Display reduced to 16 colors, low screen resolution

[Guest Lynne]

After removing an unfamiliar screensaver program, screen resolution is less

than 800 x 600 and 16 colors are the max available. Anyone know of something

to remedy this?

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: Display reduced to 16 colors, low screen resolution

 

Lynne wrote:

> After removing an unfamiliar screensaver program, screen resolution

> is less than 800 x 600 and 16 colors are the max available. Anyone

> know of something to remedy this?

 

Reinstall your video driver(s)

 

 

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[Guest PCR]

Re: Display reduced to 16 colors, low screen resolution

 

Lynne wrote:

| After removing an unfamiliar screensaver program, screen resolution

| is less than 800 x 600 and 16 colors are the max available. Anyone

| know of something to remedy this?

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127139

Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows

 

"START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA

640x480x16", & reboot.

 

"Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the

Colors dropdown menu & the Size slider.

 

If you move the Screen Area slider to 1024x768 there, possibly click the

Advanced button, & select Large fonts too— or there is a chance you end

up with tiny, unreadable fonts!

 

Try to get your colors/size at least twice that way. If it continues to

fail, you may need to reinstall your Monitor or Display Adapter...

 

For the Monitor...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode

(Hold F5 as you boot or CTRL for the Startup Menu)

(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"

(3) Open the Monitors branch, & Remove all entries.

 

Perhaps, FIRST, even in Normal Mode, note what is installed

similar to below for the Adapter. That is...

(a) D-Clk the monitor there for Properties, Driver tab.

(b) Click the Update Driver button, then "Next".

© Bolt "Display a list...", & click "Next".

(d) Bolt "Show all hardware".

Examine the two panes to see what is currently installed.

That is likely what you wish to end up with, after step (4).

 

(4) Boot to Normal Mode.

 

Hopefully, it will be rediscovered & installed. Then, if still

necessary, here is the rigmarole of the Display Adapter...

 

.......Quote..........

The first thing to do is to remove the video adapter you have

installed. Right-click on the desktop; choose "Properties" from the

drop-down menu; select "Settings;" click on the "Advanced" button; and

click on "Adapter". An adapter is a program that tells Windows how to

deal with a specific video card. Make note of the adapter that is

currently installed. Then, change the adapter to "Standard Display

Adapter (VGA)" and restart the system.

 

[That is: Click "Change, Next, bolt 'Display a List...', Next, bolt

'Show all hardware', scroll left pane to top, select '(Standard display

types)', select 'Standard Display Adapter (VGA)' in right pane, click

'Next'"... PCR]

 

This will remove the current adapter and replace it with a generic VGA

adapter that works with all video cards. You will not like VGA because

it supports only 16 colors, but the purpose of installing it is to get

rid of whatever was there before.

 

Next, return to the adapter screen and install an adapter that matches

your video card. This may or may not be the adapter that you are

using now. Examine the materials you received with your computer to

see if they include a CD-ROM or floppy disk that contains the correct

video adapter. Or go to the Gateway website and see if they have an

adapter for you to download. Or check the website of the company that

made your video card.

 

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

.......End....of quote....

 

Also...

..........Quote................

To identify your video adapter correctly, download and run either the

Everest or Aida32 utility, available here:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

 

There are links to both the Personal and Enterprise versions of

AIDA32....I

suggest Enterprise:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Aida32_-_Enterprise_System_Information_d183.html

 

Everest Free Edition:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/EVEREST_Free_Edition_d4181.html

 

AIDA32 is also available here:

http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#aida32

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

.........EOQ....................

 

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Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

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[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Display reduced to 16 colors, low screen resolution

 

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

http://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 http://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.

 

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Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"Lynne" <Lynne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> After removing an unfamiliar screensaver program, screen resolution is

> less

> than 800 x 600 and 16 colors are the max available. Anyone know of

> something

> to remedy this?