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

[dev null zero two]

install vnc in vga mode, boot into normal mode, try and change display
settings that way. otherwise, remember the keyboard shortcuts to change
display settings and try that :-P

Sent from my mobile. Please excuse the brevity, spelling, and punctuation.
On Mar 20, 2013 8:16 PM, "Brian Mathis" <brian.mathis+ale at betteradmin.com>
wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9
> Mail.
> > Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen.
> >
> > (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
> > call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
> > mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very
> quickly.)
> >
> > Ron Frazier
> > 770-205-9422 (O)   Leave a message.
> > linuxdude AT techstarship.com
> >
> >
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