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Old March 21st 09, 04:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
disneygeek
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Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

I have a Windows 98 system. The computer is a mutt. A friend helped me
out when the power system went, then he got ambitious and loaded in a
bunch of stuff. So I'm really not too certain what all is in here.

Anyway, when we got the computer back, it worked for a while. Then for
some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor! 16 colors
is also all that comes up when you check the monitor preferences. I've
gone so far as to find the specific drivers for this specific monitor
and load them into the system, still only getting 16 colors.

Now I know it was working before, I don't know what happened to lock
the settings this way.

Any ideas? thanks in advance.
  #2  
Old March 21st 09, 05:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
98 Guy
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Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

disneygeek wrote:

I have a Windows 98 system.
Then for some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor!

Any ideas? thanks in advance.


What a moron.

I can't believe that some people are so retarded when it comes to using
windoze.

Look fool.

Right-click somewhere on an empty area of the desktop. A drop-down list
will appear. Select "Properties".

A window will pop up. It will have 5 or 6 tabs across the top. Select
the "Settings" tab.

You will see 2 slider controls. Once for the number of colors/bits,
another for screen resolution.

Set them as appropriate or as desired.

If the only choice for color is 15 or 256 colors, and/or if the choice
for screen resolution is no higher than 640 x 480 or 800 x 600, then
either you have a really crappy/old video card, or the drivers for the
card are not installed, or they're the wrong drivers.

To take this one step further, close that window, then right-click on
the "my computer" icon and select "properties". Click the "device
manager" tab.

There will be an entry for "Display Adapter". Is there a yellow
exclamation mark (!) beside it?

If not, click the [+} beside Display Adapter and report back what is
listed under it.
  #3  
Old March 21st 09, 05:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
98 Guy
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Posts: 2,951
Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

disneygeek wrote:

I have a Windows 98 system.
Then for some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor!

Any ideas? thanks in advance.


What a moron.

I can't believe that some people are so retarded when it comes to using
windoze.

Look fool.

Right-click somewhere on an empty area of the desktop. A drop-down list
will appear. Select "Properties".

A window will pop up. It will have 5 or 6 tabs across the top. Select
the "Settings" tab.

You will see 2 slider controls. Once for the number of colors/bits,
another for screen resolution.

Set them as appropriate or as desired.

If the only choice for color is 15 or 256 colors, and/or if the choice
for screen resolution is no higher than 640 x 480 or 800 x 600, then
either you have a really crappy/old video card, or the drivers for the
card are not installed, or they're the wrong drivers.

To take this one step further, close that window, then right-click on
the "my computer" icon and select "properties". Click the "device
manager" tab.

There will be an entry for "Display Adapter". Is there a yellow
exclamation mark (!) beside it?

If not, click the [+} beside Display Adapter and report back what is
listed under it.
  #4  
Old March 21st 09, 10:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Jeff Richards
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Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

It's not the driver for the monitor that matters - it's the driver for the
video display adapter.

You need to locate and download the correct drivers for the video adapter
card and install them according to the instructions from the video adapter
card manufacturer.

Use the Display Adapter entry in Device Manager to confirm that the correct
drivers have been installed - if the system does not have the correct
drivers for the card then it will be described as a generic VGA. If the
correct drivers are installed then the name of the video card chipset will
be displayed in the item.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"disneygeek" wrote in message
...
I have a Windows 98 system. The computer is a mutt. A friend helped me
out when the power system went, then he got ambitious and loaded in a
bunch of stuff. So I'm really not too certain what all is in here.

Anyway, when we got the computer back, it worked for a while. Then for
some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor! 16 colors
is also all that comes up when you check the monitor preferences. I've
gone so far as to find the specific drivers for this specific monitor
and load them into the system, still only getting 16 colors.

Now I know it was working before, I don't know what happened to lock
the settings this way.

Any ideas? thanks in advance.



  #5  
Old March 21st 09, 10:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Jeff Richards
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Posts: 1,526
Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

It's not the driver for the monitor that matters - it's the driver for the
video display adapter.

You need to locate and download the correct drivers for the video adapter
card and install them according to the instructions from the video adapter
card manufacturer.

Use the Display Adapter entry in Device Manager to confirm that the correct
drivers have been installed - if the system does not have the correct
drivers for the card then it will be described as a generic VGA. If the
correct drivers are installed then the name of the video card chipset will
be displayed in the item.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"disneygeek" wrote in message
...
I have a Windows 98 system. The computer is a mutt. A friend helped me
out when the power system went, then he got ambitious and loaded in a
bunch of stuff. So I'm really not too certain what all is in here.

Anyway, when we got the computer back, it worked for a while. Then for
some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor! 16 colors
is also all that comes up when you check the monitor preferences. I've
gone so far as to find the specific drivers for this specific monitor
and load them into the system, still only getting 16 colors.

Now I know it was working before, I don't know what happened to lock
the settings this way.

Any ideas? thanks in advance.



