I have a Windows Vista laptop (Hp 2600 Series) and for some reason I have problems with my "Graphics Display Driver" or so my display settings say. My laptop can't play any of the Vista screensavers and it won't let me play games neither, if my computer goes to screensaver mode theres an error that says: "The screensaver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one that's compatible with Direct3D" This all just started yesterday, i accidently clicked a combination of buttons "ctrl alt.." and one other button. Then my display turned black and my screen got enlarged, so i clicked "alt tab" to get my display back correctly. So, i went to personalize > display settings to see what was up with my screen. And this came up (after clicking display settings): After i clicked "Ok" These were my display settings: From what i remember (last time i looked at the settings) there were 2 monitors in gray (monitor 1 and monitor 2) now as you can see there is only a monitor 2. The resolution used to be 1024x768 (or 1280x1024) but in the picture its listed as -1 by -1 pixels. I can't change the resolution, color, nor anything else if its on option 1 - "1.) Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family" If i remember correctly, shouldn't it have the name on my graphics card listed somewhere on Option 1? If i change it to option 2 - show below: I could fiddle with the listed options but i cant change the resolution (its locked at 800x600) as for the color Highest(32 bit) is the only selection. Anyone think they could help me get my display settings back to normal? Please and thank you. PS: I used a lot of spacing in between so its easier for you guys to read, hope that helps^^
Hi Syphreal, Don't know if you have since solved this so it may be a moot point. But instead of trying to fix this I would just do a system restore back to before this began. If there's no restore point before this trouble then try "last known good configuration" which I believe is in the BIOS. Tap F8 repeatedly at BIOS screen and I want to say its under Advanced Boot Options. I would try one of these before changing anything around. Good luck!
