Anyone help with windows install problem?

[toyotasuprauk]

Thought I’d ask on here in case anyone can help.

 

I’ve had some PC problems so I reformatted my hard drive and installed a new version of windows Xp pro service pack 2. It seems to have installed ok but when I get to the bit where you type the admin password at the beginning the monitor says entering sleep mode and turns off!

 

If I start in safe mode it works, I started in vga only mode and that worked then installed the video and monitor driver and as soon as I clicked apply the same thing happened.

 

Any ideas what to do next?

[Jake]

Try uninstalling the monitor driver and just setting it to 'Plug And Play Monitor'

Could also try a different version of gfx card drivers

[Shovels]

It sounds as though the screen is going out of frequency range. Is it a TFT? - If so, try setting it for 60Hz, Also make sure you're not trying to run a resolution that is beyond the capabilities of the screen.

[toyotasuprauk]

Thanks for your help. I still cant get it working and I'm at the point of getting another graphics card now!

 

I'm downloading another driver now which wasnt easy to find as I wasnt sure on the name of the card. The monitor its a philips 19" tft but it was already on 60hz sadly.

[toyotasuprauk]

Dispite a warning that the card wasnt approved for windows xp, it works! Bloody computers, thanks for the advise.

[Animal]

Yeah, they're a pain in the arse. I got a blue screen of death last week and when it rebooted it'd lost my secandary 2 hard drives. Took me 3 days to fix.