I have a question about Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!:

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If you have a question, what is it? Did you read the responses in that thread related to the article? Check 'em out, if you didn't.

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i'm also having this problem...i can only get black and white and 16 colors and i need 256....i don't have a vido card, the montior pluggs into the motherboard....help!!!

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I have read a few things here about people just having b&w and 16 colors needing 256 colors . i have not seen an answer to that . i also have the same problem and wondered if there is a download or somthing that will return my 256 colors to the computer


On Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 4:18 pm, Christopher wrote:
>I have a question about Windows
>keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!:

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>;-(

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I have 2 and 16 colours. I need at least 256 to play a game, also, 16 colors doesn't look very good. Is there any help for us people stuck in a 16 colour world?

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i have only 2 and 16 colors. HHHEEEELLLLLPPPPPP! IT LOOKS S*@#!!!!!


On Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at 11:36 pm, Stobbe wrote:
>I have 2 and 16 colours. I need at least 256 to play a game, also, 16 colors doesn't
>look very good. Is there any help for us people stuck in a 16 colour world?

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I'm no techie, but I had this problem and was eventually able to solve it by doing the following. First, the problem is in the video card driver, not the monitor driver. To identify your video card, download a program called AIDA32 off the internet (type it into Google). It's a slick program and gives the full low-down on your computer. Run AIDA32 and identify your video card. I was then able to find the correct video card driver off my original CD, but you could also probably find it at a site like driverguide.com. Once you have the correct driver, right click on "My Computer" then Properties/Device Manager/Display Adapters. Click on any drivers under the Display Adapter and click "Remove". It'll tell you you have to reboot to remove. Do that, and when it finds the "new" hardware and asks what driver you want to use, use the Have Disk option and select the driver you need. That's about "all" there is too it. Good luck, and I hope I've remembered everything.


On Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 8:04 am, mike wrote:
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>i have only 2 and 16 colors. HHHEEEELLLLLPPPPPP! IT LOOKS S*@#!!!!!
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I downloaded the AIDA32, but now what should I look under? Im stuck!!!!


On Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 4:34 pm, prdcool wrote:
>I'm no techie, but I had this problem and was eventually able to solve it by doing
>the following. First, the problem is in the video card driver, not the monitor driver.
> To identify your video card, download a program called AIDA32 off the internet (type
>it into Google). It's a slick program and gives the full low-down on your computer.
> Run AIDA32 and identify your video card. I was then able to find the correct video
>card driver off my original CD, but you could also probably find it at a site like
>driverguide.com. Once you have the correct driver, right click on "My Computer"
>then Properties/Device Manager/Display Adapters. Click on any drivers under the
>Display Adapter and click "Remove". It'll tell you you have to reboot to remove.
> Do that, and when it finds the "new" hardware and asks what driver you want to use,
>use the Have Disk option and select the driver you need. That's about "all" there
>is too it. Good luck, and I hope I've remembered everything.
>
>

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Double click on the AIDA32 program to get it running. When it opens, click on the "Computer" icon, then "Summary". About halfway down the list it should list your video adapter. You could also click on "Display" and it should show your video adapter. You then have to reinstall the correct driver for that adapter. Good luck.


On Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 5:53 pm, Zach wrote:
>I downloaded the AIDA32, but now what should I look under? Im stuck!!!!
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HELP, i have two adapters on my computer, a standard vga one and a SiS 630. i dunno what to do, my colors are all screwd up. plz help.

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hey, im havein the same bloody problem i have windows 98 n im blimin start on black n white n 16 colours also!!!! i downloaded tht program also but i dont get y i have to delete summink to find the hard ware!! no one will help n im stuck like *&*%&%* arrgh will summone jus help us !!


On Friday, December 26, 2003 at 9:01 am, candyhead wrote:
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>HELP, i have two adapters on my computer, a standard vga one and a SiS 630. i dunno
>what to do, my colors are all screwd up. plz help.

