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Hi..
Have a Hewlett Packard Omnibook XE2.(second hand)... the desktop has a
large black border round and is also stuck in 16 bit colour mode. (no option
to change in settings)... does anybody Know how to fix please?
Kim

Running ME
pentium 3
128mb ram

Boot into Safe Mode and in Device Manager, 'Remove' any/all Display Adapters
and Monitors and then re-boot. WinMe *should* re-detect (Plug and Play)
your video card and monitor, and should install the 'correct' original
drivers.

This should allow you to reset you display to your required settings.

N.B. - Be sure that you have a 'fresh' copy of the video drivers (often
supplied on a supplementary CD, supplied with your PC) or download the
'latest' WinMe drivers from your video card manufacturers web site.

Good luck

Mart


"Pompey©" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi..
Have a Hewlett Packard Omnibook XE2.(second hand)... the desktop has a
large black border round and is also stuck in 16 bit colour mode. (no
option
to change in settings)... does anybody Know how to fix please?
Kim

Running ME
pentium 3
128mb ram

Hi Mart
Thanks for the speedy reply.. I've done the safe-mode thingy but still the
same :-(..I don't have any cd's or drivers with the pc and when I use
'Everest to determine the video card.. In Displays I have..Windows Video and
PCI/AGP video.. which one shows the video card?
Windows Video
Device Description_____________ standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
Installed Driver________________ vga.drv

OR

PCI/AGP Video
Silicon Motion SM710 LynxEM

Thanks for your help.

Kim


Iv
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Boot into Safe Mode and in Device Manager, 'Remove' any/all Display
Adapters and Monitors and then re-boot. WinMe *should* re-detect (Plug
and Play) your video card and monitor, and should install the 'correct'
original
drivers.

This should allow you to reset you display to your required settings.

N.B. - Be sure that you have a 'fresh' copy of the video drivers (often
supplied on a supplementary CD, supplied with your PC) or download the
'latest' WinMe drivers from your video card manufacturers web site.

Good luck

Mart


"Pompey©" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi..
Have a Hewlett Packard Omnibook XE2.(second hand)... the desktop has a
large black border round and is also stuck in 16 bit colour mode. (no
option
to change in settings)... does anybody Know how to fix please?
Kim

Running ME
pentium 3
128mb ram

Kim, I guess you are in the UK (although you appear to still be working at
GMT rather than BST g) in which case try :-
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/my...mNr=spec_sm710
for the video driver for the Silicon Motion SM710 LynxEM.

Don't quite understand why Packard Bell site should be supporting a Hewlett
Packard PC - but that may be a different story. Maybe a look on the HP site
might furnish a User Manual? I have no info on the HP PC.

Mart


"Pompey©" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi Mart
Thanks for the speedy reply.. I've done the safe-mode thingy but still
the same :-(..I don't have any cd's or drivers with the pc and when I use
'Everest to determine the video card.. In Displays I have..Windows Video
and PCI/AGP video.. which one shows the video card?
Windows Video
Device Description_____________ standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
Installed Driver________________ vga.drv

OR

PCI/AGP Video
Silicon Motion SM710 LynxEM

Thanks for your help.

Kim


Iv
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Boot into Safe Mode and in Device Manager, 'Remove' any/all Display
Adapters and Monitors and then re-boot. WinMe *should* re-detect (Plug
and Play) your video card and monitor, and should install the 'correct'
original
drivers.

This should allow you to reset you display to your required settings.

N.B. - Be sure that you have a 'fresh' copy of the video drivers (often
supplied on a supplementary CD, supplied with your PC) or download the
'latest' WinMe drivers from your video card manufacturers web site.

Good luck

Mart


"Pompey©" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi..
Have a Hewlett Packard Omnibook XE2.(second hand)... the desktop has a
large black border round and is also stuck in 16 bit colour mode. (no
option
to change in settings)... does anybody Know how to fix please?
Kim

Running ME
pentium 3
128mb ram