I try to boot into safe mode however I get a message that says "Cannot Display This Video Mode" How can I get into safe Mode?

Hello,
It could be a hardware or software problem. You need to isolate the problem.
To isolate the problem, restart your computer and tap F8 until you see the options to boot to safe mode. Use the arrow keys to highlight safe mode. Hit enter.
If you can boot to safe mode, then do a system restore inside safe mode to revert the computer config back to a known good date.
If you can't boot to safe mode, then it's for sure a hardware issue and you need to get it serviced by a technician.

David

Sounds like someone has reset the resolution or display refresh rate on your system.

Boot to VGA mode by pressing F8 repeatedly when starting the system. From the menu, select VGA mode and it should boot successfully.

If this machine is XP, right click somewhere on the desktop and choose Properties. Drill into the settings tab to look at the options. Find the 'Refresh rate' and choose a lower number (it might only show supported values). Reboot and let it boot normally.

If this doesn't work, try the same again, but change the display resolution down to 1024X768.

hi raju knowu
welcome to the forum! From safe mode open 'display properties', then 'settings'. It should show a screen area of 640 x 480 and 16 colors. Click 'apply' and 'OK'. It should give you a message that you're changing the settings for normal mode. Click to confirm that. Then shut down and restart in normal mode. It should boot OK to thedesktop.
Then you need to figure out what happened. Since they were both the same laptop the video drivers should be the same, or was one of the laptops using an external monitor?
Check in device manager and see if it shows a problem with the video adapter. If so you may need to reinstall the video drivers. If not, try the recommended video settings for the laptop.

Did you set the PC video out to the native resolution of this ACER? 1400 X 1050 60Hz.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/monitors/display/20-21inch-2_2.html
You will get the unsupported message if it cannot handle the resolution you are trying to display.

Hi,

The problem is corrupt graphic/video drivers.

Boot the machine into safe mode by restarting the computer and repeatedly press the F8 key as it starts. This should bring up a sub menu with safe mode at the top. Use the cursor keys to highlight safe mode and press enter.
You will see white boot information scroll up the screen, be patient and wait for it to load up.
Click on your account and you will see a message about system restore. You don't want to use system restore so click on yes to work in safe mode.

Right click on My Computer/Computer and click on manage from the list. Then select Device Manager.

Look in the list for display adapters and click on the + or > next to to it to expand the list. Right click on the display adapter and select uninstall.

Restart the computer and it should load up the operating system and reinstall the drivers for the display.


Good luck and if you need anymore help please post back.

This means that the windows setting you have set can not display on your current monitor. There are two ways to fix this, one is to boot the computer in safe mode by pressing f8 after the POST screen and change the resolution and the other is to plug the computer into a different monitor to see if supports that resolution and then change the resolution in windows to a lower setting.

In case you don't know how to change the resolution in windows, follow below.

Right click on the desktop
Properties
Settings at the top
Move the slider to 1024x768
Click ok

Try rebooting. If that still doesn't work, try another resolution.

You may have to boot into safe mode and reset the video settings to a safe setting like 1024x768.

1. To get into safe mode, continuously press F8 while the computer is booting up.
2. Eventually you will get a Windows XP Boot Menu.
3. Choose the option for Safe Mode.
4. Go to Start, Control Panel and double-click Display.
5. On the Settings tab, drag the slider bar to 1024x768.
6. Click OK
7. Shut down and reboot.

If the problem goes away, then you are good. Otherwise, you'll have to boot menu again (F8) and choose Enable VGA Mode.

If the monitor displays POST messages as it boots, then your monitor is still working. It would appear that either your video card or your monitor settings need fixing. Try booting Windows in SAFE MODE and go to Control Panel. Select Display Settings and uninstall the existing driver for your video card.
Reboot your machine. Windows should detect your video card and install its proper drivers. If you've gotten this far, your monitor is working.
Failing the above, reboot in SAFE MODE again and this time uninstall your monitor. Try rebooting again and Windows should again detect, configure and install your monitor appropriately.
Good luck!

Try this,Start in VGA mode.Once started,update your video drivers and do a virus scan

To use a Safe Boot option, follow these steps:

1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.
2. Select an option when the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then press ENTER.
3. When the Boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in blue at the bottom, select the installation that you want to start, and then press ENTER.

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• Safe Mode (SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal): This option uses a minimal set of device drivers and services to start Windows.
• Safe Mode with Networking (SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Network): This option uses a minimal set of device drivers and services to start Windows together with the drivers that you must have to load networking.
• Safe Mode with Command Prompt (SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal(AlternateShell)): This option is the same as Safe mode, except that Cmd.exe starts instead of Windows Explorer.
• Enable VGA Mode: This option starts Windows in 640 x 480 mode by using the current video driver (not Vga.sys). This mode is useful if the display is configured for a setting that the monitor cannot display.
  

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Problem with the monitor, monitor cable, or video output. For monitor, if you have more than one input, make sure it's set to the correct one. Try a different cable. Try a different monitor. Check your video card settings--if you see the BIOS bootup screen while it's coming up then the Windows splash screen, then monitor blanks out, it's a Windows display setting. Boot into safe mode, then change settings--

• Turn the computer on or Restart the computer
• Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Boot Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
• Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected (the top option)
• Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
• When you are finished with troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.