On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:22:25 -0500 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Net Llama wrote: > > --- Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Net Llama wrote: > >><snip> > >> > >>>Windoze will let you completely fubar the video settings to > >>> > >>something > >> > >>>above what the monitor will handle. Good luck getting that fixed > >>>without reinstalling the OS, when you have no video, no telnet, no > >>> > >>ssh. > >> > >>You boot into safe mode and run 640x480 and fix it. Not ALL Windows > >>problems require re-installing the O/S. In fact, Windows users > >>re-install the O/S far more frequently than is required. > >> > > > > Last I checked NT4 didn't have a safe mode. If some luser > > unintentionally (or otherwise) screwed the video settings, it was time > > to see how the blind use windoze. > > Maybe not... No NT4 experience here. I've only used/supported Win 9x and > Win2K. Win2K has a safe mode, of sorts (I forget the exact terminology > it uses). > NT4 and Win2K both present you a choice at boot time - normal or plane-jane vga for emergencies. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area WWTLRD? - FreeBSD 4.4 + xfce + sylpheed _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
