safe mode

[michael]

OK, here we go again ;-)display readings
adapter; standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
monitor; Fujitsu 1554G+
performance set at none
colour management; diamond Compatible 9300K G2.2

I have no idea if any of the above are correct, bar the monitor which I took off the Fujitsu web site.
I have tryed downloading most things from the windows web site with no joy.
What I now is a small screen which will not go up from 16 colour and 680x680. and as stated the laptop once said it was stuck in trouble shooting mode.
I have checked the device manage and nothing was double booked. The only ? was on a PCI Mulimede device which I have disabled
I hope this gives you some leads,
michael

[TripleRLtd]

OK, here we go again ;-)display readings
adapter; standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
monitor; Fujitsu 1554G+
performance set at none
colour management; diamond Compatible 9300K G2.2

I have no idea if any of the above are correct, bar the monitor which I took off the Fujitsu web site.
I have tryed downloading most things from the windows web site with no joy.
What I now is a small screen which will not go up from 16 colour and 680x680. and as stated the laptop once said it was stuck in trouble shooting mode.
I have checked the device manage and nothing was double booked. The only ? was on a PCI Mulimede device which I have disabled
I hope this gives you some leads,
michael

Try this:
Extract the video driver download in a special folder named Fujitsu Video.
Go to Device Manager and right click on the listed Standard PCI Video and choose Properties.
Then choose update driver and point to the extracted video driver download and choose OK/Apply.
Tell us what happens or whether there is some other problem.

[confus-ed]

and as stated the laptop once said it was stuck in trouble shooting mode.

Err what o/s is this ?

There's 'vga mode/vga failsafe' in xp which is kind of 1/2 way to safe mode, it doesn't load video drivers, but does others, that can come about if there's some kind of 'terminal' mismatch in resolutions and screen sizes, maybe that's why we are so confus-ed !

Please tell us just what video device is listed under video adapters in device manager.

[michael]

hi, no this maybe getting you down and if you where in the UK I would be buying you lots of beer for your help ;-)
In device manager, under display adapters its standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
thanks michael
I am running windows ME not XP and yes I am in England.

[TripleRLtd]

hi, no this maybe getting you down and if you where in the UK I would be buying you lots of beer for your help ;-)
In device manager, under display adapters its standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
thanks michael
I am running windows ME not XP and yes I am in England.

Have you tried this yet Michael?:

Try this:
Extract the video driver download in a special folder named Fujitsu Video.
Go to Device Manager and right click on the listed Standard PCI Video and choose Properties.
Then choose update driver and point to the extracted video driver download and choose OK/Apply.
Tell us what happens or whether there is some other problem.

PS
confus-ed is in England so you owe him the beer.

[michael]

Beer, I will buy him more then he can take and fill his boots if he can sort this out.
OK update. I have tryed to change driver in safe mode. but each time the laptop goes back to standard PCI graphics adapter VGA and will not allow me to leave 16 colours.
would it be best to reformat drive and try to reload from new.
I will need to load a driver on for a CD ROM to load the programs on, but will I be able to do so from a newly formatted hard drive?
any ideas out there.
michael

[eboyjones]

Since there was confusion on being in safe mode in the beginning of this thread, partly my fault , did you get into safe mode by tapping f8 key at boot up and see safe mode on the screen? And if you were in safe mode was there only one video adapter listed? Also look in other devices and let us know what you see.

[TripleRLtd]

colour management; diamond Compatible 9300K G2.2

??

One thing we learned from this: "colour"!
Is this a Brit or Aussie model laptop?

I have tryed downloading most things from the windows web site with no joy.

What Windows web site are you talking about?