[Squall-Leonhart]

uninstall the drivers.

use driversweeper.

install Catalyst 9.7 whql leak.

profit?

btw, black screens occur when the refresh rate is out of range.

 

[Squall-Leonhart]

"The initial screen with the bar below the windows xp logo does come up. Lets say the blackness starts when you get to pick your login id."

Yup, classic signs of an out of range refresh rate.

bring up your monitors settings panel, and see if it has a status/info screen that tells you the current resolution and refresh rate (the one built into the display)

 

[Squall-Leonhart]

because the human eye can see the ray trace at 60hz below 1280x1024.

the digital / aalogue signal is set automatically based on whether its connected via dvi or dsub.

Dennemark, try creating a custom monitor inf?