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Old October 5th 04, 09:24 PM
Kirk Sabre
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Default HP Pavilion 8250 stuck in 16 colors

Hey, all

I'm helping my friends get their computer set up, but have
encountered a display problem that I really don't know how
to get around.

They have an HP Pavilion 8250, 266 Celeron Processor, 48
MB RAM, and what I believe in onboard video/audio. I
know, it's a POS, but for what they use it for, it's
perfect. In any case, it's stuck on the most base
resolution possible, 640x480 and 16 colors. Windows ME
can't seem to find a better driver anywhere. Any
suggestions?

Thanks for the help!
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Old October 6th 04, 10:05 PM
Jerry
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Check the HP website for that model and download any video drivers.

"Kirk Sabre" wrote in message
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Hey, all

I'm helping my friends get their computer set up, but have
encountered a display problem that I really don't know how
to get around.

They have an HP Pavilion 8250, 266 Celeron Processor, 48
MB RAM, and what I believe in onboard video/audio. I
know, it's a POS, but for what they use it for, it's
perfect. In any case, it's stuck on the most base
resolution possible, 640x480 and 16 colors. Windows ME
can't seem to find a better driver anywhere. Any
suggestions?

Thanks for the help!



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Old October 10th 04, 09:13 PM
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-----Original Message-----
Hey, all

I'm helping my friends get their computer set up, but

have
encountered a display problem that I really don't know

how
to get around.

They have an HP Pavilion 8250, 266 Celeron Processor, 48
MB RAM, and what I believe in onboard video/audio. I
know, it's a POS, but for what they use it for, it's
perfect. In any case, it's stuck on the most base
resolution possible, 640x480 and 16 colors. Windows ME
can't seem to find a better driver anywhere. Any
suggestions?

Thanks for the help!
.
Check http://www.hp.com/ to search for the video

drives fot that particular computer model and install you
will make it work after that.
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Old December 14th 04, 06:10 AM
Delos
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I am having the same problem anybody know where we can get the drivers...
don't say hp cause i couldn't find it on there....thanks for any help you
can give...

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Old December 14th 04, 06:11 AM
Delos
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went to check out site a second time... no good.... any luck on finding it
... help

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Old December 14th 04, 03:20 PM
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My search at the HP site for your Pavilion 8250 shows two machines, one for
the UK, and the second for US/CAN.
Neither have drivers for WinME, only for XP, Win98, and Win95. There are a
few "non OS-specific" drivers.

A search for "display driver" for the 8250, at the site, shows this:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...dlc=en&lang=en

but only for Win98/95, and only for the UK machine:

"This is the latest video update from ATI for HP Pavilion PC's utilizing
ATI's Rage Pro display drivers.
Those specific models a United Kingdom 6370, 8230, 8240, and 8250; "


You may have to speak with HP support about the apparent lack of support for
WinME for this machine.
Alternatively, examine the video card, if it exists, and use ATI's driver,
for your model.
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went to check out site a second time... no good.... any luck on finding it
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Old December 14th 04, 09:18 PM
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Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the existing drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.

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"Delos" wrote in message
lkaboutsoftware.com...
I am having the same problem anybody know where we can get the drivers...
don't say hp cause i couldn't find it on there....thanks for any help you
can give...



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Old August 30th 06, 08:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Noel Paton
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the existing drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.

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"Delos" wrote in message
lkaboutsoftware.com...
I am having the same problem anybody know where we can get the drivers...
don't say hp cause i couldn't find it on there....thanks for any help you
can give...
from Coon's Computer Repair Sevice I hope this will help?
I have A HP Pavilion 8250 I use for my Display Adapters is ATI Graphics Pro Turbo PCI (Atim 64-vt)And The Monitor Is EV700 Is Gateway

Last edited by charles : August 30th 06 at 08:19 AM.
 




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