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klf
May 24th, 2003, 04:04 AM
I had to put a different monitor on my Dell running Win 98SE. I do not have drivers. So windows loaded as default monitor. But system will only boot in safe mode. I tried removing monitor in device manager and rebooted windows. Still will only boot in safe mode. Monitor is a Magnavox Super VGA made in 1996. Any ideas?
Ken
i8088user
July 3rd, 2003, 10:27 PM
This problem could be the resolution settings on the pc. the monitor may not be able to support thrm.
Tweaker
July 3rd, 2003, 10:52 PM
Hi klf :)
A number of different things can cause this.
Here is a link that can help you troubleshoot that issue.
Windows 98 Starts in Safe Mode (http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/safemode.html#Windows 98 Starts in Safe)
klf
July 6th, 2003, 05:41 PM
Thanks for the reply. It was the monitor. It was an old monitor that someone had given to me. I bought a refurbished monitor from the local computer shop. Now it works great. Thanks again for the reply.
Ken