display screen not adjustable..

[daves66nova]

It seems that i cannot adjust the settings under Display Properties. I am the admin. xp Pro

 

[MGregoir]

Check to make sure your video driver is installed properly.

 

[daves66nova]

fresly formatted.I believe it had asked me something in the beginning about the display,something like keeping that setting. i think i hit yes. xp pro

 

[Cory]

check the device manager for any missing video drivers

 

[Squishy]

That first question was asking if you wanted to try an 800x600 resolution. You still need to install proper video card drivers.

 

[Buffman]

yeah. IMO get the drivers right from the manufacturer. I've had problems donwloading NVidia drivers from The Windows update before..

Matt

 

[daves66nova]

The comp is a dell "dumbension" 2400.Doesn't it already come with the drivers for this? So if i do need and d/l the drivers,then will it allow me to do adjustments? Also, how can i get the comp to go straight to desktop without having to log in with a password? I'm the only one that uses this comp at home.

 

[Buffman]

if there isn't a password on the pc and it's windows xp it should just load. unless you have more than one acount on it. i would go to http://www.support.dell.com enter your service tag and get the drivers for the video card. reinstall them.

 

[freeze12]

The drivers are on the Dell 2400 resource CD...Get them of the Dell website.

http://support.dell.com/support/download...n&catid=&impid=

 

[Squishy]

Which version of Windows is it? For XP Pro you can go to the Run prompt (hold down the Windows key on your keyboard and press R) and type in control userpasswords2. You will see a checkbox for "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Uncheck that, click OK, and enter the appropriate password (if any) in the box that pops up.

I don't know if this is accessible on XP Home.