<p dir="ltr">install vnc in vga mode, boot into normal mode, try and change display settings that way. otherwise, remember the keyboard shortcuts to change display settings and try that :-P </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sent from my mobile. Please excuse the brevity, spelling, and punctuation. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 20, 2013 8:16 PM, "Brian Mathis" <<a href="mailto:brian.mathis%2Bale@betteradmin.com">brian.mathis+ale@betteradmin.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I would try to gain access to the console using some kind of remote<br>
access tool. Assuming you have another Windows machine on the<br>
network, try to connect using Remote Desktop. You might have to shut<br>
down the firewall and also edit the registry remotely to make it work.<br>
Here's a page that might help you with that:<br>
<a href="http://thebackroomtech.com/2007/05/18/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-on-a-windows-xp-machine-remotely/" target="_blank">http://thebackroomtech.com/2007/05/18/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-on-a-windows-xp-machine-remotely/</a><br>
<br>
You might also be able to install something like VNC remotely, using<br>
psexec and command line switches. There's probably Google pages about<br>
it.<br>
<br>
Either of these will require some experimentation. You could try it<br>
out in a VM before attempting with the real machine.<br>
<br>
<br>
❧ Brian Mathis<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE)<br>
<<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> Please don't flame me, but I need XP help. I KNOW it's getting obsolete (per other threads), but there's something cool about keeping a vintage computer running as long as I can. You guys are the geekiest people I know and I don't hang out on Windows forums.<br>
><br>
> I have a vintage 2002 laptop. It's still very capable. 2.4 ghz cpu, 1 GB ram, 320 GB hdd. The laptop hinges broke and the internal monitor is non functional, but the OS THINKS it's functional. For years, I've been running on an external monitor via a kvm along with other pc's. Through a series of unfortunate events, including rebooting with the kvm switched to another pc, as far as I can tell, the system now thinks the external monitor is both the extended desktop and is deactivated.<br>
><br>
> So, when I boot the PC, I see the bios requesting my password ON THE EXTERNAL monitor, so I know the monitor and vga port works. I enter it. I see the boot menu on my external monitor. I select Windows XP. The monitor goes blank and never returns. I can only assume that the windows login screen is showing up in the internal monitor (as far as the OS is concerned), but I cannot see that. I know the OS is running, because I can press the power button briefly and, after 5 seconds or so, the system shuts down.<br>
><br>
> I've tried the function button on the keyboard to switch from internal to external monitor. That does no good. I tried the VGA mode boot option from the boot menu, and that worked. Operating in 640 x 480 mode is REALLY fun, not. However, when I do a normal mode boot, it stays blank again.<br>
><br>
> Does anyone know how I can force the system back into mirror monitor mode, or better yet, permanently disable the internal monitor? Even if I have to boot Ubuntu and mess with files, etc., that would be OK.<br>
><br>
> It won't kill me if I can't get this back, since I can boot Ubuntu and get to the files. I just didn't want to retire the unit just yet.<br>
><br>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.<br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
><br>
> Ron<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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><br>
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