To rule out a coincidental failure of the monitor or video hardware, try another monitor. If no help, beg/borrow a video card from someone, and replace the existing video card (or, disable the on-board video, or make the add-on video card the primary video), and see if that gets you into VGA mode. Then uninstall whatever video drivers are listed in Add/Remove Programs.
Another thing, if your video is on embedded or built-in to the motherboard, try resetting the motherboard BIOS to factory defaults. To continue the theme of uninstalling SP2, another possibility: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875350 Scroll down and follow the instructions under "Use Recovery Console". This doesn't require any graphical video modes. Of course, some time ago in this troubleshooting, I'd have already restored the image backup taken before installing SP2... You may want to use an offline imaging program before trying the recovery console uninstall of SP2, since that could conceivably make things worse! (it'll either cure ya or kill ya...) Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Christie Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: black screen Will try to remove SP2. Most of the instructions here, however, require one to be able to access a Windows screen, and this machine can't - it's just black. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BobJohns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Look here on removal instructions for SP2 both from within the OS and from > the Recovery Console. Be careful... > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875350 > > Another thread you might want to look at > http://www.anetforums.com/posts.aspx?ThreadIndex=29066 > > B Johns > Guam U.S.A. -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
