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Lynn
June 13th 04, 09:17 PM
did a new boot and only have 16 bit color available what
can I do to get the this fixed.

Bert Kinney
June 13th 04, 10:09 PM
Hi Lynn,

This usually indicates that there is an incorrect video driver installed.
Here's some information on replacing the video driver.

Tip: Go to Start - Run and type Msconfig and press enter. On the
General Tab click advanced, and make sure "VGA 640x480x16 is
NOT checked before continuing.

To correct this you will first have to identify the video card installed.
That may include checking documentation, contacting the system
manufacturer, or opening the box and looking for identifying marks
on a video card or video chip on the mother board. Some systems
will display the Video Adapter information on the top of the screen
when the system first boots up. Some manufacturers displays a logo
screen that may cover this information. It may be able to be removed
temporarily by pressing the ESC key when the logo first appears. Once
the Video card has been identified, go to the manufactures web site,
download and install the latest video driver and install it as per there
instructions. Or the system may have shipped with a video card driver it can
also be used.

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"Lynn" wrote
> did a new boot and only have 16 bit color available what
> can I do to get the this fixed.

June 15th 04, 04:02 AM
i too did the same and now having same problem:(alsomy
can't change the setting from 600 to 800.the bar won't
slide.let me know if you fix it and how

>-----Original Message-----
>did a new boot and only have 16 bit color available what
>can I do to get the this fixed.
>.
>

June 15th 04, 11:42 AM
>-----Original Message-----
>did a new boot and only have 16 bit color available what
>can I do to get the this fixed.
>.
>oops

Joe727
June 15th 04, 08:32 PM
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, run the Aida32 program, and click
the + sign next to Computer
on the left side of your screen then 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

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>did a new boot and only have 16 bit color available what
>>can I do to get the this fixed.
>>.
>>oops