  #6  
Old March 21st 09, 11:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
PCR
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Posts: 4,396
Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

disneygeek wrote:
| I have a Windows 98 system. The computer is a mutt. A friend helped me
| out when the power system went, then he got ambitious and loaded in a
| bunch of stuff. So I'm really not too certain what all is in here.
|
| Anyway, when we got the computer back, it worked for a while. Then for
| some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor! 16 colors
| is also all that comes up when you check the monitor preferences. I've
| gone so far as to find the specific drivers for this specific monitor
| and load them into the system, still only getting 16 colors.
|
| Now I know it was working before, I don't know what happened to lock
| the settings this way.
|
| Any ideas? thanks in advance.

Here is what I usually post for that...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127139
Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows

"START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA
640x480x16", & reboot. Everything better? Then, you are done.
Otherwise...

"Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the
Colors dropdown menu & the Size slider.

If you move the Screen Area slider to 1024x768 there, possibly click the
Advanced button, & select Large fonts too— or there is a chance you end
up with tiny, unreadable fonts!

Try to get your colors/size at least twice that way. If it continues to
fail, you may need to reinstall your Monitor or Display Adapter...

For the Monitor...
(1) Boot to Safe Mode
(Hold F5 as you boot or CTRL for the Startup Menu)
(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"
(3) Open the Monitors branch, & Remove all entries.

Perhaps, FIRST, even in Normal Mode, note what is installed
similar to below for the Adapter. That is...
(a) D-Clk the monitor there for Properties, Driver tab.
(b) Click the Update Driver button, then "Next".
(c) Bolt "Display a list...", & click "Next".
(d) Bolt "Show all hardware".
Examine the two panes to see what is currently installed.
That is likely what you wish to end up with, after step (4).

(4) Boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully, it will be rediscovered & installed. Then, if still
necessary, here is the rigmarole of the Display Adapter...

.......Quote..........
The first thing to do is to remove the video adapter you have
installed. Right-click on the desktop; choose "Properties" from the
drop-down menu; select "Settings;" click on the "Advanced" button; and
click on "Adapter". An adapter is a program that tells Windows how to
deal with a specific video card. Make note of the adapter that is
currently installed. Then, change the adapter to "Standard Display
Adapter (VGA)" and restart the system.

[That is: Click "Change, Next, bolt 'Display a List...', Next, bolt
'Show all hardware', scroll left pane to top, select '(Standard display
types)', select 'Standard Display Adapter (VGA)' in right pane, click
'Next'"... PCR]

This will remove the current adapter and replace it with a generic VGA
adapter that works with all video cards. You will not like VGA because
it supports only 16 colors, but the purpose of installing it is to get
rid of whatever was there before.

Next, return to the adapter screen and install an adapter that matches
your video card. This may or may not be the adapter that you are
using now. Examine the materials you received with your computer to
see if they include a CD-ROM or floppy disk that contains the correct
video adapter. Or go to the Gateway website and see if they have an
adapter for you to download. Or check the website of the company that
made your video card.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)
.......End....of quote....

Also...
..........Quote................
To identify your video adapter correctly, download and run either the
Everest or Aida32 utility, available he
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

There are links to both the Personal and Enterprise versions of
AIDA32....I
suggest Enterprise:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Aida32_-_E...tion_d183.html

Everest Free Edition:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/EVEREST_Fr...ion_d4181.html

AIDA32 is also available he
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#aida32
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
.........EOQ of glee................

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR



  #7  
Old March 21st 09, 11:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
PCR
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 4,396
Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

disneygeek wrote:
| I have a Windows 98 system. The computer is a mutt. A friend helped me
| out when the power system went, then he got ambitious and loaded in a
| bunch of stuff. So I'm really not too certain what all is in here.
|
| Anyway, when we got the computer back, it worked for a while. Then for
| some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor! 16 colors
| is also all that comes up when you check the monitor preferences. I've
| gone so far as to find the specific drivers for this specific monitor
| and load them into the system, still only getting 16 colors.
|
| Now I know it was working before, I don't know what happened to lock
| the settings this way.
|
| Any ideas? thanks in advance.

Here is what I usually post for that...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127139
Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows

"START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA
640x480x16", & reboot. Everything better? Then, you are done.
Otherwise...

"Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the
Colors dropdown menu & the Size slider.

If you move the Screen Area slider to 1024x768 there, possibly click the
Advanced button, & select Large fonts too— or there is a chance you end
up with tiny, unreadable fonts!

Try to get your colors/size at least twice that way. If it continues to
fail, you may need to reinstall your Monitor or Display Adapter...

For the Monitor...
(1) Boot to Safe Mode
(Hold F5 as you boot or CTRL for the Startup Menu)
(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"
(3) Open the Monitors branch, & Remove all entries.

Perhaps, FIRST, even in Normal Mode, note what is installed
similar to below for the Adapter. That is...
(a) D-Clk the monitor there for Properties, Driver tab.
(b) Click the Update Driver button, then "Next".
(c) Bolt "Display a list...", & click "Next".
(d) Bolt "Show all hardware".
Examine the two panes to see what is currently installed.
That is likely what you wish to end up with, after step (4).

