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Author Topic: XP Problem (hard to believe, isn't it?)  (Read 1448 times)

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XP Problem (hard to believe, isn't it?)
« on: October 17, 2004, 07:34:40 PM »
OK, I can't figure this out, maybe you guys can. Here is my problem.

I start up XP, it gets past the loading screen and then my monitor is blank for a second then goes into standby. It won't come out. The only thing that I did before restarting was defragmenting and disk cleaning. I can only go into the safe modes, I even tried "last known good configuration." I am currently posting from "safe mode with networking," if I can get a prompt response it would be much abliged. I will keep googling and let you know if I come up with anything.
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XP Problem (hard to believe, isn't it?)
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2004, 07:45:07 PM »
If it's going into standby, it sounds like your power saving settings are screwy, either within XP or in your BIOS.
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XP Problem (hard to believe, isn't it?)
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2004, 07:48:35 PM »
The problem is choice. The fact is, you're running Windows XP to begin with.

Try another OS like...oh, I dunno...
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XP Problem (hard to believe, isn't it?)
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2004, 08:29:35 PM »
Actually, I did have Mandrake Linux 10 on here for a while, but since I only have 40gigs I would rather have only one OS, not a dual boot.
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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2004, 08:47:07 PM »
Okay, I got it fixed. All I had to do was reinstall my video card drivers, thanks for the help anyways. :)
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