FreakyT Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 I was having some trouble with 3D acceleration on Windows XP Pro SP2 with a Nvidia GeForceFX 5200, so I uninstalled the video driver. Unfortunately, something must have gone wrong with the uninstall, and now I get a blank screen when I start XP. (After the Windows logo disappears, the screen stays black) Even in this state, the computer still responds to keyboard commands, and it still makes sounds.I've tried starting the computer using Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, Last Known Good Configuration, and VGA Mode, with similar results each time. I CAN use the recovery console, but I'm not sure how to restore a video driver from the command line.I've also tried replacing the video card.Any ideas?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hello, and welcome to the Windows Forum!It has been a long time since I last used the recovery console, so I do not remember much. Is there an option to restore the 'last known good configuration'? If so, I would use that.Or, wait a little longer until someone logs on with more experience with the recovery console. (Or other options). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyT Posted April 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 I tried the last known good configuration option before; it didn't work. :-\I think the computer thinks it's booting fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 I had similar symptoms with a machine that lost power during boot up.It may be a very simple problem but, without being able to see what you are doing, impossible to cure with the current installation.You won't like this next bit but, what I did to get over the difficulty was to re-install from a backup. Assuming you don't have a full system backup, the alternative is a fresh install of Windows on to a re-formatted hard drive.Don't do anything drastic yet, let someone else review your problem and get another opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Replace the card then do this.Press your windows key and R at the same time. Type this exactly. %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exeHit enter, press the tab key 6 times and hit enter.Press the tab key 7 times then enter. Hit enter again.Wait for the machine to restart.The machine should now system restore to a state before it went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyT Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Alright, I tried those directions, and nothing happened, but ti seemed like a good idea, so I found another windows xp machine and wrote down a new set of keyboard commands, using which I managed to run the system restore and get the display working again.Thanks for your help! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Glad you are sorted. What commands where they. I tried mine and they worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyT Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I can't quite remember, but it was something like:Win+R C:\Windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exeTab, space, some more tabs, arrow keys, some more tabs, space, spaceYou get the general idea.Anyway, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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