Jim, I'm using Win 98SE. Sorry for the delayed replies. The computer I am using to correspond is slow as molasses on a cold winter day. It is using a 9600 modem. Better than nothing, I guess. This is why I am anxious to get my other computer going. Daryl Daryl's TV 2402 Wyoming Ave. El Paso, TX 79903 daryls_tv@xxxxxxx www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Myers <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:22:14 -0500 To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed > Try holding down the CTRL key as it boots. I don't think you said what > version of Windows you are using but one version, I think ME, used the > CTRL key instead of the F8 key to bring up the menu for safe mode. If it > is the F8 key you have to tap it continuously while booting until the > menu comes up. > ******************************************************************************************************************* > Since 1972 > Jim Myers > Telrad Electronics > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx wrote: > > Al, > > Thanks for the response. I have tried all of the "F" series keys as it > > boots up including the "del" key which brings it up into the "bios". I > > also tried turning off the computer and turning it back on and all it does > > is come up into "scan disk". Just can't make it come up into "safe mode". > > I was trying to get into the display settings but that is one of the > > problems I am incurring. Also a new problem is I can't make the > > "reset(reboot)" button work as well. > > Daryl > > Daryl's TV > > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > > El Paso, TX 79903 > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Al Gutz <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:54:16 -0500 > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed > > > > > >>Daryl > >> > >> If the monitor is reading the bootup info then going horz when win > >>comes on its possible that the system is set to a higher mode than the > >>monitor can use. > >>Try hitting F6 or F7 keys repeatidly as win starts to boot, should put > >>it safe mode. > >> > >>Al G > >>Al's TV-Electronics > >>Pembroke Ont. > >>Canada > >> > >>daryls_tv@xxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >>>Hi, > >>>I need some advice on my computer. Last week I used it and it was working > >>>fine at turn off. I turned it on later and the monitor only briefly > >>>displayed the green LED and no raster. I figured the power supply took a > >>>dump. I found the flyback would only give two small rings and mostly > >>>flatlined. I had another monitor to use until I located a flyback. Now > >>>for the new problem.... The monitor shows the boot-up information but as > >>>soon as it gets to the desktop display, the horizontal is extremely off > >>>frequency. I can not bring it up into the "safe mode". I am thinking it > >>>is something to do with the video settings but I can't get into them. > >>>I suspect this could be a mother board problem but I would hate to scrap > >>>the board if it is a minor problem. This is a 586 using a PC Chips M571 > >>>board. Yea, I know it is junk but is was working up until now. > >>>Next question is ... did the monitor knock out the computer or was it the > >>>computer that killed the monitor? > >>>Thanks for any help or advice. > >>>Daryl > >>>Daryl's TV > >>>2402 Wyoming Ave. > >>>El Paso, TX 79903 > >>>daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > >>>www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > >>> > >>>-- > >>>___________________________________________________________ > >>>Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > >>>http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > >>> > >>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>Lost Password: > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>Email Archives: > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >> > >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>Lost Password: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>Email Archives: > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/