Guest Annabananamc Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Hello: I was trying to install a new video driver for our org's computer and in the process I disabled the standard vga driver through the control panel. Now my computer will boot just fine, XP logo screen shows up then goes black. I get the nice sounds that a boot was successful, but have no video at all - just charcoal colored screen. I tried booting in safe mode, but it hangs after '...installing mup.sys... or something like that. Can anyone help? (maybe if I could memorize the keystrokes to enable the driver that would work - lol) I'm desperate - we're a small non-profit and I've rendered our only computer useless!
Guest R. McCarty Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor Did you try 2 of the Safe Mode boot optional mode(s): Last Known working configuration Enable VGA mode "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1CE5587D-C8C0-4189-B400-504F86EFC50C@microsoft.com... > Hello: > > I was trying to install a new video driver for our org's computer and in > the > process I disabled the standard vga driver through the control panel. Now > my > computer will boot just fine, XP logo screen shows up then goes black. I > get > the nice sounds that a boot was successful, but have no video at all - > just > charcoal colored screen. > > I tried booting in safe mode, but it hangs after '...installing mup.sys... > or something like that. Can anyone help? (maybe if I could memorize the > keystrokes to enable the driver that would work - lol) I'm desperate - > we're > a small non-profit and I've rendered our only computer useless!
Guest Annabananamc Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor yes, same thing - I also tried booting in debug mode. and with command prompt. I think the problem is that with VGA mode, that is the driver I disabled. We don't have a video card on this pc, so that is really the only driver that could work. I just don't know where to go next with this one.... isn't there a way to boot where you step through the driver loading one line at a time? "R. McCarty" wrote: > Did you try 2 of the Safe Mode boot optional mode(s): > Last Known working configuration > Enable VGA mode > > > "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:1CE5587D-C8C0-4189-B400-504F86EFC50C@microsoft.com... > > Hello: > > > > I was trying to install a new video driver for our org's computer and in > > the > > process I disabled the standard vga driver through the control panel. Now > > my > > computer will boot just fine, XP logo screen shows up then goes black. I > > get > > the nice sounds that a boot was successful, but have no video at all - > > just > > charcoal colored screen. > > > > I tried booting in safe mode, but it hangs after '...installing mup.sys... > > or something like that. Can anyone help? (maybe if I could memorize the > > keystrokes to enable the driver that would work - lol) I'm desperate - > > we're > > a small non-profit and I've rendered our only computer useless! > > >
Guest R. McCarty Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor You may want to try the procedure in this KB article. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449 *Hopefully your machine has and is using System Restore "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4AE77DA-0833-44C8-B744-FBAA19407454@microsoft.com... > > yes, same thing - I also tried booting in debug mode. and with command > prompt. I think the problem is that with VGA mode, that is the driver I > disabled. We don't have a video card on this pc, so that is really the > only > driver that could work. > > I just don't know where to go next with this one.... > > isn't there a way to boot where you step through the driver loading one > line > at a time? > > "R. McCarty" wrote: > >> Did you try 2 of the Safe Mode boot optional mode(s): >> Last Known working configuration >> Enable VGA mode >> >> >> "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:1CE5587D-C8C0-4189-B400-504F86EFC50C@microsoft.com... >> > Hello: >> > >> > I was trying to install a new video driver for our org's computer and >> > in >> > the >> > process I disabled the standard vga driver through the control panel. >> > Now >> > my >> > computer will boot just fine, XP logo screen shows up then goes black. >> > I >> > get >> > the nice sounds that a boot was successful, but have no video at all - >> > just >> > charcoal colored screen. >> > >> > I tried booting in safe mode, but it hangs after '...installing >> > mup.sys... >> > or something like that. Can anyone help? (maybe if I could memorize >> > the >> > keystrokes to enable the driver that would work - lol) I'm desperate - >> > we're >> > a small non-profit and I've rendered our only computer useless! >> >> >>
Guest Annabananamc Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor Thanks, I'll try that. I do not know about the System Restore as this was a donated computer and the donor has no clue about anything (sometimes free is VERY expensive!) I was able to get into repair mode/command prompt so at least I have some access to the disk drive. Not that I know what to do with it - lol <rant>I am about ready to throw in the towel. I actually used to know a lot about computers - CS degree and working on them since 1980, but XP has just about wiped out any confidence I had in understanding what is going on. </rant> "R. McCarty" wrote: > You may want to try the procedure in this KB article. > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449 > *Hopefully your machine has and is using System Restore > > > "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F4AE77DA-0833-44C8-B744-FBAA19407454@microsoft.com... > > > > yes, same thing - I also tried booting in debug mode. and with command > > prompt. I think the problem is that with VGA mode, that is the driver I > > disabled. We don't have a video card on this pc, so that is really the > > only > > driver that could work. > > > > I just don't know where to go next with this one.... > > > > isn't there a way to boot where you step through the driver loading one > > line > > at a time? > > > > "R. McCarty" wrote: > > > >> Did you try 2 of the Safe Mode boot optional mode(s): > >> Last Known working configuration > >> Enable VGA mode > >> > >> > >> "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:1CE5587D-C8C0-4189-B400-504F86EFC50C@microsoft.com... > >> > Hello: > >> > > >> > I was trying to install a new video driver for our org's computer and > >> > in > >> > the > >> > process I disabled the standard vga driver through the control panel. > >> > Now > >> > my > >> > computer will boot just fine, XP logo screen shows up then goes black. > >> > I > >> > get > >> > the nice sounds that a boot was successful, but have no video at all - > >> > just > >> > charcoal colored screen. > >> > > >> > I tried booting in safe mode, but it hangs after '...installing > >> > mup.sys... > >> > or something like that. Can anyone help? (maybe if I could memorize > >> > the > >> > keystrokes to enable the driver that would work - lol) I'm desperate - > >> > we're > >> > a small non-profit and I've rendered our only computer useless! > >> > >> > >> > > >
Guest Annabananamc Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor ok, now I can navigate to this directory systemroot\system32\restore and I can see this file in there rstrui.exe but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get a command unknown message....
