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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
Hi everybody,
I have a Windows 98 second edition, the screen was originally set to 800 x 600 pixels. It happened around a month ago that as I started my computer, the windows 98 stopped responding. Therefore, I restarted the computer on the safe mode, went to help-troubleshooting, and did as per directions of "My computer stops responding when I try to start Windows 98." After restarting the computer, I could not get back my original screen settings, 800 x 600 with 256 colors. I could not figure out the problem. I tried restoring backup files. My autoexec. bat looked empty. I thought may be my autoexec.bat got overwritten or something; therefore, I copied autoexec.ths (not sure) on to autoexec.bat. My screen settings remain at 640 x 480 pixels with 16 colors. Everytime, I try changing the settings, it prompts for restarting, and after restarting, it remains all the same. Reading and typing have become difficult because of the screen. I not sure what all I lost, but some voice files were not functional after that. Some codex files needed to play those files had disappeared, which I had to reinstall from a CD disk. Also, the automatic monitor shut off has remained nonfunctional. I tried asking a few people, but none of them seem to have an answer or even of heard of such a thing. Look forward on to your kind help. God bless you! Philip |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager Remove ALL Display Adapters Remove ALL Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers - hopefully curing your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Philip" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, I have a Windows 98 second edition, the screen was originally set to 800 x 600 pixels. It happened around a month ago that as I started my computer, the windows 98 stopped responding. Therefore, I restarted the computer on the safe mode, went to help-troubleshooting, and did as per directions of "My computer stops responding when I try to start Windows 98." After restarting the computer, I could not get back my original screen settings, 800 x 600 with 256 colors. I could not figure out the problem. I tried restoring backup files. My autoexec. bat looked empty. I thought may be my autoexec.bat got overwritten or something; therefore, I copied autoexec.ths (not sure) on to autoexec.bat. My screen settings remain at 640 x 480 pixels with 16 colors. Everytime, I try changing the settings, it prompts for restarting, and after restarting, it remains all the same. Reading and typing have become difficult because of the screen. I not sure what all I lost, but some voice files were not functional after that. Some codex files needed to play those files had disappeared, which I had to reinstall from a CD disk. Also, the automatic monitor shut off has remained nonfunctional. I tried asking a few people, but none of them seem to have an answer or even of heard of such a thing. Look forward on to your kind help. God bless you! Philip |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
I would say you may have a Video card problem. Reload the drivers for it as
Noel has suggested. "Philip" wrote: Hi everybody, I have a Windows 98 second edition, the screen was originally set to 800 x 600 pixels. It happened around a month ago that as I started my computer, the windows 98 stopped responding. Therefore, I restarted the computer on the safe mode, went to help-troubleshooting, and did as per directions of "My computer stops responding when I try to start Windows 98." After restarting the computer, I could not get back my original screen settings, 800 x 600 with 256 colors. I could not figure out the problem. I tried restoring backup files. My autoexec. bat looked empty. I thought may be my autoexec.bat got overwritten or something; therefore, I copied autoexec.ths (not sure) on to autoexec.bat. My screen settings remain at 640 x 480 pixels with 16 colors. Everytime, I try changing the settings, it prompts for restarting, and after restarting, it remains all the same. Reading and typing have become difficult because of the screen. I not sure what all I lost, but some voice files were not functional after that. Some codex files needed to play those files had disappeared, which I had to reinstall from a CD disk. Also, the automatic monitor shut off has remained nonfunctional. I tried asking a few people, but none of them seem to have an answer or even of heard of such a thing. Look forward on to your kind help. God bless you! Philip |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
Thank you Noel Parton, your suggestion worked perfectly and now my computer
settings has been restored to 800 x 600 and 256 colors. I am relieved from many of my problems. God bless you, Philip |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
Glad to hear it, Philip!
Thanks for coming back to let us know. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Philip" wrote in message ... Thank you Noel Parton, your suggestion worked perfectly and now my computer settings has been restored to 800 x 600 and 256 colors. I am relieved from many of my problems. God bless you, Philip |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
Hmph! STILL, there is merit to my BIGGER one!
-- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... | Glad to hear it, Philip! | | Thanks for coming back to let us know. | | -- | Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) | | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm | | http://tinyurl.com/6oztj | | Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's | "Philip" wrote in message | ... | Thank you Noel Parton, your suggestion worked perfectly and now my | computer | settings has been restored to 800 x 600 and 256 colors. I am relieved | from | many of my problems. | | God bless you, | | Philip | | |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
(bigger WHAT?) vbeg
Merry Xmas, young man! even bigger eg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "PCR" wrote in message ... Hmph! STILL, there is merit to my BIGGER one! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... | Glad to hear it, Philip! | | Thanks for coming back to let us know. | | -- | Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) | | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm | | http://tinyurl.com/6oztj | | Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's | "Philip" wrote in message | ... | Thank you Noel Parton, your suggestion worked perfectly and now my | computer | settings has been restored to 800 x 600 and 256 colors. I am relieved | from | many of my problems. | | God bless you, | | Philip | | |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
Not that! Anyhow, Merry Christmas. Everyone.
-- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... | (bigger WHAT?) vbeg | Merry Xmas, young man! even bigger eg | | -- | Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) | | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm | | http://tinyurl.com/6oztj | | Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's | "PCR" wrote in message | ... | Hmph! STILL, there is merit to my BIGGER one! | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "Noel Paton" wrote in message | ... | | Glad to hear it, Philip! | | | | Thanks for coming back to let us know. | | | | -- | | Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) | | | | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | | http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm | | | | http://tinyurl.com/6oztj | | | | Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's | | "Philip" wrote in message | | ... | | Thank you Noel Parton, your suggestion worked perfectly and now my | | computer | | settings has been restored to 800 x 600 and 256 colors. I am relieved | | from | | many of my problems. | | | | God bless you, | | | | Philip | | | | | | |
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Windows 98 screen properties/settings no longer responds
On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:35:03 -0800, Philip
put finger to keyboard and composed: Thank you Noel Parton, your suggestion worked perfectly and now my computer settings has been restored to 800 x 600 and 256 colors. I find that 256 colours is a conservative setting. Many apps seem to want at least 16 bit colour these days. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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