Windows wont display in normal mode

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When I start XP in normal mode it shows the windows startup screen and then
goes to a blank screen. When I shut off and start in safe mode I can see it
fine. Suggestions?
 
Lori said:
When I start XP in normal mode it shows the windows startup screen and
then
goes to a blank screen. When I shut off and start in safe mode I can see
it
fine. Suggestions?
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I'd guess something to do with your display settings; possibly you're using
a setting that your video card or monitor doesn't support.

Start in Safe Mode, open the Display Properties window from Control Panel
and reduce screen resolution, refresh frequency, etc. Once you're back into
Windows in normal mode you'll be able to move them back to suitable settings
that your hardware supports.

Ed Metcalfe.
 
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

If no help, you may have a corrupt copy of one of your device drivers. You
can use Devmgmt.msc to turn those off one at a time till you find the
problem. Simply removing and allowing Windows to automatically reinstall
drivers will sometimes fix them.
 
Lori said:
When I start XP in normal mode it shows the windows startup screen and then
goes to a blank screen. When I shut off and start in safe mode I can see it
fine. Suggestions?
Click to expand...

Probably your Video Card gone and when you Boot into safe mode you are using
the Default Window VGA Display driver, either take out the Video card and
Reseat it or get a new one, it most likely your Video Card.

Have a look in the Event Viewer for error messages(X) that can shed some
light and post it back in your next post by performing the following and also
the System File Checker (SFC) sfc /scannow:

Open a Notepad, customize or minimize to the taskbar as you will need it
later for this step to copy the error message on it.
Open a run command and type in:
eventvwr.msc click [OK] you will get the Event viewer control Panel.
click on each of these:
Application
System
Security
Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red (X) or Yellow
exclamation mark /!\ , double click each one to get more info about the
causer.
On the Event error properties message you will see:
Up Arrow
Down arrow
Two pages
Click on the two pages to copy the error message then bring up the Notepad
you opened earlier and right click on the first line and select Paste from
the list, this will paste the error message on a Notepad.
Please don't duplicate the error message one of each kind will be sufficient.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Please we need just the error messages with Red (X) and don't repeat the
error, just one of each kind and post them back in your next post.

HTH.
nass
 
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