Guest sgopus Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor using command shell you would have to change to that directory in order to run the exe. ie run cmd cd/ yadda yadda yadda "Annabananamc" wrote: > ok, now I can navigate to this directory > > systemroot\system32\restore > > and I can see this file in there > > rstrui.exe > > but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get a > command unknown message....
Guest Annabananamc Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor well poop - I wasn't really in the command shell, I was in the Recovery Console from my install CD.... I think I'm going to need a break here. I am fairly certain that what I need to do is re-enable the standard VGA driver but have no clue where to start and I'm driving blind. Hope I can find a way to do this from the Recovery Console or something else. Thanks for being so patient with me - any additional ideas are welcome! "sgopus" wrote: > using command shell you would have to change to that directory in order to > run the exe. > > ie run cmd cd/ yadda yadda yadda > > "Annabananamc" wrote: > > > ok, now I can navigate to this directory > > > > systemroot\system32\restore > > > > and I can see this file in there > > > > rstrui.exe > > > > but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get a > > command unknown message....
Guest 3c273 Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor See if this page helps. You should be able to type "enable vga" at the recovery console but I'm not sure this will undo your mistake. Louis "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3A8F299B-24A9-47A4-A8A2-BA8D62F4A574@microsoft.com... > > well poop - I wasn't really in the command shell, I was in the Recovery > Console from my install CD.... > > I think I'm going to need a break here. I am fairly certain that what I > need to do is re-enable the standard VGA driver but have no clue where to > start and I'm driving blind. Hope I can find a way to do this from the > Recovery Console or something else. > > Thanks for being so patient with me - any additional ideas are welcome! > > > > > "sgopus" wrote: > > > using command shell you would have to change to that directory in order to > > run the exe. > > > > ie run cmd cd/ yadda yadda yadda > > > > "Annabananamc" wrote: > > > > > ok, now I can navigate to this directory > > > > > > systemroot\system32\restore > > > > > > and I can see this file in there > > > > > > rstrui.exe > > > > > > but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get a > > > command unknown message....
