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XP loading trouble
Name: Jarod Date: August 2, 2002 at 08:50:15 Pacific
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When I start Windows Xp it loads until the XP loading screen and then the screen flickers a couple times and it just goes to a blank screen. I have to keep restarting it , and sometimes i just give up. I have the correct drivers i think. I have a GeForce 4 Mx420 vidoe card. I have a pentium 4 1.6Ghz processor. I don't know what the prob is. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
Name: Pip Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:00:37 Pacific
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Have you tried starting in Safe or VGA Mode yet? Video drivers could be corrupted.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jarod Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:03:57 Pacific
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It starts in safe mode fine, and it finds new hardware but it finds like 25 new video cards that are all the same, and i don't know why....HELP!
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Response Number 3
Name: Pip Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:11:59 Pacific
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Boot into safe mode and remove all instances of Display Adapter, reboot Windows and you should be using a standard VGA driver.
From here you can install correct drivers. Verify your card, and post here.
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Response Number 4
Name: Pip Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:14:32 Pacific
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I forgot, if possible, unistall Video Card drivers while in safe mode after removing multiple Display Adapter entries from Device Manager.
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Response Number 5
Name: Jarod Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:15:02 Pacific
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I have a GeForce 4 MX 420
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Response Number 6
Name: Albert Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:15:38 Pacific
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I had the same problem, your video card is not supported. However, NVidia GeForce 2 IS supported. I bought a GeForce 2 MX/MX400, and the installation went without a hitch. GeForce 4 is not listed as being supported by XP, check out the MS site and do a search on xp hardware compatibility, you'll see that GEF 4 is not listed. Hope this helps.
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Response Number 7
Name: Jarod Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:19:36 Pacific
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I would really like to know why it is not compatable with XP. I mean come on that is a load of crap. I paid all that money for a good video card and it doens't work with XP, what kinda advanced technology is this. that really sucks.
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Response Number 8
Name: Albert Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:25:45 Pacific
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I agree, it sucks. But we are talking about Microsoft here........'nuf said.
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Response Number 9
Name: Pip Date: August 2, 2002 at 09:58:34 Pacific
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I 'm not buying "it's not supported". I just checked local vendor's site:
Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.2 for all Windows operating systems and Linux®
All means ALL ..... might be something else besides the Graphics Card .... could be the MOBO does not like it. My old ASUS board hated a Graphics card I purchased and there was nothing I could do , buit it was not Windows fault.
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