Video Card Upgrade Install Guide

How To Start Windows XP In Safe Mode

Click Start and then click Run. The Run dialog box appears. Enter msconfig as shown below.

The System Configuration Utility window appears. Under the BOOT.INI tab, check the /SAFEBOOT box as shown circled in red below. Then click on the OK button.

This Exit dialog box appears. The next time the computer restarts, it will do so in Safe mode.

When you no longer want the computer to start in Safe mode, run msconfig once again and go to the General tab. Check Normal Startup as shown circled in red below.

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	How To Update Your Own Computer Video Card - Home
	What You Need For A Video Card Upgrade
	The Video Card
	Tools
	DirectX
	Hard Drive Restore Utility
	Benchmark Utility
	Reference Video Card Drivers
	Motherboard/Chipset AGP Drivers
	Tour The Existing System Settings
	Things To Know Before You Start
	Enable AGP
	Windows 98 Steps To Remove The Old Video Card Driver
	Change Display Adapter
	Search For Updated Drivers
	Standard VGA Driver
	Install Standard VGA Driver
	Windows XP Steps To Remove The Old Video Card Driver
	How To Remove The Video Card Driver
	Installing The New Video Card
	Finding The Old Video Card
	Remove The Old Video Card
	Insert The New Video Card
	Windows 98 Steps To Add The New Video Card Driver
	Windows XP Steps To Add The New Video Card Driver
	After The Video Card Upgrade
	Tour The New System Settings
	Control Panel Display Properties
	Video Card Driver Settings
	Video Card Diagnostics And Tests
	DXDIAG - DirectX Diagnostics And Tests
	Benchmarks
	Boot Up Tests
	Troubleshooting Video Card Problems
	Advanced Topics
	Overclocking
	Tweaking Video Card Driver Settings
	Windows 2000/XP Monitor Refresh Rate Problem

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