Screen resolution

Hi, hopefully someone can help me!

I'm using windows 98SE, and for some reason, I can't increase/decrease my
pixels. Therefore my icons are huge and the resolution on website and
looking at my digital photo's is awful.

Does anyone have any easy remedies? I've tried unistalling and reinstalling
my drivers, and getting updates on line, but it tells me that I have what i
need, and therefore they can't offer me anything different!

I'm stuck!

Any help would be grateful cause I'm reluctant to go searching online, as I'm
scared of downloading a virus.

Thanks, Rhiannon

What you describe is usually due to not having the correct video drivers
installed. You say you cannot change the settings...what happens when you
try? What display adapter driver is currently installed? Look in Device
Manager Display Adapters.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+


"rhiannon" u19464@uwe wrote in message news:5cf6e26143573@uwe...
Hi, hopefully someone can help me!

I'm using windows 98SE, and for some reason, I can't increase/decrease my
pixels. Therefore my icons are huge and the resolution on website and
looking at my digital photo's is awful.

Does anyone have any easy remedies? I've tried unistalling and
reinstalling
my drivers, and getting updates on line, but it tells me that I have what
i
need, and therefore they can't offer me anything different!

I'm stuck!

Any help would be grateful cause I'm reluctant to go searching online, as
I'm
scared of downloading a virus.

Thanks, Rhiannon

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127139
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

"rhiannon" u19464@uwe wrote in message news:5cf6e26143573@uwe...
| Hi, hopefully someone can help me!
|
| I'm using windows 98SE, and for some reason, I can't increase/decrease my
| pixels. Therefore my icons are huge and the resolution on website and
| looking at my digital photo's is awful.
|
| Does anyone have any easy remedies? I've tried unistalling and reinstalling
| my drivers, and getting updates on line, but it tells me that I have what i
| need, and therefore they can't offer me anything different!
|
| I'm stuck!
|
| Any help would be grateful cause I'm reluctant to go searching online, as I'm
| scared of downloading a virus.
|
| Thanks, Rhiannon

"rhiannon" u19464@uwe wrote:

Hi, hopefully someone can help me!

I'm using windows 98SE, and for some reason, I can't increase/decrease my
pixels. Therefore my icons are huge and the resolution on website and
looking at my digital photo's is awful.

Does anyone have any easy remedies? I've tried unistalling and reinstalling
my drivers, and getting updates on line, but it tells me that I have what i
need, and therefore they can't offer me anything different!

I'm stuck!

Any help would be grateful cause I'm reluctant to go searching online, as I'm
scared of downloading a virus.

Thanks, Rhiannon

What is the monitor type set as, in Control Panel - Display -
Settings?

There are some specific monitor models that can only display 640 x 480
resolution and if your display settings are using one of those models
then you will not be able to set a higher resolution. Which is a
good thing, because if you tried and it was accepted by Windows the
screen image would not be usable, and the settings might even damage
the monitor.

Also how much memory does your video card have? It is not unknown to
encounter Windows 98 computers with only 256K or 512K of video memory
installed. If you are using True Color (32 bit) video then each
screen pixel requires 4 bytes of video card memory. 640 x 480
resolution means 300,000 total pixels, 800 x 600 is 480,000 and 1024 x
768 is 786,000. If video card memory is the limiting factor then you
can possibly increase the resolution by reducing the color depth to 16
bit or 8 bit.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Any help would be grateful cause I'm reluctant to go searching online, as
I'm
scared of downloading a virus.

Thanks, Rhiannon

Rhiannon, you are online.
Gekko