[ale] [OT] need help xp internal mon broken, ext mon inop

[Brian Mathis]

I would try to gain access to the console using some kind of remote
access tool.  Assuming you have another Windows machine on the
network, try to connect using Remote Desktop.  You might have to shut
down the firewall and also edit the registry remotely to make it work.
 Here's a page that might help you with that:
    http://thebackroomtech.com/2007/05/18/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-on-a-windows-xp-machine-remotely/

You might also be able to install something like VNC remotely, using
psexec and command line switches.  There's probably Google pages about
it.

Either of these will require some experimentation.  You could try it
out in a VM before attempting with the real machine.


❧ Brian Mathis


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE)
<atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Please don't flame me, but I need XP help.  I KNOW it's getting obsolete (per other threads), but there's something cool about keeping a vintage computer running as long as I can.  You guys are the geekiest people I know and I don't hang out on Windows forums.
>
> I have a vintage 2002 laptop.  It's still very capable.  2.4 ghz cpu, 1 GB ram, 320 GB hdd.  The laptop hinges broke and the internal monitor is non functional, but the OS THINKS it's functional.  For years, I've been running on an external monitor via a kvm along with other pc's.  Through a series of unfortunate events, including rebooting with the kvm switched to another pc, as far as I can tell, the system now thinks the external monitor is both the extended desktop and is deactivated.
>
> So, when I boot the PC, I see the bios requesting my password ON THE EXTERNAL monitor, so I know the monitor and vga port works.  I enter it.  I see the boot menu on my external monitor.  I select Windows XP.  The monitor goes blank and never returns.  I can only assume that the windows login screen is showing up in the internal monitor (as far as the OS is concerned), but I cannot see that.  I know the OS is running, because I can press the power button briefly and, after 5 seconds or so, the system shuts down.
>
> I've tried the function button on the keyboard to switch from internal to external monitor.  That does no good.  I tried the VGA mode boot option from the boot menu, and that worked.  Operating in 640 x 480 mode is REALLY fun, not.  However, when I do a normal mode boot, it stays blank again.
>
> Does anyone know how I can force the system back into mirror monitor mode, or better yet, permanently disable the internal monitor?  Even if I have to boot Ubuntu and mess with files, etc., that would be OK.
>
> It won't kill me if I can't get this back, since I can boot Ubuntu and get to the files.  I just didn't want to retire the unit just yet.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
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