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how can i install more colours on my pc
i reinstalled windows 98. now i dont have more than 16 colours. i searched
every were to get it. can anyone tell me how to get it |
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how can i install more colours on my pc
You need to install your video drivers. And probably a few other drivers.
1. Right-click My Computer and then click Properties. On the Device Manager tab, make note of all items that have a yellow !exclamation! point (or bang, as we like to call them.) 2. Download and run Everest 2.02 and run it. It will tell you what your hardware is to a fair extent and can usually lead you to the right drivers if you don't already have them. Most of the info you need is usually under ComputerSummary, but other useful info will be found in other sections. It also provides for various types of reports that you can pass on to us if needed. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "denson" wrote in message ... i reinstalled windows 98. now i dont have more than 16 colours. i searched every were to get it. can anyone tell me how to get it |
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Look in Device Manager - you will probably find that the video adapter is
identified as a generic VGA. This means that Windows could not identify your video adapter card and has installed the default driver and this provides 16 colours only. You need to find and install the correct drivers for your video adapter card. You could identify the card by opening the case and looking for the manufacturer and model, or you could use a hardware identification utility such as Everest (http://www.brothersoft.com/everest-h...on-61488.html). If your machine is a brand name then the manufacturer may have the correct drivers at their www site, otherwise you hold look at the www site of the video adapter card manufacturer, or one of the dedicated driver download sites. Or the driver might be on a CD that you have that was supplied with the machine, or with the adapter card if you have upgraded it. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "denson" wrote in message ... i reinstalled windows 98. now i dont have more than 16 colours. i searched every were to get it. can anyone tell me how to get it |
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When the correct screen resolution (screen area) or the right number of
colors are not available choices in display properties, settings tab, then it is a good bet you do not have the right driver installed for your display adapter. The display adapter in your PC is either a video card or a display chipset on the motherboard. If you received a CD or floppy disks with drivers along with your PC, see if they contain a display adapter driver and install it using: control panel, system, device manager, display adapter. If you know what display adapter your PC has but you have no disks, use www.google.com to track down the correct driver on the internet. If you do not know what display adapter your PC uses, you can go to a MS-DOS prompt and type: Debug and hit enter. The screen will display a flashing prompt next to a - sign. Type: DC000:35 (DC000:50 may also work) and hit enter. The name and possibly model of your display adapter should appear on the right hand side of the screen. To quit Debug, type Q and hit enter. If Debug is not helpful, you can try this program: Aida32 available from: http://www.aumha.org/free.htm Your final option is to open the computer case, look at where the monitor plugs into the back of the case and then check that location inside the case. If there is a card there, you have a video card and if there is a cable connected to the motherboard it is on board graphics. Write down any information displayed on either the card or the chipset on the motherboard. Then use www.google.com to search for the information. Do not include all the data you found in one search message--search on each piece individually. If you include all the information at once, you might not get a hit. I have found that a video card will generally have to be removed in order to see the information. Be careful of static electricity as it can fry components. Before touching anything in the computer case (the cord is unplugged, right?), ground yourself to the case by touching it. Don't work on carpeting since shuffling your feet on it can generate static electricity after you grounded yourself. Remove the one screw that holds the card in place and using a rocking motion (left to right and back), pull the card straight out. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP Windows Desktop Experience "denson" wrote in message ... i reinstalled windows 98. now i dont have more than 16 colours. i searched every were to get it. can anyone tell me how to get it |
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