Overclocked and can't revert!

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NeedaComputer

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I unintentionally set my D.O.T. function in the MSI Clock tab to "Commander" and my screen crashed on me.
I can't seem to get back in there to change things back to normal. I have about 10 seconds from when Windows XP loads, till it crashes.
I can right click > properties > MSI Clock tab > untick Dynamic Over Clocking > click OK.

After I click OK, or slightly before/after my screen goes nuts and shuts down.

I have two HDDs each with the same graphics drivers, can I just copy the C:\NVIDIA\178.24\English folder over to the other HD and hope those settings work?

Thanks for any help!
 
So you set the DOT in the BIOS?

Unplug your PSU and hit the power button to make sure its all out.
Pop out the battery on your motherboard. Then push the power button and put the battery back in.

Should reset all your BIOS disabling the DOT.
 
Thanks for the help guys, but I figured it out.

There are two programs that needed to be disabled during startup.

I booted into VGA enabled safe mode > Then to msconfig in the command prompt > Startup tab. The two programs that are in charge of overclocking the MSI video cards are sw20.exe and sw24.exe. I disabled these programs and restarted. Once I was back into windows with those 2 programs disabled, I was able to reinstall the drivers.

All is well.

cpt.obvious; I was unaware of a 180 driver. nVidia's site only shows my latest 178.
 
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