"Out of frequency" message

[fishbox]

I have Win Me and a Flatron775FT monitor (CRT).When I go into control panel>display>settings to change,for example,screen resolution I get an "out of frequency/power management" message which shows frequencies and counts down leaving a blank screen from which I have to do a hard shutdown and reboot.

Any help on solving this problem wuold be very welcome.

[Chris]

You're trying run a screen res. that the monitor does not support.

Find out the supported screen res's. (y)

[fishbox]

Thanks powerless.I'm caught in a vicious circle!When I open Display and click on the Settings tab to alter the resolution the monitor goes into standby mode.

[Scarecrow Man]

Also make sure your monitor is recognized properly, instead of "Defalt Monitor" or "Plug and Play Monitor"

[Sir Radfordin]

Try going into windows in VGA mode - press F8 as your computer is booting up and you should get the option to do so. You should then be able to set your monitor to a lower resolution and refresh rate. Reboot and then go back into Windows and set the montior to the maximum supported.

[fishbox]

Thanks Scarecrow Man and Sir Radfordin.I've tried to start Windows in Safe Mode -seems simple enough but won't work for me! Is using System Restore an option?I looked in Windows Help but was put off by the warning that it was best left to advanced users.