Recovering From an Incompatible Video Driver

ID: q103615

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

If you change your video driver to an incompatible driver and then log on at the Out Of Synchronization screen, the Last Known Good Configuration will not work.

If you don't have the Emergency Repair disk available, you can still recover and get back to the Standard VGA driver by doing the following:

1. Restart the system and go through the logon routine.

2. When Program Manager appears, do the following:

    - Press ALT+F
    - Press R
    - Type "setup" (without the quotation marks)
    - Press ENTER and wait for setup to check the hardware
    - Press ALT+O
    - Press C
    - Press ALT+D
    - Press PAGE UP 10 times <Maximum of 20 times>
    - Press TAB 3 times <press enter>
    - Press ENTER again
    - Press ALT+F4
    - Press ENTER
    - Press CTRL+ALT+DEL
    - Press TAB 2 times
    - Press ENTER
    - Press TAB 2 times
    - Press SPACEBAR
    - Press ENTER

Additional query words: prodnt garbage refresh monitor blind keyboard correct fix steps scrambled

Keywords          : kbsetup
Version           : 3.1
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: August 14, 1998