display suddenly gone wrong

Hello:

I'm running Windows 2000 with an Nvidia GeForce 440MX graphics card.
Yesterday, having done nothing unusual, I started up the PC and it told
me that it had miraculously "found new hardware" -- Nvidia Dualview. At
the same time I find that my display has gone wrong. Resolution has
been set to 480 x 640, I can't run any programs that require DirectX,
and in my display settings I can't change from 16 colours. I don't know
what Nvidia Dualview is and I don't want it. I just want to get back to
where I was before.

Can anyone help me? What things should I try?

Thanks.

On 20 Sep 2005 04:34:19 -0700,
wrote:

Hello:

I'm running Windows 2000 with an Nvidia GeForce 440MX graphics card.
Yesterday, having done nothing unusual, I started up the PC and it told
me that it had miraculously "found new hardware" -- Nvidia Dualview. At
the same time I find that my display has gone wrong. Resolution has
been set to 480 x 640, I can't run any programs that require DirectX,
and in my display settings I can't change from 16 colours. I don't know
what Nvidia Dualview is and I don't want it. I just want to get back to
where I was before.

Can anyone help me? What things should I try?

Thanks.

It is odd that this has happened, but for the time being I'd
try uninstalling the Detonator video driver, reinstalling
DirectX 9c, then installing the newest Detonator from
nvidia.com

I have no idea what you're talking about but you just may have pointed
me in the right direction. Thanks!

On 20 Sep 2005 09:13:19 -0700,
wrote:

I have no idea what you're talking about but you just may have pointed
me in the right direction. Thanks!

The video driver is in windows' Add/Remove programs,
DirectX 9c can be downloaded from Microsoft if you dont'
have it already (just search for it from their 'site).

Newest Detonator driver is here,
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
(Graphics Driver-Geforce and TNT2-Operating system)

Thanks very much. I'll let you know how I get on.

I've reinstalled the drivers but no joy. Device manager says the
graphics card and its drivers are "working properly" but Display
properties says that it's using Default Monitor on VGA. It sounds to me
like the graphics card is installed ok, but I just need to get WIndows
using it. Any ideas?

Thanks.

I had this problem a while ago.
Remove all graphics grivers from in the display properties.
Shut down windoes and restart.
It should find your graphics card now.
Mike

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I've reinstalled the drivers but no joy. Device manager says the
graphics card and its drivers are "working properly" but Display
properties says that it's using Default Monitor on VGA. It sounds to me
like the graphics card is installed ok, but I just need to get WIndows
using it. Any ideas?

Thanks.

On 25 Sep 2005 14:41:25 -0700,
wrote:

I've reinstalled the drivers but no joy. Device manager says the
graphics card and its drivers are "working properly" but Display
properties says that it's using Default Monitor on VGA. It sounds to me
like the graphics card is installed ok, but I just need to get WIndows
using it. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Did you uninstall them first?
Uninstall them, reboot, and choose standard VGA. THEN
install the latest DirectX (ver. 9c) and then the latest
driver. You could reinstall the last working driver, but
since that's the version that crapped out on you, IMO it's
better to choose a different/newer version.

Please tell us if it is "onboard" graphics & if it is tell us the
motherboard brand & model number.
If it has a "plugin" graphics card, tell us if it is PCI or AGP slot & any
name or numbers you can find on it.
Once you get the operating system up & running you need to install the
PROPER drivers for the graphics being used to get all the benefits of that
card.



"kony" wrote in message
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On 25 Sep 2005 14:41:25 -0700,
wrote:

I've reinstalled the drivers but no joy. Device manager says the
graphics card and its drivers are "working properly" but Display
properties says that it's using Default Monitor on VGA. It sounds to me
like the graphics card is installed ok, but I just need to get WIndows
using it. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Did you uninstall them first?
Uninstall them, reboot, and choose standard VGA. THEN
install the latest DirectX (ver. 9c) and then the latest
driver. You could reinstall the last working driver, but
since that's the version that crapped out on you, IMO it's
better to choose a different/newer version.

I've uninstalled all display drivers and now I can't boot, not even in
safe mode or VGA mode. An error flashes up momentarily and I think it
says "video driver failed to load".

If it has a "plugin" graphics card, tell us if it is PCI or AGP slot & any
name or numbers you can find on it.

It is AGP I think, and has a barcode sticker on it which says:

GEFORCE 4 MX440 64-bit 64MB DDR TV-OUT:77AT 103009976