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While useing multiple monitors I tried to adjust the display on the TV monitor, I rebooted and now all I get on the computer monitor in the center is a exclaimation point with the statement out of range under it. I tried to right click and nothing happens . It seems I can't get into the properties. What can I do to fix this?
Move it closer to computer. Sorry couldn't resist that LOL.
When you say "I tried to adjust the display on the TV monitor" do you mean the controls on the front or Display Properties?
Not sure of TV significance. If it is just a normal monitor it sounds as if the refresh rate might be wrong. In which case try this:
Tap F8 while booting and select Safe Mode from the startup menu.
Go to Control Panel/Display/Settings
/Advanced button/Adapter.Set to "Adapter Default".
DerekW
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this happens often when using a latop with a projector and the fix for that is to load updated drivers for the video card. I'd start with that,
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Thanks to both of you, but I am unable to get anything on the screen except the out of range. The windows 98 pops up then goes off. The next thing that happens is out of range. No curser nothing.
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Do you still get the same when trying to get to safe mode (or with a boot floppy)?
What exactly did you do to cause this, it's not clear?
Is it a laptop?
Is it a normal monitor (if so LCD or CRT)?
DerekW
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This is a Dell Optiplex loaded with music and karaoke songs. This is a desktop with a standard monitor and also a small tv hookup for the lyrics. I tried to adjust the screen in the computer display properties. after I rebooted I just get that out of range dialog box. I can't go anywhere from there. I tried to right click the mouse. Tapping F8 doesn't help. If I could get the Windows to boot I could probably figure this out.
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SteveL:
Hardware settings are stored in the registry. If you can't get Win98 to run then you will have to fix this with another OS. In your case that would be DOS. Start up with a win98 boot disk and run scanreg /restore and choose a date before the changes were made. That should put the correct registry settings back.
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F8 doesnt get you into safe mode with 98, that is for Win2K and XP. Been a while since I had to use 98 but I think it is shift during the boot and ME is the ctrl key for safe. It sounds like you set the refresh rate too high. If you have another video card, you can boot with that one.
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It could also be the resolution being set too high for the TV. Probably only support 640x480 or 800x600. If its set to 1024x768 or higher than it would kick up out of range. Or like the others said the refresh rate is set to high, again this would kick up a out of range error on the screen. I don't see how re-installing the drivers will help.
If you tap F8 just before the windows 98 screen pops up at boot will allow you to enter safe mode.
Mustang
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Holding the Ctrl key during boot gets you to the "Startup Menu" on many W98 machines but not all. You then select Safe Mode. My Ctrl key used to do this before I changed the mobo, but not now.
F8 always works. Strictly it should be pressed just before it says "Windows is starting" but just tapping it from power-on works fine.
DerekW
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What a confusing thread!
Let's just clarify, it is the monitor that generates the out of range message. It is saying 'I'd rather not have my innards catch fire and emit acrid smoke'. Windows is usually quite unaware of this.
Safe mode uses standard vga resolution. Here you can change the resolution back to something that the monitor will not object to. I use F8 on all versions of windows that have safe mode.
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