Subj : Win2K & Monitor
To   : Charles Scaglione
From : Alexey Gradovtsev
Date : Thu Sep 28 2000 07:30 pm

Hello Charles!

Charles Scaglione wrote to Alexey Gradovtsev:
 AG> AG>>> I've got a problem with my old Hyundai DeluxScan 14S having
 AG> AG>>> installed W2K. OS can't recognize the device so that I see only
 AG> AG>>> 16-color screen with a note: "Standard VGA" or something. I
 CS> Open your c:\windows\inf directory and find a file named MONITOR.INF.
 CS> Then, look through the monitor.inf file very carefully Note how the names
 CS> of the monitors are listed and the capabilities of each.
 CS> Once you know the structure of the monitor.inf file, you can add your
 CS> monitor to the file.  To do that you need your owners manual in order to
 CS> determine the various resolutions and scanning rates the monitor is
 CS> capable of.  DO NOT add any resolutions or scanning rates the monitor
 CS> can not do otherwise you may damage it.

Dear Charles! Thank you very much for so detailed reply. I do appreciate your 
help. This is a really useful and interesting information, especially because 
that's a comparatively new field of knowledge for me.
But the thing is that I can't apply your advice in practice because of the 
problem described below.

 CS> After you change the monitor.inf file, go into Control Panel, System,
 CS> Devices, and remove the monitor.  Now, restart Win98

(You mean Win2000)

 CS> and let it detect the monitor.  If the monitor is not "Plug N Play"
 CS> detectable, you'll have to add it yourself.  Win98 should use the new
 CS> monitor.inf file. You now should be able to setup your video card to the
 CS> resolution and scanning rates the monitor is capable of.

Actually I can't remove the monitor. To do so the row "Monitors" should be 
shown in the list of installed devices but there isn't! The "Dispatcher of 
Devices" (I translate correctly?) lists my Videoadapter (Riva TNT2 M64), but 
doesn't list the monitor. In the "Monitor Settings" window it is described as 
(word by word) "(Standard Monitors) VGA" with no ability to change its drivers.

Neither I can't add another monitor because there's no monitors at all in the 
list of devices can be installed.

The additional information that may be important (I don't know exactly) is:
I have no ACPI BIOS so during the W2K installation process after the first 
reboot I press F5 and choose the "Standard PC" option. May be this leads to the 
fault? Or may be the reason is in fact that W2K is installed in the same 
partition with Win98SE?

                                                             Sincerely yours,
                                                                      *Alexey*.
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