When I turn on the computer it acts very differently than when I reboot it.
[WinXP Pro, Intel Core2 6600, 2.4GHZ, 2GB RAM, NVIDA GeForce]
Boot:
Monitor must be plugged into the motherboard or no image.
Screen resolution 800x600.
Changes to the resolution cause only the top half of the screen to be usable, and are lost when I shut down the computer.
Desktop icons arranged in neat rows on left of desktop.
Nothing of note in system tray
In Device Manger - Display adapter: Intel(R) Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family
In Device Manger - Monitors, two monitors are listed
Hibernate and standby work.
Reboot:
Monitor must be plugged into the graphics card or no image.
Screen resolution - 1280x1024
Desktop icons arranged in the cute circle that I put them in.
NVIDIA icon shows in system tray.
In Device Manger - Display adapter: NVIDA GeForce 6200LE
In Device Manger - Monitors, one monitor is listed
Hibernate and standby do not work.
When awakened after a hibernation it says:
The system could not be restarted from its previous location because the restoration image is corrupt. Delete restoration data & proceed to system boot?
Double reboot (inconsistent):
Monitor must be plugged into the graphics card.
Screen resolution - 1024x768
Odd icon shows in system tray whose tooltip says "Intel Graphics"
For a while my morning ritual was to boot, wait, reboot using (alt+ctrl+del - ctrl+u - R), wait. Keeping the monitor plugged into the graphics card.
But aside for the inefficiency of this method, I sometimes want to standby and can't.
On the other hand, the computer is unusable when set to 800x600.
Please help, anyone?
