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Windows 2000 Black Screen

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by yntbom

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I can not get Windows 2000 to start in normal mode. I can get the Safe Mode to start but the normal mode will not load. I get a black screen after the W2K splash screen. This is an Optiplex GX1 550M with 256 RAM.

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by p.j.hutchison

Load Device Manager and check to see which drivers are causing the problem. Updating existing drivers may help.

by dmiles

Check the system for graphic card problems,could be seated improperly or you need to update the latest drivers

You can cheeck the memory modules to insure they are seated properly

by swleffler

Have recently changed monitors? Start up to safe mode and turn the graphic setting to the lowest setting possible: 256 colors, 640 x 280 then reboot in Normal mode. If it starts up properly you can then play with it to see how far you can go with the settings.

by sgt_shultz

i would boot in safe mode then change my video driver to standard vga. then see if i could boot normally. screen res will be way off, not to worry. then i would download and install the latest drivers for my video card. while i was at mfg website i would check out my symptoms there. did this ever work. what are the bios settings for video. is this an older monitor. remember to download and install monitor drivers also for best viewing experience...

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