Trashed windowserver plist files, now monitor behavior is totally erratic

Hello,
I followed advice posted in another topic which suggested deleting the windowserver plist files to address erratic display behavior. If I remember correctly, I deleted four such files (sorry, didn't record the exact file names).
Upon rebooting, the system created two new windowserver plist files
com.apple.windowserver.plist
com.apple.windowserver.0016cba959d1.plist
The monitor behavior is now totally erratic. Specifically, anytime my Mini goes to sleep, it doesn't recognize the monitor when I wake it up. Screen is black with a "no signal" message generated by the monitor. I have to reboot several times, reset PRAM or reset the PMU to get the display back. No specific sequence of steps seems to do the trick, but I can get the Mini to recognize the display after several attempts with the above-mentioned approach.
Here is the system set-up:
Mini 1.83 GHz Intel Duo Core
Viewsonic VX2245wm (the one with the built in ipod dock)
Did I delete windowserver plist files that I should not have deleted? Any other thoughts on troubleshooting this?
Thanks for any help.

PS: I'm using MAC OS X 10.4.1
Also, what originally prompted me to trash the plist files was that the display behavior became erratic following Apple updates a couple weeks ago.

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Hi
Yes this can be many things - and I can only guess/suggest.
A. a very common origin to make the Mac un-happy is to - PANIC-HALT - when the round multicolored thing appear.
So much can go wrong by doing this - and if done often problem builds up that can result in a real disaster.
B. NEVER - move or alter any folder named - iMovie Event's resp. iMovie Project's - as iMovie has no search function - moving them results in that iMovie get's 100% lost.
One can move them - but this HAS TO BE done within the iMovie application (as it is up and running)
C. preference files - there are TWO or more Libraries on Your Mac. First and easy to find is the one You see when opening Your Start-Up Hard Disk window = Root Library == the WRONG ONE
What we need to find is the one in Your User-Account folder (icon as a house) - and this is in Mac OS X.7, X.8 and X.9 HIDDEN. To see it do:
( It can be done like this: Open Terminal, then enter:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press return, then restart, and it will always be visible until the next major update, when you do the same thing again. )
or - do like this.
On the Finder window at the top left of the screen,
Hold down the Option key and clicked on Go.
This allowed You to see the Library folder and select it.
Then keep the Option button pressed down in order to see and select the Library folder.
Once found it, You are able to navigate to the iMovie preferences file and move it to the trash. iMovie then start’s up fine!
Now here in Your User Library - find Preferences and trash
com.apple.iMovie.plist
com.apple.iMovie3.plist
com.apple.iMovie7.plist
com.apple.iMovie8.plist
com.apple.iMovie9.plist
com.apple.iMovieApp.plist
and find
com.apple.iApps.plist
While iMovie is NOT RUNNING - move this/these file/s out on to desk-top.
Now restart iMovie.
I Prefere another way to find out if this is the problem.
(after all folders (iMovie Event/Projects are moved into original place)
• go up to Apple Menu
• Down to System Pref's
• Select Accounts - Create a new User
• Go down the Apple menu - Log OUT
• Log into as the new User
Now try iMovie
Does it work at all ? (Yes You don't see Events or Projects in Your original Account just now)
If so - Then we know that there is a corrupted pref file to be trashed.
Else - the problem are much more severe.
D. After Panic Halt / Forced Quit - I always do -. to keep disasters on arms length.
• Repair Permissions (Apple Disk Util tool)
• Start from other HD or DVD - then run Repair Hard Disk (Apple Disk Util tool)
Yours trying to be of help - Bengt W

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