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Display issues
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Posted by Gina
(4 messages posted)
Windows 98 display problems
Help!!! After setting up my work station my display settings got messed up. I've
tried everything I know to reset them unfortunately to no avail. I can't even install
my HP all-in-one info. Any advice to assist me in correcting this annoying problem
would be greatly appreciated.
Help!!! After setting up my new work station my display settings got messed up.
I've tried everything I know to reset them even in safe mode unfortunately to no
avail. I can't even install my printer info.
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re: Display issues
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Posted by gewg_
(4444 messages posted)
It appears you have a header or footer set in your user config.
You should blank out that dialog box and save your settings.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/config
Gina wrote:
|After setting up my work station[,] my display settings got messed up.
|I've tried everything I know to reset them unfortunately to no avail.
Your device driver for that item is trashed.
Find the disk that came with your video card (or motherboard).
If you don't have that, go to the manufacturer's site
and download the video device driver for your model.
In Device Manager, Remove that device (Display Adapter).
When you restart Windoze, it will prompt you to replace the missing driver.
Point it at the install media.
Read this post as well--especially the part about Mike Moniz.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1236374089
When you get things working properly,
back up all your device drivers to external media (all on a single disk).
|I can't even install my HP all-in-one info.
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That sounds like a completely seperate issue
(though it *would* be device driver-related).
If it is a USB device, follow the directions that came with the unit;
different devices want to do it different ways.
Again: Remove the existing driver if you are trying to reinstall.
...and update your malware killer(s) and scan for infections.
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re: Display issues
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 10:59 am
Posted by Gina
(4 messages posted)
Windows 98 display problems
Thank you for all your input. I know this is something less complicated so I do
appreciate your help. Still trying to get the issue cleared up. Now...where can
I find the manufacturers download site?
Also, when trying to install my HP everything went fine until I received a msg. due
to display issues the installation was aborted.
Gina
Help!!! After setting up my new work station my display settings got messed up.
I've tried everything I know to reset them even in safe mode unfortunately to no
avail. I can't even install my printer info.
On Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 8:34 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>It appears you have a header or footer set in your user config.
>You should blank out that dialog box and save your settings.
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/config
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>Gina wrote:
>|After setting up my work station[,] my display settings got messed up.
>|I've tried everything I know to reset them unfortunately to no avail.
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>Your device driver for that item is trashed.
>Find the disk that came with your video card (or motherboard).
>If you don't have that, go to the manufacturer's site
>and download the video device driver for your model.
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>In Device Manager, Remove that device (Display Adapter).
>When you restart Windoze, it will prompt you to replace the missing driver.
>Point it at the install media.
>
>Read this post as well--especially the part about Mike Moniz.
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1236374089
>When you get things working properly,
>back up all your device drivers to external media (all on a single disk).
>
>
>|I can't even install my HP all-in-one info.
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>That sounds like a completely seperate issue
>(though it *would* be device driver-related).
>If it is a USB device, follow the directions that came with the unit;
>different devices want to do it different ways.
>Again: Remove the existing driver if you are trying to reinstall.
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>...and update your malware killer(s) and scan for infections.
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re: Display issues
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Posted by gewg_
(4444 messages posted)
You have not yet removed the footer from your config.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/config
Gina wrote:
|I know this is something less complicated[...]
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Be more specific about what you mean and what leads you to that conclusion.
...and the solution described was not at all complicated.
NOTE: I become very short-tempered with neophites who second-guess me
without showing evidence of WHERE I am wrong.
|[...]where can I find the manufacturer[']s download site?
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If you know who the manufacturer is,
it is likely to be the 1st item in a search engine's returns:
http://www.google.com/
You should add the search term "device drivers" or simply drivers.
If you *don't* know the manufacturer's name, read this
--especially the part about **SysInfo Utility**.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1236374089
|Also, when trying to install my HP[,]
|everything went fine until I received a msg.
|due to display issues the installation was aborted.
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Ah. A verbatim
error message is ALWAYS more useful than your interpretation of it.
Until you have a properly-working video subsystem,
you can expect to continue to get that message.
Why you are surprised by this is baffling.
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