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Windows 98 16 colors only display
I have the same problem as Crystal. (see copy of email
below) Also, now everything is huge and wider than the width of the monitor, so it is beyond where I can reach it with the mouse. I have a 17" monitor. I went to this site (http://www.s3graphics.com/) and it says "earlier drivers are obsolete", so I don't know how to find what I need to download. Here is my computer information: Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE OS Service Pack - Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1) DirectX 4.09.00.0902 (DirectX 9.0b) Computer Name W98SE User Name W98se Motherboard CPU Type AMD Duron, 800 MHz (8 x 100) Motherboard Name Biostar M7VKL (3 PCI, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video) Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8364 Apollo KL133 System Memory 240 MB (SDRAM) BIOS Type Award Modular (05/24/01) Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1) Display Video Adapter S3 Graphics Inc. ProSavage (16 MB) 3D Accelerator S3 Savage4 Multimedia Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Audio Controller Storage IDE Controller Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) IDE Controller Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) IDE Controller VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller Floppy Drive GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 Disk Drive IOMEGA ZIP 100 Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R1202 (DVD:12x, CD:16x/10x/40x DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SMART Hard Disks Status OK Partitions C: (FAT32) 19530 MB (11155 MB free) Input Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Network Network Adapter Microsoft TV/Video Connection (4.0.0.3) Network Adapter PPP Adapter. (208.60.204.62) Network Adapter PPP Adapter. Modem AOpen FM56-PX Controllerless PCI Modem Peripherals Printer HP OfficeJet G Series USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller USB Device Intel USB Video Camera III Thanks for your help. Sheila ************************* Subject: Windows 98 is only displaying 16 colours From: "Joe727" nospam.nospam.nospam Sent: 9/25/2004 7:01:42 AM If you just reinstalled Windows, or you cannot change to 256, 16 bit, or 32 bit color, you probably need to reinstall your video card drivers. To reinstall your video card drivers, you need to know the exact make and model of your video card in order to install the correct/updated drivers. There are several ways to determine what kind of video card you have. 1. Check the manual that came with your PC. 2. You can open your PC tower to look at the video card and note the name and numbers printed on it. 3. You can download and run this free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php? pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest program, and click the + sign next to Computer on the left side of your screen then click Summary. Then Right click the information on the *right* side of your screen and select Copy. You can then paste the information in Notepad or paste it directly to this newsgroup. Everest will tell you a lot about what's inside your PC. In addition to telling us the *Brand and Model Number* of your computer, please post back the information Everest reports for your: Motherboard CPU Chipset Display PCI/AGP Video Display GPU This information will assist us in finding the correct video drivers, and directing you to the video card manufacturer's website so you can download and install them. *** IMPORTANT *** Remember to tell us the *Brand and Model Number* of your computer which is printed on your PC case or is listed in the manual that came with your computer. Joe "Crystal" wrote in message ... I reformatted my computer after a critical error. Windows was reinstalled but I can only get up 16 colours instead of the 256. As a novice and only a casual user I would appreciate step by step instructions please. Thankyou Crystal age 13. |
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