NEC LCD1712 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor "restore dell desktop computer factory" Questions

...Dell and there pat answer for everything is to restore my computer back to factory settings. I am not wanting to do this yet as it seems the monitor settings could be the problem or something else ...

...restore points at least once or twice a week because you never know when you will need it and it will save your **** rather than having to fully re-install the OS and lose on the info on your HD. ...

...restore factory defaults" option and it rendered my NEC monitor black. Thank God my primary monitor was just fine and I was able to fix the image shift later. However, now I cannot for the life of me ...