Video driver failed to initialize? WIN2K problem

[Mikeb33]

I have a VP6 with dual 700E and using RAID 0. I set it up last week with Windows 2000 Professional and was very happy with it. I was having a little problem with my Asus AGP-7700 Deluxe video card. I couldn't get the video in feature to work. It said I didn't have a Asus card installed? I went into the Asus control panel and chose "uninstall driver", and rebooted. I figured I would just reinstall the driver. WRONG! Now when it is booting up I get through the black and white "starting windows" screen, then the color "Windows Professional" starting up screen, then a blue screen saying: "STOP, (0X000000B4) 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X000050000
"Video driver failed to initialize"
Then it reboots itself? I tried safe mode, last known good configuration and VGA mode with the same results.
I don't know what else to do? I can't believe a stupid video driver caused all this mess.
Windows support site says: "his problem occurs because of a conflict with the parallel port and the video card, if the parallel port I/O address is set to 03BC."

They say to go into safe mode and make changes! I can't. I did disable my parallel port in the CMOS but it didn't help.

Please someone tell me what I can do

Thank you

MIKE

 

[Cubensis]

This sounds like some serious trouble.

 

[Mikeb33]

Thanks, but I was kinda hoping for a little more than that. I'm using my wife's computer now to check for any help.
Can anybody else provide any info? This is the kind of crap that was driving me away from Windows 2000 before. At least when WIN98 had a problem I could always get around it. I can't believe I'm shut out of my PC because of a driver problem.

AGGRAAHH!

Thanks

MIKE

 

Are you sure you are doing the last known good configuration right? I never had a problem getting that to work, no matter how bad my machine was messed up.

I would suggest taking out the Asus card an putting in another and trying to boot. It may load the default video drivers when it detects a new card.

 

[rbV5]

put your win2k cd in and try the repair utility.