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SFSecurity:
I have not seen "Last Known Good Configuration." How do I get to it?

Boggin:
That is one of the options you get when you tap F8 as you switch on.

SFSecurity:
JPM,

How do I get the screen to show me where to get msconfig?

I am totally unable to see anything. The one time I got it to go to a 640x480 screen and let me log in, after I did that it went back to the same message and I got the same "out of range" messege with a black screen except for the out of range message.

I have a suggestion for future development, when the message about going into safe mode, add a "Do you want to proceed? Yes/No" question. If one were to say "No" then have the software delete the file and return to a normal windows start. This would allow one to escape this problem by deleting the file that is causing the problem.

SFSecurity:
Your right, System Repair doesn't seem to work. I think I've done it 4 or 5 times so far. I have it running now and it seems to do nothing while taking nearly forever.  :angry:

As to what I see when I do F8, I've never seen "Last Known Configuration," only the three "Safe Mode" versions and "Start Windows Normally."

Boggin:
The options you should have are Repair your computer then the three Safe Mode boot options and then there's a second group where LKGC is listed.

You won't see those options when booting up with a system repair disk though, only when tapping F8 as you switch on.

You would normally need to be in Windows to access msconfig by going Start - type msconfig and press enter when it comes up.

However, I've given an alternative method of accessing it but in the process of getting to Safe Mode with Command Prompt, you get a Welcome screen for a short while which may just revert to the out of range for you.

If you can get into the advanced boot options and Last Known Good Config doesn't do it for you, select Repair your computer.

However, if you don't see Repair your computer, then boot up with a System Repair disk.

Change/confirm the keyboard and navigate to the Recovery Environment to select Command Prompt.

At the prompt type rstrui.exe and press enter which will take you to your restore points to try one of those to see if it will get your graphics back.

You can also select System Restore.

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