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Old May 2nd 06, 12:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily. Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware" System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256 colors or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron
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Old May 5th 06, 10:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

What is the video adapter display hardware? How have you identified it,
and how did you identify the correct driver for it? What happened when you
tried to install the video display adapter driver?

In Device Manager, what is the current description for the video adapter and
for the monitor?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256 colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron



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Old May 6th 06, 01:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

Jeff,

Video adapter is identified as Diamond Stealth III 16MB S540 Graphic Card.
This is the same description as has been on the machine since it was
acquired. i assume it is the card that came in the computer when it was
built. Again this machine with this video card worked for several months
until I switched monitors from an Envision 7410 LCD to a Envision 710 CRT.
the video card has not been changed.

Ron

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What is the video adapter display hardware? How have you identified it,
and how did you identify the correct driver for it? What happened when you
tried to install the video display adapter driver?

In Device Manager, what is the current description for the video adapter and
for the monitor?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256 colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron




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Old May 6th 06, 01:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

Try this:-

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.


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"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256 colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron


  #5  
Old May 6th 06, 11:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

Try removing the video display adapter driver in safe mode and re-booting
and allow Windows to install the default driver. Check operation with the
default driver, then install the correct adapter driver.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
Jeff,

Video adapter is identified as Diamond Stealth III 16MB S540 Graphic Card.
This is the same description as has been on the machine since it was
acquired. i assume it is the card that came in the computer when it was
built. Again this machine with this video card worked for several months
until I switched monitors from an Envision 7410 LCD to a Envision 710 CRT.
the video card has not been changed.

Ron

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What is the video adapter display hardware? How have you identified it,
and how did you identify the correct driver for it? What happened when
you
tried to install the video display adapter driver?

In Device Manager, what is the current description for the video adapter
and
for the monitor?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a
few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256
colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD
monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron






  #6  
Old May 7th 06, 12:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

Jeff,

Went into Safe Mode and removed video adapter from device manager and took
all the video adapter programs out of add/remove programs. Rebooted and
system installed default PCI VGA driver. This displays in 640x480 16 color
mode, which doesn't tell me much because that is the same mode the system has
been defaulting to with the problem. It just won't go to anything higher.

I then had the system re-install the driver for the adapter in the system
and am back to where I started from with the error message and the system
display stuck in 640x480 mode.

Ron


"Jeff Richards" wrote:

Try removing the video display adapter driver in safe mode and re-booting
and allow Windows to install the default driver. Check operation with the
default driver, then install the correct adapter driver.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
Jeff,

Video adapter is identified as Diamond Stealth III 16MB S540 Graphic Card.
This is the same description as has been on the machine since it was
acquired. i assume it is the card that came in the computer when it was
built. Again this machine with this video card worked for several months
until I switched monitors from an Envision 7410 LCD to a Envision 710 CRT.
the video card has not been changed.

Ron

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What is the video adapter display hardware? How have you identified it,
and how did you identify the correct driver for it? What happened when
you
tried to install the video display adapter driver?

In Device Manager, what is the current description for the video adapter
and
for the monitor?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a
few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256
colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD
monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron






  #7  
Old May 7th 06, 01:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

No try doing what both Jeff and I have already advised....
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
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
Jeff,

Went into Safe Mode and removed video adapter from device manager and took
all the video adapter programs out of add/remove programs. Rebooted and
system installed default PCI VGA driver. This displays in 640x480 16
color
mode, which doesn't tell me much because that is the same mode the system
has
been defaulting to with the problem. It just won't go to anything higher.

I then had the system re-install the driver for the adapter in the system
and am back to where I started from with the error message and the system
display stuck in 640x480 mode.

Ron


"Jeff Richards" wrote:

Try removing the video display adapter driver in safe mode and re-booting
and allow Windows to install the default driver. Check operation with
the
default driver, then install the correct adapter driver.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
Jeff,

Video adapter is identified as Diamond Stealth III 16MB S540 Graphic
Card.
This is the same description as has been on the machine since it was
acquired. i assume it is the card that came in the computer when it
was
built. Again this machine with this video card worked for several
months
until I switched monitors from an Envision 7410 LCD to a Envision 710
CRT.
the video card has not been changed.

Ron

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What is the video adapter display hardware? How have you identified
it,
and how did you identify the correct driver for it? What happened
when
you
tried to install the video display adapter driver?

In Device Manager, what is the current description for the video
adapter
and
for the monitor?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for
a
few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the
following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings.
The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256
colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled
and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD
monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron







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Old May 7th 06, 05:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

Leave your machine as it is now with only the Standard VGA drivers installed.
Create a new folder named DiamStealth or whatever you want on your desktop.
Get the drivers for the card at: http://www.diamondmm.com/driversbefore912003.php

In the 6th section with the head name Diamond Stealth, download filename - Stealth s5XX.exe.
Save it the newly created folder and unzip/extract the files into the same folder.
Open the folder named - STEALTH3 s5xx WIN9X 82021 4.12.01.0258.
Open the folder named Install.

Please carefully and fully read the ReadME.TXT for prior driver/software removal and installation procedure info.
Install the drivers per the .txt file.

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"dresdenron" wrote in message ...
Jeff,

Video adapter is identified as Diamond Stealth III 16MB S540 Graphic Card.
This is the same description as has been on the machine since it was
acquired. i assume it is the card that came in the computer when it was
built. Again this machine with this video card worked for several months
until I switched monitors from an Envision 7410 LCD to a Envision 710 CRT.
the video card has not been changed.

Ron

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What is the video adapter display hardware? How have you identified it,
and how did you identify the correct driver for it? What happened when you
tried to install the video display adapter driver?

In Device Manager, what is the current description for the video adapter and
for the monitor?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
have WIN98SE on a Compaq P3. Used an Envision LCD monitor on it for a few
months. Needed to switch with an Envision CRT monitor temporarily.
Loaded
the drivers for the CRT monitor, now during boot up I get the following
error
message " Display- There is a problem with your display settings. The
adapter
type is incorrect, or the settings do not work with your hardware"
System
comes up in 640x480 16 colors mode. Try to reset to 800x600 256 colors
or
up and it reboots but comes back with same error. Have unistalled and
reinstalled the monitor driver and video driver. Have put the LCD monitor
back on system that was working with it and still get same error.

Any suggestions?

Ron




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Old May 8th 06, 11:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
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Default Display error -problem with settings

640x480x16 with the standard VGA adapter is correct. The point of that part
of the process is to get you back to a known starting point, not to resolve
the issue.

It seems that your hardware driver needs a more complex installation
procedure.

Repeat the steps to get back to the standard VGA adapter, then follow the
process Brian has described and see if the installation works better that
way.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"dresdenron" wrote in message
...
Jeff,

Went into Safe Mode and removed video adapter from device manager and took
all the video adapter programs out of add/remove programs. Rebooted and
system installed default PCI VGA driver. This displays in 640x480 16
color
mode, which doesn't tell me much because that is the same mode the system
has
been defaulting to with the problem. It just won't go to anything higher.

I then had the system re-install the driver for the adapter in the system
and am back to where I started from with the error message and the system
display stuck in 640x480 mode.

Ron



 




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