I've disabled my Computer Monitor Driver in Windows XP

[mcalcave]

My Computer:

Asus P5B motherboard
ViewSonic Monitor
Windows XP

I have been attempting to solve issues with my computer. I recently reinstalled windows XP and was working on installing my monitor driver and software and ran into problems. In trying to problem solve I did something pretty stupid. On Windows XP, right clicked on Desktop selected "properties", selecting the "Settings" tab I clicked on "Advanced". I selected the "monitor" tab and then selected "properties". Under "General" Tab, I moved down to my "Device usage" and "disabled" it and pressed "OK".

The problem I have now is I can't see anything (black) on my monitor when windows starts. I can see my Bios screens and the Windows Loading screen, but after windows loads and desktop should appear all I get is black.

How can I reverse what I've done and fix this?
Most Grateful for any help.

 

[mailpup]

Try starting Windows in Safe Mode. If it starts, then you can re-enable it.

 

[mcalcave]

Thanks Mailpup.

I did try to start from Safe Mode, but when I did so, all I got were a list of what looked like windows commands in a DOS Screen...black with white text, but listing a series of boot commands...

Regardless, I reformatted my harddrive today, I will reinstall windows this evening and believe I should no longer have an issue with this problem.

I had just reformatted the hard drive before my monitor problem anyway, so I figured I might as well just do it again.

Thanks for the help

 

[mailpup]

That's certainly one way to fix it.

 

[Taliah]

hello,

i've also accidentally disabled my computer's monitor driver while trying to tweak the resolution on my computer. i've just recently had it dumped by the geek squad and I was trying to get the resolution back to its proper functioning.

i'm no computer whiz so how would i be able to enable the driver once again, and like the creator of this post i am unable to start in safe mode, the screen appears completely black after the windows xp loading screen loads?

any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[mailpup]

How are you trying to get into safe mode?