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After new installation of Millennium
Hi.
I re-formatted my computer's hard-drive and I re-installed Windows Millennium. But after re-installation I get an extremely crappy display with only 16 colors and 640x480 resolution. I think I need new drivers or something, but I have no idea what I need or where to get it from. I know that, before I messed with the computer, I was getting as high as True Color (32-bit) and 1024x768, so the problem isn't the hardware. Can anyone help me, please? P.S. Belarc Advisor says, under Display, that I have: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) [Display adapter] OEC 15.7 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, June 1997) |
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After new installation of Millennium
Ah - you are using the default drivers for the VGA display, which accounts
for the problem. You need to download new drivers and install them. Since Belarc isn't telling you what the hardware is, try using AIDA32 instead - http://www.aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#aida32 with any luck, that will give you a link to the display adapter manufacturer's website, from which you can download the latest Win ME drivers (or post back here with what it does find, and we'll have a look for you) If it comes up with no further details, you'll need to go through he documentation that came with the PC, and see if that details the adapter - or open the case and see if you can tell. You could also let us know the make/model of the PC. -- 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 "Swordlord" wrote in message ... Hi. I re-formatted my computer's hard-drive and I re-installed Windows Millennium. But after re-installation I get an extremely crappy display with only 16 colors and 640x480 resolution. I think I need new drivers or something, but I have no idea what I need or where to get it from. I know that, before I messed with the computer, I was getting as high as True Color (32-bit) and 1024x768, so the problem isn't the hardware. Can anyone help me, please? P.S. Belarc Advisor says, under Display, that I have: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) [Display adapter] OEC 15.7 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, June 1997) |
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After new installation of Millennium
Hi.
I installed Aida32. Under Display, it says the following: WINDOWS VIDEO - Video Adapter Properties Device Description - Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) Installed Drivers - vga.drv PCI/AGP VIDEO Matrox G100 AGP (Matrox MGA-G100 AGP) GPU this field is completely blank MONITOR - Monitor Properties Monitor Name - Plug and Play Monitor Monitor ID - OEC17DB Manufacture Date - Week 23 / 1997 Serial Number - 7232 and so on info about the monitor If there is any other info that you require to help me, please ask, because I don't know exactly what else to tell you. What I know is that this is a very old computer, a Compaq Deskpro EP/SB, with Intel Celeron processor, 300 MHz. I know it's not the best computer, but I like it very much. Oh, by the way, I'm not writing this using that computer. I think that it also needs a modem driver, and possibly other drivers as well, because I can't connect to the Internet yet, and I can't use the CD my ISP gave me, because the CD wants a higher resolution to work. Please give me some more pointers! |
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After new installation of Millennium
http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/dr...s/w9x_433c.cfm
would seem to be the link for your drivers Unfortunately, it would seem that the card is not fully supported under ME except for the above - and they are really only Win98 drivers, so may not run perfectly. -- 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 "Swordlord" wrote in message ... Hi. I installed Aida32. Under Display, it says the following: WINDOWS VIDEO - Video Adapter Properties Device Description - Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) Installed Drivers - vga.drv PCI/AGP VIDEO Matrox G100 AGP (Matrox MGA-G100 AGP) GPU this field is completely blank MONITOR - Monitor Properties Monitor Name - Plug and Play Monitor Monitor ID - OEC17DB Manufacture Date - Week 23 / 1997 Serial Number - 7232 and so on info about the monitor If there is any other info that you require to help me, please ask, because I don't know exactly what else to tell you. What I know is that this is a very old computer, a Compaq Deskpro EP/SB, with Intel Celeron processor, 300 MHz. I know it's not the best computer, but I like it very much. Oh, by the way, I'm not writing this using that computer. I think that it also needs a modem driver, and possibly other drivers as well, because I can't connect to the Internet yet, and I can't use the CD my ISP gave me, because the CD wants a higher resolution to work. Please give me some more pointers! |
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After new installation of Millennium
Noel Paton wrote:
http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/dr...s/w9x_433c.cfm would seem to be the link for your drivers Unfortunately, it would seem that the card is not fully supported under ME except for the above - and they are really only Win98 drivers, so may not run perfectly. Noel, I don't think there should be too much problem with those drivers. My old Win Me box has a Matrox G100AGP card but the origin of the drivers is somewhat odd. It ran v4.33c and then v5.52 whilst running 98SE and no change was made when it was upgraded to Win Me and it is still running those v5.52 drivers. The files making up the v5.52 drivers differ considerably from those making up 4.33c but nevertheless those drivers, which were for 98SE, continue to work without problem with Win Me. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Windows [2001-2006] |
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After new installation of Millennium
"Mike M" wrote in message ... Noel Paton wrote: http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/dr...s/w9x_433c.cfm would seem to be the link for your drivers Unfortunately, it would seem that the card is not fully supported under ME except for the above - and they are really only Win98 drivers, so may not run perfectly. Noel, I don't think there should be too much problem with those drivers. My old Win Me box has a Matrox G100AGP card but the origin of the drivers is somewhat odd. It ran v4.33c and then v5.52 whilst running 98SE and no change was made when it was upgraded to Win Me and it is still running those v5.52 drivers. The files making up the v5.52 drivers differ considerably from those making up 4.33c but nevertheless those drivers, which were for 98SE, continue to work without problem with Win Me. I did wonder if perhaps this was the origin of the OP's problem - the system being originally Win98 and then upgraded to ME. Thanks for the confirmation that the drivers should work -- 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 |
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After new installation of Millennium
Thank you very much, Noel!
Indeed, I can get 1024x768 resolution (even 1280x1024, if I want) and True Color 32-bit now. Thanks a million! You are a computer wizard! (How do you guys know so much? I searched the Internet for 2 days, and I was still lost...) Anyhow, I hope I can get my old computer back working again. It was so unstable before I re-formatted the hard-drive, hopefully now it will behave. Best wishes to both of you! |
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After new installation of Millennium
You're welcome!
-- 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 "Swordlord" wrote in message ... Thank you very much, Noel! Indeed, I can get 1024x768 resolution (even 1280x1024, if I want) and True Color 32-bit now. Thanks a million! You are a computer wizard! (How do you guys know so much? I searched the Internet for 2 days, and I was still lost...) Anyhow, I hope I can get my old computer back working again. It was so unstable before I re-formatted the hard-drive, hopefully now it will behave. Best wishes to both of you! |
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After new installation of Millennium
Swordlord wrote :-
True Color 32-bit now. Thanks a million! Noel, perhaps Swordlord should be thanking you 16,777,216 g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... You're welcome! -- 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 "Swordlord" wrote in message ... Thank you very much, Noel! Indeed, I can get 1024x768 resolution (even 1280x1024, if I want) and True Color 32-bit now. Thanks a million! You are a computer wizard! (How do you guys know so much? I searched the Internet for 2 days, and I was still lost...) Anyhow, I hope I can get my old computer back working again. It was so unstable before I re-formatted the hard-drive, hopefully now it will behave. Best wishes to both of you! |
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