image size error

[theted]

hi,ive got a acer espire notebook {1690}the trouble is everytime i bootup the pc i get "image size error".monitor..when i press x to delete the error it never reappears again {only time it reappears is when i bootup}..ive asked acer what the problem might be and they told me to download the latest display driver and delete the old one..Well i did what they said but i,m still getting the same problem..my pc seems to be working ok...hope someone can help me out with this problem as i want to sell the notebook...running win xp home...kind regards theted.

 

[theted]

hi, ive managed to stop the message appearing on bootup by going into start >run >and typing "msconfig" >ok >startup > i then unticked "check"...took me a hour to disable each box till i found what box was giving me this error message..hope i dont cause any damage by unticking this box...theted

 

[muckshifter]

sounds like your running at the wrong screen settings

 

[theted]

sounds like your running at the wrong screen settings

hi muckshifter,can you please tell me what are the best screen settings to use ...

 

[muckshifter]

hi muckshifter,can you please tell me what are the best screen settings to use ...

Undo your msconfig settings, it only supposed to be use for troubleshooting in finding what may be causing a problem ... it ain't a fix, just use for diagnostics.

Also, tell me what it was you ticked to "fix" the error in msconfig ...

Then I'll need to know what screen resolution you are currently using, right-click anywhere on the desktop and then left click on Properties from the menu that appears.

 

[theted]

Undo your msconfig settings, it only supposed to be use for troubleshooting in finding what may be causing a problem ... it ain't a fix, just use for diagnostics.

Also, tell me what it was you ticked to "fix" the error in msconfig ...

Then I'll need to know what screen resolution you are currently using, right-click anywhere on the desktop and then left click on Properties from the menu that appears.

hi,the screen resolutions are set to 1280 by 800...i unticked "check"....the colour quality is set to the highest setting {32 bit}...how do i undo the msconfig settings..do i untick everything ...thanks theted...hi muckshifter...in mscofig >startup...every box has a tick apart from a box thats named ."check"...on this setting the error message is not dispayed...

 

[muckshifter]

oops

hi,the screen resolutions are set to 1280 by 800...i unticked "check"....the colour quality is set to the highest setting {32 bit}...how do i undo the msconfig settings..do i untick everything ...thanks theted

Yes, to "un-do" what you did, do the reverse.

Your choice, 1280 x 800 is a little wrong (1280 x 1024 is a std setting for a 19" monitor), I'm not surprised its moaning at you ... I never seen a laptop with a 19" monitor ... you really need to set that to 1024 x 800 as a maximum, 32 bit is fine.

What size is the monitor ?

 

[theted]

15 inch

 

[theted]

hi muckshifter,i tried these settings and unticked all the boxes in startup apart from "check"...when i booted up i couldn't get on line and i am still getting the error message...thanks theted

 

[muckshifter]

ah, then you'll probably find 800 x 600 a better setting for that monitor... try the other and see.

 

[muckshifter]

couldn't get online ??


you have more of a problem than just screen resolution ... ??

 

[theted]

hi,ive tried all the screen resolutions settings but i'm still getting the error message..yes when i untick all the boxes in startup i cant get on line...thanks theted

 

[muckshifter]

I'm sorry I said anything now ...





Your system probably needs a good spanking ... better put things back as they were, but your screen reg is too high ... try 1024 x 800.

You do have all the latest drivers?

 

[theted]

hi,yes i went into the acer site and got the latest drivers..i think i'll get it into my local pc repair shop for a service... its not had a service for 3 years...i'll need to save up the pennys ...all the best theted