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2003 install problem

VantageUKVantageUK Member Posts: 111
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Having problems installing 2003.

It goes through the install no problems. It’s when it reboots and tries to load up. I get the Windows 2003 splash screen and then nothing; the screen goes blank.

Any ideas?

PS It’s on a Dell Dimension P4 2.5ghz with 256mb RAM. Should be plenty I think?

Cheers.

Charlie.
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    dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Will it load in safe mode?

    And yes, that hardware is sufficient.
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    Daniel333Daniel333 Member Posts: 2,077 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Certainly sounds like a video card problem to me. Safe mode and then maybe swap the video card. Let us know!
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    techster79techster79 Member Posts: 169 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Hit F8 on bootup and select Enable VGA mode. If it works you either have too high a resolution than your monitor can support or bad video drivers.
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    VantageUKVantageUK Member Posts: 111
    Thanks for the replies.

    Safe mode and VGA both work. I'll try a different monitor tomorrow (current is a 15" Dell TFT).

    Could this be the excuse I am looking for to buy a new 19" to match the other one next to it? Or could it be the graphics card?

    Cheers

    Charlie
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    dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    VantageUK wrote:
    Could this be the excuse I am looking for to buy a new 19" to match the other one next to it? Or could it be the graphics card?

    You could probably convince a non-technical person that it's the monitor, but it's the graphics card, driver, or incompatible display settings.
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    snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    VantageUK wrote:
    Thanks for the replies.

    Safe mode and VGA both work. I'll try a different monitor tomorrow (current is a 15" Dell TFT).

    Could this be the excuse I am looking for to buy a new 19" to match the other one next to it? Or could it be the graphics card?

    Cheers

    Charlie


    its most likely the card, but if you want to confirm, try swapping out the monitor for a known working one.
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    techster79techster79 Member Posts: 169 ■■■□□□□□□□
    You need to set the resolution lower, such as 800x600 or 1024x768.
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    Magnum2544Magnum2544 Member Posts: 103
    While at it, you should just throw more RAM into it for kicks and giggles
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    VantageUKVantageUK Member Posts: 111
    Wierdly, it works fine now.

    Not sure how. All I did was boot up in safe mode, checked all was ok, then left it for a few days.

    Switched it back on yesterday and it works fine..

    Cheers

    Charlie.
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    undomielundomiel Member Posts: 2,818
    I've seen video drivers before that for some reason wouldn't fully work until you had gotten fully into windows, which usually required a boot to VGA mode or safe mode. It is kind of random though, never worked to peg it to anything specific.
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    dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Somtimes, simply managing to load Windows in safe mode will allow it to fix itself. I've seen this happen numerous times.
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