You have the wrong display adapter driver installed. In safe mode, go into
control panel, system, device manager and delete all entries for display
adapter so you can start fresh. Here is my standard blurb on video drivers:

When the correct screen resolution (screen area) or the right number of
colors are not available choices in display properties, settings tab, then
it is a good bet you do not have the right driver installed for your display
adapter. The display adapter in your PC is either a video card or a display
chipset on the motherboard.

If you received a CD or floppy disks with drivers along with your PC, see if
they contain a display adapter driver and install it using: control panel,
system, device manager, display adapter.

If you know what display adapter your PC has but you have no disks, use
www.google.com to track down the correct driver on the internet.

If you do not know what display adapter your PC uses, you can go to a MS-DOS
prompt and type: Debug and hit enter. The screen will display a
flashing prompt next to a - sign. Type: DC000:35 (DC000:50 may also work)
and hit enter. The name and possibly model of your display adapter should
appear on the right hand side of the screen. To quit Debug, type Q and hit
enter. If Debug is not helpful, you can try this program: Aida32 available
from: http://www.aumha.org/free.htm Your final option is to remove the
computer case, look at where the monitor plugs into the back of the case and
then check that location inside the case. If there is a card there, you
have a video card and if there is a cable connected to the motherboard it is
on board graphics. Write down any information displayed on either the card
or the chipset on the motherboard. Then use www.google.com to search for
the information. Do not include all the data you found in one search
message--search on each piece individually. If you include all the
information at once, you might not get a hit.

I have found that a video card will generally have to be removed in order to
see the information. Be careful of static electricity as it can fry
components. Before touching anything in the computer case (the cord is
unplugged, right?), ground yourself to the case by touching it. Don't work
on carpeting since shuffling your feet on it can generate static electricity
after you grounded yourself. Remove the one screw that holds the card in
place and using a rocking motion (left to right and back), pull the card
straight out.

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Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Georgew6" wrote in message
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Hi, I have an ATI graphics card/adapter/drivers installed. After a
reinstall
I cannot install the display properly. Display will not change to ATI and
256
colors. I have tried to reinstall the drivers on numerous ocassions. The
display always says VGA and 16 colors. Now I found out the system is set
up
for TWO MONITORS. Possibly, as I see it, the ATI adaptor is only on the
Monitor 2, not 1 and I cannot get rid of one of the monitors so as to only
install the ATI on one monitor that I am using.

The upshot is that I cannot use any graphics as they are all distorted due
to wrong resolution and colors due to using the wrong adaptor and drivers.

I would like to know what to do. Even these pages are often hard to read
on
my monitor and this group so if you are willing to send a copy of the
reply
to that might help me, although I will keep
trying to read this forum.