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hey i fixed mine this is how i did it. i went to my computer and rite clicked the icon, then i went to properties, device manager, and then to the display adapter. there was two of them and i deleted the one with the exclamtion point. then i restarted the computer and it was fixed, it searched for new hardware and everything. BUT B4 i did this, i downloaded the driver for my monitor, be shure to do that. good luck.


On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 5:40 am, becci wrote:
>hey, im havein the same bloody problem i have windows 98 n im blimin start on black
>n white n 16 colours also!!!! i downloaded tht program also but i dont get y i have
>to delete summink to find the hard ware!! no one will help n im stuck like *&*%&%*
>arrgh will summone jus help us !!
>
>

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I have a Compact Presario, and i used the "Restore" Feature to only restore my vedio card drivers. And that worked. But there is not a Vedio Card Restore program on every computer.

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I found with the computer I am working with I had only  "16 colours and 2 colours" 
available and the "System Properties" only showed one "Display Adaptor" " the "Standard 
PCI Graphics Adaptor [VGA]".

Secondly the program pages were too large for the monitor screen [Yes just a few 
= EG, "Adobe Reader 6.01 = Preferences"]. 
Unable to pull up the bottom of their pages so to click on "OK" /"Cancel" Keys and 
they have no "Minimise" available on their/these pages and found you cannot "Drag" 
them smaller from the page corners!

I have found I have overcome the above problems by using the below which may be of 
some assistance to all!!


[No.1] 
I would suggest you use the "Aida32" Free Program will give you a report  showing 
you what you have on board. The Aida32 report showed  I had two Graphics  = one as 
 "Standard PCI Graphics Adaptor"  and the other one  listed as "Intel Graphics" [Video] 
[Certainly the Intel  one could be of another Graphic Chip Manufacturer].

[No.2] 
If you find you have a Intel Chip you can identify the Intel Chip by going into the 
Intel home Web page and use the Intel "Chip ID"  program which will identify the 
required Graphics Program you require =  from this File ID you do a search within 
the Intel Site for the Program= When you find the correct Update Program, I suggest 
you  first download/print out the "Text" help file which will assist you with the 
installation  = then  next download the  Program [Yes I used another PC to download 
the update  and then burnt it to a CD] 

[No.3]
Went and installed same from the CD into the required Computer

By using the above I now have overcome the Graphics and program Page problems!!

Looks like somehow the Intel Programming was corrupted or been deleted from the computer!!

Hope the above may be of assistance to all!!


Regards,
Colin Darby [Australia]

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Where can I find the "restore" feature for the Compac Presario. And what exactly do I have to do? Any help would be very much appriciated. Thank you


On Friday, February 6, 2004 at 9:33 am, Edward wrote:
>I have a Compact Presario, and i used the "Restore" Feature to only restore my vedio
>card drivers. And that worked. But there is not a Vedio Card Restore program on every
>computer.

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Hi having the same problem here too... Reformatted a pc with Win98SE and now in the same situation...except I cannot get online with his, he has high speed and I am dial up..can I download this aida32 to a cd and put it into his that way? Thanks


On Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at 11:11 am, MonteVista1 wrote:
>Where can I find the "restore" feature for the Compac Presario. And what exactly
>do I have to do? Any help would be very much appriciated. Thank you
>
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i haved b&w and 16colors for a year now can any body tell me how to get 256 colors i have no disk's please help i have tried chips n tech but wont work please please please help me


On Friday, February 6, 2004 at 9:33 am, Edward wrote:
>I have a Compact Presario, and i used the "Restore" Feature to only restore my vedio
>card drivers. And that worked. But there is not a Vedio Card Restore program on every
>computer.

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2 to 16colors only after reformatted laptop 32bit pls help


On Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 4:18 pm, Christopher wrote:
>I have a question about Windows
>keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!:

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>
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>;-(

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help guys i had win 98 but i switched over 2 win 2000 . the installation went fine but i have only 16 colors now help!!!!add color 2 my life

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There are 2 things that could possibly cause this problem: 
1: not enough VIDEO Ram. 

2: Incorrect Monitor/Display Drivers. 


Solutions: 
1: Get a better video card with more video memory, or 
2: Get the correct Video/Display drivers for your monitor. 

if that doesnt work, reformat your system, or take it to the repair shop. 







On Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 4:18 pm, Christopher wrote:

>I have a question about Windows 

>keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!:


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>;-( 

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You cant download AIDA32 anymore!!!! What do you do now?

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yea even i have the smae problem i have tried for all suggested ways here but could not solve the problem can anyone help me out regards super


On Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at 11:36 pm, Stobbe wrote:
>I have 2 and 16 colours. I need at least 256 to play a game, also, 16 colors doesn't
>look very good. Is there any help for us people stuck in a 16 colour world?

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Same happened to me when I reinstalled win98 se. It's just a video card driver issue. Fortunately I found the original driver CD. Otherwise I installed the diagnosis software, very handy. It has changed its name to Everest Home Edition. It seems the English version comes at a price these days. The French version is still free: http://telechargement.zebulon.fr/111-EVEREST-Home-Edition-1.51.html click on "télécharger Everest Home Edition" on the page. Click on "J'accepte" on the license page and download. Install it and run, then look under "Moniteur" and "Video PCI/AGC" and it'll tell you the name of your video card. Good luck


On Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 3:50 am, super wrote:
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>yea even i have the smae problem i have tried for all suggested ways here but could
>not solve the problem can anyone help me out
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>regards
>super
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I encountered this after buying a reliable-source (local library) used computer and installing a 98 operating system. Initially the CD audio also wasn't properly enabled, but I found a driver on one of the three CDs available to me (incl. admin-type programs). Is an appropriate driver to fix the 16-color problem on any of these MS disks? Also (related?) when I run movie-type files, they're pretty messed-up looking and don't play audio...


On Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at 2:04 am, RWOLF wrote:
>There are 2 things that could possibly cause this problem:
>1: not enough VIDEO Ram.
>
>2: Incorrect Monitor/Display Drivers.
>
>
>Solutions:
>1: Get a better video card with more video memory, or
>2: Get the correct Video/Display drivers for your monitor.
>
>if that doesnt work, reformat your system, or take it to the repair shop.
>
>
>

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I tried downloading aida32, but pc said aol wasnt large enough to handle it. wassup with that?


On Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 4:34 pm, prdcool wrote:
>I'm no techie, but I had this problem and was eventually able to solve it by doing
>the following. First, the problem is in the video card driver, not the monitor driver.
> To identify your video card, download a program called AIDA32 off the internet (type
>it into Google). It's a slick program and gives the full low-down on your computer.
> Run AIDA32 and identify your video card. I was then able to find the correct video
>card driver off my original CD, but you could also probably find it at a site like
>driverguide.com. Once you have the correct driver, right click on "My Computer"
>then Properties/Device Manager/Display Adapters. Click on any drivers under the
>Display Adapter and click "Remove". It'll tell you you have to reboot to remove.
> Do that, and when it finds the "new" hardware and asks what driver you want to use,
>use the Have Disk option and select the driver you need. That's about "all" there
>is too it. Good luck, and I hope I've remembered everything.
>
>

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You COULD try using a real browser such as Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, or Sea Monkey (or any one of dozens more), and find out What's The Deal with browsers that actually work.

.

Kiwi

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On Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 4:11 pm, rod beam wrote:
>I tried downloading aida32, but pc said aol wasnt large enough to handle it. wassup
>with that?
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i have the 256 colors but it says i dont have the right adapter.

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In a 4-year-old thread populated by IDIOTS
lor wrote:
|i have the 256 colors but it says i dont have the right adapter.

You had the misfortune to find the WORST EVER thread on this topic.
In the future, please don't post to ancient threads
--especially if they already consist of over 25 posts.

Start a new thread instead.


EXACT error messages are useful.
SOME ACTUAL DETAILS MIGHT BE USEFUL AS WELL.
What you have posted is drivel.

You need to dig out the disks that came with your computer.
If you don't have them, you need to find out who made your video card
and go to their web site.

Download the **Windows 98** device driver for *your model*.

If you have brand new hardware,
a driver for your 8-year-old operating system may not exist.

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