Problem with startup

[Road2Ruin]

Here is a good problem, which incidentally I do know the answer to but I just wonder how many other people would have worked this out.

I bought a new computer for the inlaws set it up in the office attached to my keyboard, mouse, monitor etc and copied all files etc over. Feeling smug with myself I then took it round to theres only to find it would not start up properly. The Computer was getting to the windows loading screen with the scrolling bar at the bottom the nothing!!!!!

It would boot in safe mode but thats it.

Two questions
1. What was causing this apparent failure.

2. What is the solution.

5 points for each correct answer.

It took me about 20mins to work it out and all then points you need are in the above statement.

Peter

[ypauly]

was it trying to boot from the disc you had the duplicate files on?

[Road2Ruin]

Good thought but no, as it would not have booted in the office. See where you are coming from though. Much simpler than that.

[bingbong]

If it's not the above, it's something to do with them having a USB keyboard/mouse and you having PS2 ones.

[SystemParanoia]

screen resoloution was too high

[Road2Ruin]

SystemParanoia said:

screen resoloution was too high

5 Points - result

Now for the solution, how did I fix it.

[Ian_T]

Well, hopefully, you set the res down to something sensible in safe mode (like 640*480) and then sorted it out when it rebooted....

Edited by Ian_T on Thursday 14th February 14:50

[Road2Ruin]

Ian_T said:

Well, hopefully, you set the res down to something sensible in safe mode (like 640*480) and then sorted it out when it rebooted....

Edited by Ian_T on Thursday 14th February 14:50

Good try, my first thought too. However, safe mode only lets you set the resolution thats is applicable to safe mode. As soon as you re-boot it goes back to the original resolution, too high for the monitor.

More cunning than that.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Road2Ruin said:

Ian_T said:

Well, hopefully, you set the res down to something sensible in safe mode (like 640*480) and then sorted it out when it rebooted....

Edited by Ian_T on Thursday 14th February 14:50

Good try, my first thought too. However, safe mode only lets you set the resolution thats is applicable to safe mode. As soon as you re-boot it goes back to the original resolution, too high for the monitor.

More cunning than that.

Gave them your monitor?

[The Dude]

Is it because you're running Windows?

What?

[Road2Ruin]

Ok, I can see you're all struggling. The answer is boot up in safe mode, go to device manager, delete teh graphics card and reboot. Upon reboot windows loads the default setting usually 800x600 and sorted.