I've done an install of xp pro. Initially the comp. had win2000 but I'm
fairly certain I followed the instructions to erase and set up a new
partition for the install. I had xp running but couldn't get any size
larger than the 640... At that point somewhere, somehow I changed a setting
in the display properties and now after the initial start up the screen goes
to black. I've tried to f8 and get to safe mode but I see a screen that
says keyboard error. Also when I select safe mode all that I get is a full
page of text somewhat similar to dos. From this point I can't exit
normally. I have to manually shut down the comp.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

Jim

Try safe-mode with networking,if it gets farther,enter xp as administrator.

"Jim Echols" wrote:

> I've done an install of xp pro. Initially the comp. had win2000 but I'm
> fairly certain I followed the instructions to erase and set up a new
> partition for the install. I had xp running but couldn't get any size
> larger than the 640... At that point somewhere, somehow I changed a setting
> in the display properties and now after the initial start up the screen goes
> to black. I've tried to f8 and get to safe mode but I see a screen that
> says keyboard error. Also when I select safe mode all that I get is a full
> page of text somewhat similar to dos. From this point I can't exit
> normally. I have to manually shut down the comp.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
>
>

OK, I'll try that, thanks.


"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:0C565AC2-EAC1-40D9-83A3-8E3AC3EBCADC@microsoft.com...
> Try safe-mode with networking,if it gets farther,enter xp as
> administrator.
>
> "Jim Echols" wrote:
>
>> I've done an install of xp pro. Initially the comp. had win2000 but I'm
>> fairly certain I followed the instructions to erase and set up a new
>> partition for the install. I had xp running but couldn't get any size
>> larger than the 640... At that point somewhere, somehow I changed a
>> setting
>> in the display properties and now after the initial start up the screen
>> goes
>> to black. I've tried to f8 and get to safe mode but I see a screen that
>> says keyboard error. Also when I select safe mode all that I get is a
>> full
>> page of text somewhat similar to dos. From this point I can't exit
>> normally. I have to manually shut down the comp.
>>
>> Any ideas or suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>