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RE: Start Windows in Safe Mode then enable vgasave

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In Reply to: RE: Start Windows in Safe Mode then enable vgasave posted by texastea006@yahoo.com on May 31, 2007 at 11:44:54

Thats good news - I wouldn't worry about a USB flash drive.

Two options:

1. [safest] What I had in mind is to create a .bat file that you store in startup directory (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). This .bat would contain instructions to enable vgasave. Command is 'REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VgaSave /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 01'

2. [risky - not recommended] Look in ?:\WINDOWS\system32\config - this is where registry data is stored. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM stuff is located in 'system' file. Restore a backup version of 'system' file.

Reinstall boot drive into Dell. On first reboot device sets to enabled but Windows needs a reboot - of course you won't see any of this. But after a few minutes, a second reboot should get you going.

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RE: Start Windows in Safe Mode then enable vgasave - texastea006@yahoo.com 08:01:05 06/01/07 (2)
Following the instructions on step one, I created a batch file (I used the command without the single quotations) and added them to the startup directory of each of my two raided boot drives, using another computer to load the drives. Then, with everything back in place, I restarted my media pc. I waited a bit and then rebooted. However, I still lost video during the WIndows XP flash screen. for some reason, the vgasave service still is not starting. I wonder if I have to have the batch file overwrite the entire vgasave area, which includes several lines.
Then I got a copy of the Dell support disk and ran the recovery console.
folowing the instructions form the web, I entered: 'enable vgasave SERVICE_SYSTEM_START'
then it told me the service was already set to that.
now i'm looking on the web for a command to start my display adapter, which is also disabled. I hope that will get me some where.
Do you think there is a command I can enter in a batch file from my startup folder that will attempt to start my display adapter?instead of just changing one resistry value? Or maybe load the driver manually?

Edits: 06/01/07 06/01/07 06/01/07 06/01/07
- RE: Start Windows in Safe Mode then enable vgasave - cics 01:27:39 06/02/07 (1)
  I think you're using a display card - try removing it and connect directly to mobo vga/dvi.
  - RE: Start Windows in Safe Mode then enable vgasave - texastea006@yahoo.com 05:21:37 06/03/07 (0)
    ok, IT'S FIXED. i was able to use another pc to blindly mimic the keystrokes necessary to enable my display adapter.
    My previous attempts to change device manager were not working becuase the last step had a dialog box i was not aware of that asked if I really wanted to enable the device. oops.
    once, the video came up, I saw the batch file you helped me build output on the screen, and it was asking me to say yes, that I really wanted to make the registry change for vgasave. so that wouldn't work without that final step.
    Anyway, my rear end has been saved, and hopefully I won't change anything else unless I know you or someone else has safely tried it.
    Whew!!! Thanks for your help[ though.
    
    Edits: 06/03/07

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