No display properties

Difficult problem for exact solution so try 1 solution at a time until works like:
1) try uninstalling the driver by selecting VGA mode and re-installing the original driver again. Delete the original driver first after changing to VGA.

2. Select Windows default desktop again

3. Run virus check and windows update so you have latest bug fixes from Microsoft.

4. Find out if you can duplicate problem on another win95 machine! If you can then you need to get rid of file completely.

5. If all else fails do a re-install of Win95 and choose upgrade option

There are other tries if above fail.

It sounds as if you have a program running that is replacing your desktop. Look at your system.ini and it should look something close to the following:
[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dllpower.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv
SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\UNDERW~2.SCR
Also check your win.ini to see that nothing is set to load or run in the first couple of line that you do not know what is. Check msconfig and your startup group to see if any desktop program like webshots or something is running and replacing the existing desktop with its own. If so delete the program, rem the statement in win/system.ini. It may be hiding in the registry. Search for desktop etc. to try to locate.
Good luck,
Bo

It sounds as if you have a program running that is replacing your desktop. Look at your system.ini and it should look something close to the following:
[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dllpower.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv
SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\UNDERW~2.SCR
Also check your win.ini to see that nothing is set to load or run in the first couple of line that you do not know what is. Check msconfig and your startup group to see if any desktop program like webshots or something is running and replacing the existing desktop with its own. If so delete the program, rem the statement in win/system.ini. It may be hiding in the registry. Search for desktop etc. to try to locate.
Good luck,
Bo

It sounds as if you have a program running that is replacing your desktop. Look at your system.ini and it should look something close to the following:
[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dllpower.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv
SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\UNDERW~2.SCR
Also check your win.ini to see that nothing is set to load or run in the first couple of line that you do not know what is. Check msconfig and your startup group to see if any desktop program like webshots or something is running and replacing the existing desktop with its own. If so delete the program, rem the statement in win/system.ini. It may be hiding in the registry. Search for desktop etc. to try to locate.
Good luck,
Bo

I agree with answer #1 and 2 running the virus check and scandisk will take care of most hardware and software problems. Checking the win.ini file will verify settings are not out of wack.

However you can go to control panel system and delete themonitor entries, reboot and windows will reload all drivers when you select the correct monitor.

Does sound like a bug or password protection has been set on the monitor properties, or a windows bug that wanted to keep that setting.

Good Luck!

Here's the fastest way to solve that problem. Of course it's a little bit cruel:
1.take a clean system 1.44 fd with the command format com on it.
2. bakup your old system( maybe the whole drice C:\ will be safer)
3. start the sytem from the fd incommand prompt only and type 'format c: /u'
4. re-install the os, and your old programs apps
5. restore your personal folders&files(my documents, dox, txt etc.
that's all
the big disadvantage is that you may have some apps hard to re-install
the good part is that you'll have a brand new os..... that's a lot , i do that every 2 mounths, feels so good.
The whole process should take 2 hours, Good luck