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I was having a similar problem. My NVIDIA 8800GT will not utilize the S-Video output for the main output under Windows 7 for some reason. I had my tv hooked up with an S-Video to component connector that came with the video card and after the installation the screen would just go black and stay that way. The HDD LED was still flashing, so I knew the computer was running so I went and grabbed an old CRT and hooked it up via VGA and it displayed on there. Once I finalized my installation I could use the TV only with a dual monitor setup. If I have just the TV hooked in, it just puts up a smaller version of my desktop picture on the screen with nothing else. I have since gotten a DVI-to-HDMI cable and hooked it up that way with no problems, but the S-Video output not working still bugs me. I downloaded new NVIDIA drivers, tried old ones, couldn't get any to work. So looks like I'm stuck with the HDMI cable solution. I tried booting to Safe Mode after installation to try and mess with the video drivers, but it said I can't boot to safe mode for the first time after install. If I hadn't thought to try another monitor, I'd have ended up going back to XP. But it is definitely a driver issue as the other senior members have mentioned. Just thought I would share my experience and make a first post.