While trying to update an AGP Radeon 9550 graphics card I kept getting a message saying "install standard VGA driver first". After many attempts and reboots, I made a serious mistake. Under "hardware configuration" I showed having no video drivers but the standard vga driver, so I disabled it and rebooted HOPING it would accept correct drivers finally. I discovered soon after that I had no video at all now. I figured out what I had done but have been unable to fix. So far I have tried "last known good config", windows recovery CONSOLE, safe mode(freezes at vidstub.sys), and enable VGA mode. Using "enable vga mode" does show my windows boot screen but then goes blank soon into the load process. I can HEAR and tell that Windows does CONTINUE loading like its sposed to except that I cant see it. I am now running a spare Windows drive and have my normal main drive set as slave. I can access it perfectly, I just cant boot with it. My question is the file name and location that contains the "hardware configuration". I am hoping it to be editable to be able to mark standard vga driver as enabled. Specs include Asrock 775V88+, P4, 3GHz, 3GB ram, XP(Home, SP2), sata WD 250GB, ide Seagate 250GB, ide Maxtor 160GB, ide WD 80GB, AGP Radeon 9550, dual 19" widescreens. Any help on how to fix without having totally reinstall Windows would be greatly appreciated. ThanksWindows version? Do you have a real Windows CD to do a repair install with?

It's a real version but an upgrade. Long story made short.. system came with ME on a HP recovery disc set but have since completly rebuilt system so to install Windows on a new drive I usually load XP upgrade, verify with a really old version of 95 standalone, and continue the install.Have a read:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspxThank you. I did try every option I knew of but I somewhere down the lines missed that one. I had been wondering about those so-called partial restores... lol, mine just opened up dos to fix from. I will try it out and post how it goes because from the searches I have done, its a few out there that mite could use