Display won't stay.

[Nocontact]

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.

 

[Del]

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

 

[Nocontact]

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

 

[Del]

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.

 

[brindle]

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

 

[Nocontact]

Yep, the video card is listed in display properties.

 

[brindle]

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

 

[Nocontact]

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

 

[Del]

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

 

[Nocontact]

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

 

[Del]

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.

 

[Nocontact]

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

 

[Del]

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.

 

[Nocontact]

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

 

[Nocontact]

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