Try booting in Safe Mode. Then go to Screensaver settings
and check the Monitor Power button and set all settings to Never>reboot.
"How to Boot in Safe Mode"
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html

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"FalconZR7" wrote:

> I have a desktop running Windows XP Home edition. For some reason after the
> computer went into Hibernate mode, and the monitor powered down, the monitor
> will no longer come back on. It will not come on if I turn it on or off,
> wiggle the mouse etc...
>
> When I restart the system, I get the initial boot screen and the Microsoft
> XP splash screen, then it immediately goes dark and powers down. Yet the
> system continues to ramp up. I've tried switching monitors, and had the same
> results. So there's something in Windows telling the monitors to stay in
> Hibernate and I have no idea how to fix this.
>
> This is my daughter's (5) computer and I would appreciate any help.