Display won't stay.

Whenever I shut down my PC my screen size keeps on being reset to the largest (and least clear) setting 840X600 or something like that. I like to keep it at 1024X768.
When I reboot only without shutting down this doesn't seem to happen. As usual I can just go in and reset it but it's getting to be a pain.
I'm trying to figure out what's happening here.
Any ideas?

P4 1.7
Asus P4S-333
256 DDR
GeForce 2 MX/MX 400.

 

What operating system are you running?
Sounds like it's using a default video driver when you shut down and boot up again?

 

I'm running WIN 98 SE.
Any way to get around this?

 

I had the same thing in ME one time. I booted to the safe mode, Click Start > Settings > Control Panel, double click System then click device manager. Check display adapters and see if you have more then one listed. I did, I removed the one that was wrong and stopped the problem. In device manager in normal mode, it only showed one display adapter but in safe mode, found the culprit.

 

in display properties under the settings tab is your vedio card shown there

 

Yep, the video card is listed in display properties.

 

Thats a strange problem then. I'm interested in what the solution to your problem will be.

 

Well I must say, that's make two of us.

 

Did you try going into the safe mode like I suggested?

 

I'm not sure how to so that.
Do I hit del when it's rebooting?

 

No, hitting delete when you reboot normally takes you to bios settings.
Reboot and while it's rebooting tap the F8 key about once or twice a second, you'll get a screen and see safe mode listed, select it.
Don't hold the F8 key down or you'll get a stuck key error and have to reboot again.

 

And what I'm looking for is another listing in the device manager?

 

I have a NVITIA display adapter, when I looked under display adapters, there was 2 listed. I removed the one I didn't have.
If you only have one there, look under Monitors also and make sure you don't have a duplicate there.

 

Alrighty, I'll try this and get back to you. Thanks.

 

Hmmm, that was interesting.
Just checked under the display adapters and only the one Geforce was listed.
BUT, under monitors like you suggested there were 4 listings!
It looked like this:
Monitors- Default Monitor
Default Monitor

- Plug and Play Monitor
Plug and Play Monitor