Quote: Originally Posted by fromplanetbob
Try going into msconfig and disabling the software for the video card which loads in memory. Or try changing the resolution with the software that came with the video card instead of the windows interface
i just tried both of the above and still no results. i am totally stumped on this one guys. I am sure that re-installing the os would certainly take care of it, but i just dont have the time anymore. I appreciate all the help so far and please feel free to post more suggestions.