After I made some adjustments in my PC's Display control panel,
nothing appears on the screen after it boots up.

I do get something on the display during boot-up, so it's
clearly a self-created software problem.

The questions is how do I restore the Display settings when I can't see them?

I cannot readily reload the operating system, since I can't readily
uninstall the old verstion.  And the Repair function from the
operating system CD did not restore the display.

Hi apb18-ga,
   You can modify your display settings by starting Windows XP in the Safe Mode.
   Instructions for starting your computer in the Safe mode:
    - Power up your computer system
    - As your computer starts but before Windows launches, press F8.  
      (On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple
operating systems, you can press F8 when the boot menu appears.)
    - If you pressed F8 at the right time, a list of boot options will
appear on the screen. (If Windows launches without showing you these
options, restart your computer and try again.)
    - Use the arrow keys to highlight the "Safe Mode" option, and then
press ENTER. ( If the "Safe Mode" option does not work for you, you
can retry using the "Enable VGA Mode" or the "Last Known Good
Configuration" options)
    - Windows XP will now boot into Safe Mode.
    - Once Windows has completed booting, you can go to the display
properties panel, and make the changes you require.
    - Reboot and let Windows XP load normally.

This will let you change your display settings back to the earlier one
which worked properly on your system.

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Hope this helps!
If you need any clarifications, just ask!

Regards,
Theta-ga
:)


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