Author Topic: I messed up now !!!!! HELP!!! (Read 1422 times)

Husky01 · « **on:** August 02, 2006, 02:57:24 PM »

Bought a new video card for my cpu Geforce 5500 256. when going in to dwload the new drivers it said "in oreder to countinue u must remove the old nvidia drivers , so i went in to control pannle add/remove hardware and removed to Nivida drivers after tat it said windows had to resart to contiune instullation. so i resarter her everything seemd good normal stuff ...windows xp was loading tne when it came time for the normal home page to show up there was n more home page !!!! just a black screen.

So what i figuered i did was delet all the video drivers from my cpu OPPPS!!!

I have tryed putting old card back in putting new one in going into BIOS turning it on in safe mode called the nividia help line <--WAS USLESS.

so any help I MUCH APPRICATED PLEASE and thanks in advance.

FYI im ussin a laptop for now:cry

Skuzzy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2006, 03:08:50 PM »

Boot to safe mode and set the default video card to SVGA. Should boot then.

By the way, you do not remove video card drivers using the Add/Remove hardware. You use the Add/Remove Programs ICON.

Husky01 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2006, 03:14:21 PM »

Skuzzy i treid it in safe mode just got a list of millions of drivers??????????

Husky01 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2006, 03:32:58 PM »

Any other adivce?

PuckIt · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2006, 03:44:36 PM »

You should be able to install your new drivers in safe mode. (If you have onboard video). Make sure your onboard video has not kicked in. If it has you need to disable it.

Husky01 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2006, 04:10:34 PM »

i dont belive i have on borad video

PuckIt · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2006, 05:23:42 PM »

Look at the back of the puter. You would see another place you can plug the monitor in if you have on board. Otherwise read further.

I would turn it off.
Pull the card out,
put it back in,
boot to safe mode,

if it does not see the new hardware and ask for drivers go to the next step.

Install the drivers from the disk, and reboot.

Then you hopefully have it running. If not I still think its using the onboad if its there.

This is the most simply way to do it without going into device manager. Then you would have to know what to look for so you dont screw up other drivers.

Husky01 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2006, 06:34:30 PM »

i thought of that but when i use safe mode all it does is display a list of drivers i cant do anything but read the list ..i cant scroll up down or even esc tat screen

PuckIt · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2006, 07:45:18 PM »

I need to know if you have onboard video. Look at the back of the pc and look for the plug in for it. Not the one on the new card, but it should look just like it.

I have the same card, and had the same problem. I can try to walk you through this.

Husky01 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2006, 08:07:39 PM »

Neg i do not have a on borad video thing

PuckIt · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2006, 11:06:49 PM »

OK, your problem is not the same as mine if you dont have onboard vid, but thats ok. I wish I could be there this would be alot easier.

Your problem is you removed your video alltogether.

You must get into safe mode. I know you have tried. Tell me how your going into safe mode. Im not convinced you are doing this right.

Here are the proper steps.

1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. Just start hitting f8 from the time you hear the puter winding back up until the proper screen appears.

2. Select (enable VGA mode) when the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then press ENTER. Then continue into safe mode.

The list of drivers you see is safe mode loading. This screen should go away and go to your startup screen. Give it a few minutes just in case its look or loading a driver. VGA mode will reduce screen res so the card will work without major drivers.

This should get you in. From here just use the driver disk to get going. You can change drivers later, but not the way you did the first time. We can jump that sheep when we get to it.

Let me know where this gets you.

PuckIt · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2006, 11:21:52 PM »

I will be on here for most of the day today. So just update and let me know how you do. For now its ZzzZZZ time.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2006, 12:54:40 PM »

Get someone to come there who has the faintest idea on what they're doing. Friendly advice.

Husky01 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 03, 2006, 04:40:26 PM »

i ussed vga mode stil only got back screen!!!

PuckIt · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2006, 04:59:03 PM »

So safe mode wont load, VGA mode dont work.... Im stumped my friend. The last thing I can think of is repair/reload XP with your XP disk (not a format), or take MrRiplEy[H]'s advice and grab someone that can help in person.

Sorry I cant really help anymore unless I was there. Good Luck.