(4) Boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully, it will be rediscovered & installed. Then, if still
necessary, here is the rigmarole of the Display Adapter...

.......Quote..........
The first thing to do is to remove the video adapter you have
installed. Right-click on the desktop; choose "Properties" from the
drop-down menu; select "Settings;" click on the "Advanced" button; and
click on "Adapter". An adapter is a program that tells Windows how to
deal with a specific video card. Make note of the adapter that is
currently installed. Then, change the adapter to "Standard Display
Adapter (VGA)" and restart the system.

[That is: Click "Change, Next, bolt 'Display a List...', Next, bolt
'Show all hardware', scroll left pane to top, select '(Standard display
types)', select 'Standard Display Adapter (VGA)' in right pane, click
'Next'"... PCR]

This will remove the current adapter and replace it with a generic VGA
adapter that works with all video cards. You will not like VGA because
it supports only 16 colors, but the purpose of installing it is to get
rid of whatever was there before.

Next, return to the adapter screen and install an adapter that matches
your video card. This may or may not be the adapter that you are
using now. Examine the materials you received with your computer to
see if they include a CD-ROM or floppy disk that contains the correct
video adapter. Or go to the Gateway website and see if they have an
adapter for you to download. Or check the website of the company that
made your video card.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)
.......End....of quote....

Also...
..........Quote................
To identify your video adapter correctly, download and run either the
Everest or Aida32 utility, available he
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

There are links to both the Personal and Enterprise versions of
AIDA32....I
suggest Enterprise:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Aida32_-_E...tion_d183.html

Everest Free Edition:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/EVEREST_Fr...ion_d4181.html

AIDA32 is also available he
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#aida32
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
.........EOQ of glee................

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR



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Old March 22nd 09, 05:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
disneygeek
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Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

On Mar 21, 12:03*pm, 98 Guy wrote:
disneygeek wrote:
I have a Windows 98 system.
Then for some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor!


Any ideas? thanks in advance.


What a moron.

I can't believe that some people are so retarded when it comes to using
windoze.

Look fool.

Right-click somewhere on an empty area of the desktop. *A drop-down list
will appear. *Select "Properties".

A window will pop up. *It will have 5 or 6 tabs across the top. *Select
the "Settings" tab.

You will see 2 slider controls. *Once for the number of colors/bits,
another for screen resolution.

Set them as appropriate or as desired.

If the only choice for color is 15 or 256 colors, and/or if the choice
for screen resolution is no higher than 640 x 480 or 800 x 600, then
either you have a really crappy/old video card, or the drivers for the
card are not installed, or they're the wrong drivers.

To take this one step further, close that window, then right-click on
the "my computer" icon and select "properties". *Click the "device
manager" tab.

There will be an entry for "Display Adapter". *Is there a yellow
exclamation mark (!) beside it?

If not, click the [+} beside Display Adapter and report back what is
listed under it.


Well, thanks for the supportive help!

I think, if you'd read the message, I'd mentioned that it was running
just fine and for some reason STOPPED running full color and only
started running 16 color. Nothing changed. Same computer, same
monitor, same settings. Just for some reason the higher color setting
disappeared.

  #9  
Old March 22nd 09, 05:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
disneygeek
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Posts: 8
Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

On Mar 21, 12:03*pm, 98 Guy wrote:
disneygeek wrote:
I have a Windows 98 system.
Then for some reason, it would only display 16 colors on the monitor!


Any ideas? thanks in advance.


What a moron.

I can't believe that some people are so retarded when it comes to using
windoze.

Look fool.

Right-click somewhere on an empty area of the desktop. *A drop-down list
will appear. *Select "Properties".

A window will pop up. *It will have 5 or 6 tabs across the top. *Select
the "Settings" tab.

You will see 2 slider controls. *Once for the number of colors/bits,
another for screen resolution.

Set them as appropriate or as desired.

If the only choice for color is 15 or 256 colors, and/or if the choice
for screen resolution is no higher than 640 x 480 or 800 x 600, then
either you have a really crappy/old video card, or the drivers for the
card are not installed, or they're the wrong drivers.

To take this one step further, close that window, then right-click on
the "my computer" icon and select "properties". *Click the "device
manager" tab.

There will be an entry for "Display Adapter". *Is there a yellow
exclamation mark (!) beside it?

If not, click the [+} beside Display Adapter and report back what is
listed under it.


Well, thanks for the supportive help!

I think, if you'd read the message, I'd mentioned that it was running
just fine and for some reason STOPPED running full color and only
started running 16 color. Nothing changed. Same computer, same
monitor, same settings. Just for some reason the higher color setting
disappeared.

  #10  
Old March 22nd 09, 05:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
disneygeek
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Posts: 8
Default Only getting 16 colors on the monitor.

Both Jeff and PCR, thank you for your help. I'll see if that does any
good when I get a chance!

 




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