changing resolution without screen

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> Pressing Ctrl -  several times brought me to where I could enter my uid &
> passw (merci Monsieur!) but then the whole desktop became brown. I
> eventually realized that I could push the desktop up/down taking the mouse
> cursor to the edge of the screen.

"Push" the desktop into the top left corner, until you can see the
'computer' menu. Open it, then go to 'System Configuration', the click
on 'Screen resolution'. This should display a small dialog window where
you can select the screen resolution and refresh rate that you want to
use. 

> I hope this is my last post from WinXP (arrrgh!) and I'll be able to set up
> the browsers and mail/news reader without problem.

Well it you have a broadband modem with an Ethernet interface, it takes
2 seconds to set up the internet connection. Just run 'pppoeconf' in a
terminal window or virtual console.
If you have a USB modem, or dial-up, then I don't know how it works.

Regards,

Vince