no resolution and only 16 colors

i installed a new hard drive on my computer, reinstalled
win 98 and it runs okay, except i cannot change the
resolution and i only have mono and 16 colors. can any
one tell me why this is and recommend a fix? i'd
appreciate any help anyone can give me. thanx

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/down...ng=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

"warren" wrote in message
...
i installed a new hard drive on my computer, reinstalled
win 98 and it runs okay, except i cannot change the
resolution and i only have mono and 16 colors. can any
one tell me why this is and recommend a fix? i'd
appreciate any help anyone can give me. thanx

i'm having the same problem, except the "new hardware
device" was installed for no reason... i guess, my laptop
(compaq presario 1275) confused a different outlet (at my
friend's house) with a new hardware.
anyway, my question is: where can i find these video card
drivers for download? (websites, computer stores?)
thank you very much.
Anna


-----Original Message-----
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

"warren" wrote in message
...
i installed a new hard drive on my computer, reinstalled
win 98 and it runs okay, except i cannot change the
resolution and i only have mono and 16 colors. can any
one tell me why this is and recommend a fix? i'd
appreciate any help anyone can give me. thanx


.

The Compaq (HP) www site will have drivers for your machine.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Anna" wrote in message
...
i'm having the same problem, except the "new hardware
device" was installed for no reason... i guess, my laptop
(compaq presario 1275) confused a different outlet (at my
friend's house) with a new hardware.
anyway, my question is: where can i find these video card
drivers for download? (websites, computer stores?)
thank you very much.
Anna

of course, i checked out compaq.com. they don't have any
video card drivers for download there.
that's all they have the
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?
product=95011&lc=en&cc=us&tool=softwareCategory&dl c=en&os=2
0

Anna

There are video drivers for your laptop at driverguide.com

http://members.driverguide.com/drive...driverid=14021

Use Drivers as the log-in name and All as the password.

Joe

"Anna" wrote in message
...
i'm having the same problem, except the "new hardware
device" was installed for no reason... i guess, my laptop
(compaq presario 1275) confused a different outlet (at my
friend's house) with a new hardware.
anyway, my question is: where can i find these video card
drivers for download? (websites, computer stores?)
thank you very much.
Anna


-----Original Message-----
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

"warren" wrote in message
...
i installed a new hard drive on my computer, reinstalled
win 98 and it runs okay, except i cannot change the
resolution and i only have mono and 16 colors. can any
one tell me why this is and recommend a fix? i'd
appreciate any help anyone can give me. thanx


.

It appears that they expect you to order a replacement CD.
https://www.compaqordercenter.com/ss...asp?recid=&os=
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Anna" wrote in message
...
of course, i checked out compaq.com. they don't have any
video card drivers for download there.
that's all they have the
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?
product=95011&lc=en&cc=us&tool=softwareCategory&dl c=en&os=2
0

Anna