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Podean - 24 Apr 2004 19:10 GMT

I am running windows 98 first edition. Can anyone help
with my problem? My color settings are stuck at 16 Colors!
Its because my computer got messed up last night and i hit
restart on the tower, then when it restarted the color
disply settings were set at 16. I've tried changing them
back, but when i hit ok or apply it tells me i must
restart my computer before the new settings will take
place, so i hit ok to restart, but it never restarts! it
just sits at the screen that says "windows is now
restarting..." forever! so i went into advanced settings
on the display screen and hit the button that says "Apply
the new color settings without restarting" and hit apply
on that then hit apply on the settings window again and it
still says that I have to restart my computer, but it will
just freeze again if I do. Pleeeeeeeaaaaaase help... do
you know what its like to see everything in 16
colors ::twitch:: thanks

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Joe727 - 24 Apr 2004 19:57 GMT

If you just reinstalled Windows, or you cannot change to 256, 16 bit, or 32
bit color, you probably need to reinstall your video card drivers.

To reinstall your video card drivers, you need to know the exact make and
model of your video card in order to install the correct/updated drivers.

There are several ways to determine what kind of video card you have.

1. Check the manual that came with your PC.

2. You can open your PC tower to look at the video card and note the name
and numbers printed on it.

3. You can download and run this program from MajorGeeks.com. It might be
able to determine what kind of video card you have:

AIDA32 - Enterprise System Information 3.93

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=183

To find the Aida32 info you need to post, click the + sign next to Computer
on the left side of your screen and click Summary. Then Right click the
information on the *right* side of your screen and select Copy. You can
then paste the information in Notepad or paste it directly to this
newsgroup.

Aida32 will tell you a lot about what's inside your PC. In addition to
telling us the *Brand and Model Number* of your computer, please post back
the information Aida32 reports for your:

Motherboard

CPU

Chipset

Display PCI/AGP Video

Display GPU

This information will assist us in finding the correct video drivers, and
directing you to the video card manufacturer's website so you can download
and install them.

*** IMPORTANT *** Remember to tell us the *Brand and Model Number of your
computer which is printed on your PC case or is listed in the manual that
came with your computer.

Joe

>I am running windows 98 first edition. Can anyone help
> with my problem? My color settings are stuck at 16 Colors!
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> you know what its like to see everything in 16
> colors ::twitch:: thanks

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PattyL - 25 Apr 2004 22:47 GMT

Use the Msconfig utility to disable items loading at startup. Once you have
done that reboot when prompted. Now try changing the display properties and
see if the system restarts and keeps the correct settings.

How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281965

If it still won't restart, then see this article for troubleshooting the
shutdown problem:

Problems Shutting Down Windows 98 Second Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=238096

PattyL

> I am running windows 98 first edition. Can anyone help
> with my problem? My color settings are stuck at 16 Colors!
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> you know what its like to see everything in 16
> colors ::twitch:: thanks

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