Guest 3c273 Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor Oops! Forgot link :-) http://www.elitesolutions.info/SmarterTicket/Customer/KBArticle.aspx?articleid=292 Louis "3c273" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:g3rt9q$72g$1@aioe.org... > See if this page helps. You should be able to type "enable vga" at the > recovery console but I'm not sure this will undo your mistake. > Louis > > "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3A8F299B-24A9-47A4-A8A2-BA8D62F4A574@microsoft.com... > > > > well poop - I wasn't really in the command shell, I was in the Recovery > > Console from my install CD.... > > > > I think I'm going to need a break here. I am fairly certain that what I > > need to do is re-enable the standard VGA driver but have no clue where to > > start and I'm driving blind. Hope I can find a way to do this from the > > Recovery Console or something else. > > > > Thanks for being so patient with me - any additional ideas are welcome! > > > > > > > > > > "sgopus" wrote: > > > > > using command shell you would have to change to that directory in order > to > > > run the exe. > > > > > > ie run cmd cd/ yadda yadda yadda > > > > > > "Annabananamc" wrote: > > > > > > > ok, now I can navigate to this directory > > > > > > > > systemroot\system32\restore > > > > > > > > and I can see this file in there > > > > > > > > rstrui.exe > > > > > > > > but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get a > > > > command unknown message.... > >
Guest Annabananamc Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor Thanks - this I think is heading in the right direction. However, I could not enable vga as a service because it couldn't find it in the registry, which is probably my main problem. I'm about to go buy a video card for this thing and see if it hiccups me into plug n play mode and lets me reset the video driver....unless anyone has a better idea! You guys are so helpful, I am really appreciative, just a bit cranky about this whole thing in general. "3c273" wrote: > Oops! Forgot link :-) > http://www.elitesolutions.info/SmarterTicket/Customer/KBArticle.aspx?articleid=292 > Louis > > "3c273" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message > news:g3rt9q$72g$1@aioe.org... > > See if this page helps. You should be able to type "enable vga" at the > > recovery console but I'm not sure this will undo your mistake. > > Louis > > > > "Annabananamc" <Annabananamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:3A8F299B-24A9-47A4-A8A2-BA8D62F4A574@microsoft.com... > > > > > > well poop - I wasn't really in the command shell, I was in the Recovery > > > Console from my install CD.... > > > > > > I think I'm going to need a break here. I am fairly certain that what I > > > need to do is re-enable the standard VGA driver but have no clue where > to > > > start and I'm driving blind. Hope I can find a way to do this from the > > > Recovery Console or something else. > > > > > > Thanks for being so patient with me - any additional ideas are welcome! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "sgopus" wrote: > > > > > > > using command shell you would have to change to that directory in > order > > to > > > > run the exe. > > > > > > > > ie run cmd cd/ yadda yadda yadda > > > > > > > > "Annabananamc" wrote: > > > > > > > > > ok, now I can navigate to this directory > > > > > > > > > > systemroot\system32\restore > > > > > > > > > > and I can see this file in there > > > > > > > > > > rstrui.exe > > > > > > > > > > but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get > a > > > > > command unknown message.... > > > > > > >
Guest John John (MVP) Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor If you really think that a disabled driver is the problem then from the Recovery Console use the the LISTSVC command to see available drivers and services and use the ENABLE command to enable services or drivers. Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 John Annabananamc wrote: > well poop - I wasn't really in the command shell, I was in the Recovery > Console from my install CD.... > > I think I'm going to need a break here. I am fairly certain that what I > need to do is re-enable the standard VGA driver but have no clue where to > start and I'm driving blind. Hope I can find a way to do this from the > Recovery Console or something else. > > Thanks for being so patient with me - any additional ideas are welcome! > > > > > "sgopus" wrote: > > >>using command shell you would have to change to that directory in order to >>run the exe. >> >>ie run cmd cd/ yadda yadda yadda >> >>"Annabananamc" wrote: >> >> >>>ok, now I can navigate to this directory >>> >>>systemroot\system32\restore >>> >>>and I can see this file in there >>> >>>rstrui.exe >>> >>>but how do I get it to run? If I type rstrui.exe or run rstrui I get a >>>command unknown message....
Guest Annabananamc Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor "John John (MVP)" wrote: Thanks John: When I do this, there is no service called vga listed. It's just not there. From what I've read, it should be. There really isn't any other video related service listed, except SafeVga, and that is enabled. I cannot even boot in safe mode, it hangs. I cannot do any of those options (safe mode w/command prompt, etc) I tried adding a PCI video card and same problem. I got a new sound, the found new hardware sound, but can't see to work through that either. Some day I will learn to trust that little 'are you sure?' feeling BEFORE I hit the button! I am hoping we can get to some restore point with some whiz bangy utilities. Thanks again, Ann > If you really think that a disabled driver is the problem then from the > Recovery Console use the the LISTSVC command to see available drivers > and services and use the ENABLE command to enable services or drivers. > > Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 > > John > >
Guest sgopus Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Re: Standard VGA driver disabled = no monitor Try a repair install, it should do the trick, boot to the windows install cd and select repair (at the proper time). "Annabananamc" wrote: > > > "John John (MVP)" wrote: > Thanks John: > > When I do this, there is no service called vga listed. It's just not there. > From what I've read, it should be. There really isn't any other video > related service listed, except SafeVga, and that is enabled. > > I cannot even boot in safe mode, it hangs. I cannot do any of those options > (safe mode w/command prompt, etc) > > I tried adding a PCI video card and same problem. I got a new sound, the > found new hardware sound, but can't see to work through that either. > > Some day I will learn to trust that little 'are you sure?' feeling BEFORE I > hit the button! > > I am hoping we can get to some restore point with some whiz bangy utilities. > > Thanks again, > Ann > > > If you really think that a disabled driver is the problem then from the > > Recovery Console use the the LISTSVC command to see available drivers > > and services and use the ENABLE command to enable services or drivers. > > > > Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 > > > > John > > > > >
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