Hi Ann, I have had the "out of range" error a few times and each time a simple shut-down (manual) and restart worked for me. From what I can gather, the challenge there is in the monitor driver. What I usually do is re-install the monitor driver. It seems that it can get corrupted.
Roger ======================================================= If the temp. is 0 degrees today, and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, ...how cold will it be? . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pcworks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:58 PM Subject: PCWorks: OUT OF RANGE > Recently, I had the following problem with my computer for two days. When I > booted up my, just as soon as HP WindowsXP came up, my monitor screen turned > black and the following message appeared across the screen: OUT OF RANGE. > That's as far as I could get. I tried opening in SAFE MODE and then SYSTEM > RESTORE. System restore didn't work. > > Finally I decided to use the SYSTEM RECOVERY PROGRAM that some HP Pavilions > come with on the hard drive. Of course that solved the problem. It runs like > a new computer now, but I have had to redownload all the software that I have > added since I bought this computer (like printer, scanner, etc). This really > is a nuisance, and I'm afraid I have lost a few folders that I had saved. > > In case this should happen again, can any one tell me what I can do rather > than redoing my entire operating system. Thanks, Ann ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
