Q: I tried changing the resolution on my computer but then I got the message "Cannot Display This Video Mode" and I just can't exit it. It is a Dell computer. Can anyone please help? Thanks a lot. That really helped. Now I am not really great with computers so I don't know what you meant after the first paragraph but the first made up for it big time. With the selection I was able to choose to go with my last good configuration and that reset the resolution I had accidentally put up. Again, thanks.
A: Hold down the power button for 5 seconds, this will force a PS shutdown, turn it back on and hit F8 repeatedly to start in safe mode, this will start the computer with minimal driver support and only a plain VGA video driver, then you can go back and set the video to where it was. Are you using a LCD monitor, only a few models will support a screen refresh or frame rate over 70-75 HZ, in fact they generally like the slower 60-70 HZ much better, generally they also will not work at a resolution higher than the native resolution of the LCD panel Or if you are on an CRT monitor you may have exceeded it's horizontal scan frequency or resolution You have two components to video drivers, the first is obvious, the driver for the card in the computer, the second is the so called "monitor driver" this is not really a driver, rather it is an information file (.inf) that tells Windows what the monitor is capable of displaying, it comes with the monitor. if you put this in (the CD that came with the monitor), the "properties" can be set to "show only modes this monitor supports" of course you now know it will also work if the monitor "inf" file is not installed, but it may show modes your monitor chokes on.. Also if you get a widescreen monitor (or other odd size) you may "need" to put the inf file in if to enable Windows to run the video card to widescreen, if Windows has no information file it uses generic size info and the wide (or other odd)resolution may not show up Got it all...lol