't have to format the drive.

http://www.windowsxphome.windowsreinstall.com/installxpcdrepair/

Hope this helps. :cool:
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Good idea. I was just about to suggest that.
 
...I think or thought I knew enough, but had to take to the higher power...the guru. I will give you all an update when I hopefully get it back
 
Forget all the above. Boot in safe mode and use system restore to go back to before you screwed the pooch.
 
No, I did not. The CPU had already been dropped of at the computer guru's and now he is having tough time with it. Have not yet spoke with him this AM
 
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