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thank you, i will try that... but the "cheat codes" can u have more than one at a time.. cuz i cant start the compu w\o the screen=MY_RES one..... if you can, please include the syntax

This should not be a problem. I often pile on several options. Just do this: 'knoppix noapm xxx xxx xxx' whre xxx = you other options.