Monday, September 20, 2004
So I was watching Lost in Translation on my tv earlier tonight, and I got to thinking how a few of the films shots would make nice backgrounds for my computer. So over I trot to the pc, pop in the dvd and try to remember which program I can use to take screen captures of dvds. After I find the right one, I have to find out how to use it again, since I hardly ever use anything other than Windows Media Player to watch dvds on here. While I'm looking around, I adjust a few harmless properties. Or so I thought.
Thanks to Travis, I'm able to even be on here at all. APPARENTLY, something I did fucked up the settings for my main video card, or some such shit. After I finished in the program's properties menu and clicked on 'okay', my main monitor went black. "Okay," I thought "this'll just take a minute." Flash forward to 3 hours later, and I STILL haven't been able to get this fucking thing sorted out. God damn I'm pissed off.
Monitor A used to be plugged into video card A. That was my main monitor, and my main video card. Monitor B used to be plugged into video card B. This was my secondary monitor.
Now, monitor A does not work in video card A, but only in video card B, and only if video card A is unplugged from the motherboard. Monitor B works in video card A, or video card B. Oh, and the tv-out port on video card A works. So, I ask you, my loyal readers: What the fuck?!.
Yes, I have gone back into the dvd program and reversed the settings that I changed. Yes, I tried System Restore, but apparently there aren't any changes to restore. Yes I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the video cards. It's getting to the point where I'm actually considering reinstalling Windows (which, obviously enough I'd REALLY rather not do, as I've customised a lot of shit that I can't even remember how to do it).
I'm fucking tired, and really pissed off now so I'm going to go to fucking sleep.
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