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Hi, i have re-installed windows 98SE on my laptop due to many problems.
Everything is great except the fact that the window is much smaller than my actual screen. So everything is surronded my a hug thick black border. I cannot change the screen resolution (it is stuck on 600*400). Also, i cannot change the amount of colours that are used. It only has 2 options - 2 colors and 16 colors. Do i need additional drivers for my display. I tried looking for them, but i cannot find anything. My laptop is a SONY VAIO model: PCG 747 can anyone help me resolve this problem regards |
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"Pinto1uk" wrote in message
news Hi, i have re-installed windows 98SE on my laptop due to many problems. Everything is great except the fact that the window is much smaller than my actual screen. So everything is surronded my a hug thick black border. I cannot change the screen resolution (it is stuck on 600*400). Also, i cannot change the amount of colours that are used. It only has 2 options - 2 colors and 16 colors. Do i need additional drivers for my display. I tried looking for them, but i cannot find anything. My laptop is a SONY VAIO model: PCG 747 Go to www.sony.com and search for video card drivers for this laptop. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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The thick black border may be due to monitor settings. Look for controls
on front/back of the monitor to expand the display area. http://support.microsoft.com/default...39&Product=w98 Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows "START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA 640x480x16", & reboot. "Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the Colors dropdown menu & the Size slider. Really, you should need nothing higher than "High Color (16 bit)", for speed/resource considerations. If you move the Screen Area slider to 1024x768 there, be sure to click the Advanced button, & select Large 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://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#everest Once you have identified the display adapter, go to the manufacturer's web site and download the correct driver for you operating system....(such as) Windows 98/98SE. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm .........EOQ.................... -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Pinto1uk" wrote in message news | Hi, i have re-installed windows 98SE on my laptop due to many problems. | | Everything is great except the fact that the window is much smaller than my | actual screen. So everything is surronded my a hug thick black border. I | cannot change the screen resolution (it is stuck on 600*400). Also, i cannot | change the amount of colours that are used. It only has 2 options - 2 colors | and 16 colors. | | Do i need additional drivers for my display. I tried looking for them, but i | cannot find anything. | | My laptop is a SONY VAIO | model: PCG 747 | | can anyone help me resolve this problem | | regards | | |
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You need to install the correct video adapter driver for your machine. Many
laptops resize the screen image when you select a different resolution, due to limitations in the display technology. If you install the correct video display driver you will be able to select a higher resolution display and the display will resize to fill the whole screen. The correct drivers for your specific video display adapter will be included on a CD supplied with the machine or will be available for download from the manufacturer's www site. You should be able to search the site using the machine model number. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Pinto1uk" wrote in message news Hi, i have re-installed windows 98SE on my laptop due to many problems. Everything is great except the fact that the window is much smaller than my actual screen. So everything is surronded my a hug thick black border. I cannot change the screen resolution (it is stuck on 600*400). Also, i cannot change the amount of colours that are used. It only has 2 options - 2 colors and 16 colors. Do i need additional drivers for my display. I tried looking for them, but i cannot find anything. My laptop is a SONY VAIO model: PCG 747 can anyone help me resolve this problem regards |
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Are you sure about that model number? Sony lists a PCG-745 and a
PCG-748, but no PCG-747. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Pinto1uk" wrote in message news Hi, i have re-installed windows 98SE on my laptop due to many problems. Everything is great except the fact that the window is much smaller than my actual screen. So everything is surronded my a hug thick black border. I cannot change the screen resolution (it is stuck on 600*400). Also, i cannot change the amount of colours that are used. It only has 2 options - 2 colors and 16 colors. Do i need additional drivers for my display. I tried looking for them, but i cannot find anything. My laptop is a SONY VAIO model: PCG 747 can anyone help me resolve this problem regards |
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