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Arcade VGA Safe Mode Woes
Knoxximus:
What's the best way to blank it out and start from scratch? I've already registerd my copy of XP home...will I be able to re-register it or am I fawked?
SirPeale:
Yes, you can re-activate it. It *might* give you flak, and have you call MS, and give you a run-around, but yes you will be able to re-activate it. Just tell them it was a forced upgrade requiring a major hardware overhaul. IF it doesn't work.
Pretty much just boot off the CD and reformat and reinstall, that's all.
OSCAR:
One of my test computers with an Abit motherboard won't let me enter safe mode if I have an I-PAC attached to it. If I remove the I-PAC and plug the keyboard directly to the PC, then I can boot into safe mode. Very odd, it's the only computer I've worked on that does this...
Knoxximus:
--- Quote from: Peale on May 16, 2004, 03:48:24 pm ---Yes, you can re-activate it. It *might* give you flak, and have you call MS, and give you a run-around, but yes you will be able to re-activate it. Just tell them it was a forced upgrade requiring a major hardware overhaul. IF it doesn't work.
Pretty much just boot off the CD and reformat and reinstall, that's all.
--- End quote ---
Eureka! I did the fresh install with the PCI card as primary and AVGA as secondary and the sh!t WORKED! I installed the AVGA drivers, restarted the computer, shut it down, pulled out the PCI card, turned it back on, and THIS time, it displayed windows on my damn TV via S-Video output! Ahhh...the agony is OVER!! Thank you all for all the advice....it's time to trick this beeyatch OUT!
Note: I think I will keep this PCI card after all in a safe place 'cause this may be my 1st cab....but it ain't gonna be my last ;D