I just re-formatted a PC for a friend. The Monitor is a 15" Philips 105S/CM2300 CRT. It displays lots of dots and grainy pictures, and also has poor colors. I cannot change the resolution or colors by going to the display properties/settings. It only has 2 color choices.......2 or 16. This...

when i try to change display in control panel, it tells me system administrator disabled this. How do I enable it?

Hi, I'm just wondering if someone could tell me how to fix my display setting. I've gone into display properties and the only screen area I can get is 640x480 and 16-colours. Whenever I try to change it some error comes up and tells me I don't have the adapter or something to do so, yet only a few...

Hi, I keep getting a error message that pops up while I am working in Windows 98 SE. The message is "MSBB caused an invalid page fault in module kernell 32 ddl at 017f:bff7a338". Can someone please provide some information or resolution on how to eliminate this error message. Thanks,

Please can you help me;to correct this problem.My display look like a film negative

When my computer was starting up one morning a screen popped up and by moving the mouse I accidentally hit one of the buttons and didn't get to see what the screen was. Ever since then everything on my computer has been HUGE... when viewing pictures my pixels are huge and distorted. When I am...

The display date always reverts back to 4th January 1980 at start-up - the time remains correct. Please advise. Thanks Tom

A while ago i had a problem with my pc. It shut off on me one day without warning and for a while i couldnt get it to start up anymore. I reinstalled windows and wiped everything clean, but my monitor/pc keeps turning itself off on me. I can go online or open windows but it wont stay on very long.I...

Facing problem with booting. Verifying DMI Pool Data. NTLDR is missing. Pressing any key doesn't restart. Help Please.

i've tried to change my screen resolution, but after moving the slider, i have to hit the 'ok' or 'apply' button, but they are inaccessible as the dialog box is too big. i move it up as far as i can using the top border, then make the bottom toolbar disappear, but the buttons are still too far...

I Had to reinstall Windows 98 op system on my mother's Gateway computer (monitor VX900) and now the monitor display settings "stuck" at 640x480, and I am unable to change it. Any suggestions how to fix this. Thanks!

Running 98se on a PC. Some how the taskbar has disappeared. I can run the mouse slowly to the bottom and below, to each side and to the top and it does not change and clicking and holding has no effect. Any idea's?

I have just installed windows 98 on my computer (compaq Presario 1210 notebook) and the only display options are 2 and 16 colors. how can i change this to 256 or higher?

Can someone please help with an instruction or 2,I have restored the registry(no help),I think it has to be something simple that I just can't see-Thanks

I recently had my p.c reformatted, windows 98 2nd ed installed and office 2000. I have a wonderful choice of 2 colours or 16 colours. I have checked into the settings window which does not have the 256 colour choice. I am not too knowledgeable about the tech side of p.c.s and would appreciate...

When I uninstalled Iomega HotBurn software, after a reboot Windows reinstalled about 20 drivers. The one for the video card or montior is not correct. I am stuck at 16 colors with a resolution of 640x480. I tried the steps in Jeff Richrard's reply above, and Windows said I already had the best...

I can't figure this out. My father called long distance with a problem. He used to go START PROGRAMS ACCESSORIES and then to wherever he needed to go. Now he claims that when he goes to START and PROGRAMS, there's no ACCESSORIES category as there always was, and the first one is Adobe. I thought...

Hello, Just a query before I call in some one I have to pay. After I interupt the screen saver I get a bar at the bottom of my screen. As if I had a window open. Thanks

Hi, I selected the wrong adapter on win98 and now when I boot up, I just get a black screen. I went into safe mode and changed the adapter but I get a message saying that any settings made in safe mode will revert back to what they were before. help! any way to reverse it back to the way it was?

I have installed Windows 98 on a friends PC, the installation went fine, however I can't change the colour settings to include 256 colours. The only settings we have are 2 and 16. The computer is a Gateway, with a Gateway VX700 monitor. Any idea's or suggestions would be gratefully received.