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Can't change desktop appearance by
Dave
I right click on desktop, select properties, then
appearance.I try to change the the desktop theme, hit
apply and the syytem locks up. I control, alt, delete and
it says display properties (not responding).Another issues
is that various fonts on my pc are broken up
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July 11th 04 01:02 AM
by Dave
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can't change display properties by
FWG Tally
Hello:
I'm having trouble changing the display properties with
the Windows 98 on my computer. I want a different color
scheme, but every time I try to change it, the program
freezes and I have to close it down. Any ideas on how I
can fix this? Thanks.
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Can't change display setting by
Lisa
Every time I boot up my display is at 640x480. Tried
changing it but the settings are lost. Everything seems
ok in Device Manager. I am not set up to run VGA (video
adapter looks ok). msconfig settings look ok. I don't
know anything about regedit - could there be a problem in
the registry? ...
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June 11th 04 04:42 PM
by Joe727
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Can't change display settings by
Ian A
I just refreshed Windows 98 and afterwards the fonts were
huge and the display setting were set to 640x480 and 16
colors. When I adjust the settings, Windows accepts teh
change and does a restart. When the restart completes,
the old settings (640x480;16 colors) have returned. I
have a dell p991...
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July 11th 04 08:19 PM
by Ian A
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Can't change resolution by
Manticore
Many months ago I saw in display properties under the settings tab where it
said "Extend My Windows Desktop onto this Monitor"..I put a check mark in
the box and played around with it,unchecked the box again and clicked
apply,I thought everything was ok...Now I'm unable to change...
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Can't change screen resolution by
[email protected]
I've got a 5 year old Gateway computer that I reformated the HD and put Win98
back on. I used the original restoration disks so I have all the right
drivers. This computer has a Intel Tolstoy motherboard w/intergrated sound
and video. Now my problem is when I change the screen resolution to...
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February 16th 05 01:55 PM
by Joe727
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can't change screen resolution by
adrian916
I cannot change the screen resolution on a windows 98 PC. In display
settings, I can select a new resolution and a new colour settings, but on
clicking "OK", it doesn't display a preview as normal - instead it says that
the computer must be restarted in order for the changes to take effect, but
on...
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Can't Get Rid of Wallpaper by
Arcadian
An old wallpaper keeps popping up on the desktop on opening & closing
Windows. I find it on the wallpaper list (from right-clicking the
desktop & clicking on Properties) but no way to delete it. ( It has
long been deleted from My Pictures.) It may seem like a little thing
but it's irritating that...
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can't get to 'ok' buttons... by
allyson
i've tried to change my screen resolution, but after
moving the slider, i have to hit the 'ok' or 'apply'
button, but they are inaccessible as the dialog box is too
big. i move it up as far as i can using the top border,
then make the bottom toolbar disappear, but the buttons are still too
far...
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Can't identify the Bus Speed at which my processor operates by
Martin Healy
Hi,
I'm in the process of upgrading the memory of my Windows 98 machine after a
system crash. It says in my PC manual that I must install PC-100 compliant
memory modules if the processor operates over a 100 MHz system bus. As my PC
is 4yrs+ old now, there is a strong possibity that this machine...
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Can't open JPEG Files by
Gail
Suddenly can't open JPEG files. Get message to go to My
Computer--View--Folder Options, but can't make that work.
Please help!
Thanks
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Can't run 32-bit mode by
Robert Griendling
I'm running Win98 SE.
Recently, my computer has frozen while the screen saver was on. Both times
the message indicated something was wrong with a 3D module. The second time
it happened I had to hit the re-set button to reboot and left the computer.
When I came back, it was off.
I started it up...
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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help! by
mike
my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't
looking. i think she made the colors all the same so
when i try to load something on desk top i just see
pink. she said she also did something with the size so i
can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although
when windows first loads...
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Can't select/activate desktop icons by
CS
Recently I very frequently have a situation where clicking
(left or right) on the desktop icons does nothing - the
system acts as if they aren't there. If I reboot, then
everything is ok for a while, but then the problem
reoccurs. Any ideas? Thanks.
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June 6th 04 02:37 AM
by CS
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Can't set display for 16 colors by
Ellis
Had been using Windows 98SE for more than a year. Recently, a lot of
corruption developed on my hard drive. In desperation, or frustration, I
finally reformatted it and then reinstalled Windows 98SE and AOL 9.0 Security
Edition. When I tried to reinstall Microsoft Internet Pack Service Pack 1,...
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Can't upload image to wallpaper without enabling Active Desktop by
LB
When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper, I
get a message that says I can only use the image if I
enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
without this happening. How can I get around this?
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May 30th 04 05:30 PM
by
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Can't upload wallpaper by
Bandit
Whenever I try to put an image as the wallpaper on my
desktop the screen freezes. I pres Ctrl+Alt+delete to end
task, but sometimes I have to restart the computer. How
can I stop it from freezing everytime I want to change the
wallpaper?
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May 27th 04 10:00 AM
by Bandit
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Cannot change desktop settings by
pbrig
I just updated from Win95 to 98. Now when I try to change the desktop
settings on my monitor I receive the message "An error accurred while Windows
was working with the Control Panel file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DESK.CPL". This
occurs whether I right click Properties on my desktop or I...
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April 20th 06 07:30 AM
by pbrig
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Cannot change display by
Georgew6
Hi, I have an ATI graphics card/adapter/drivers installed. After a reinstall
I cannot install the display properly. Display will not change to ATI and 256
colors. I have tried to reinstall the drivers on numerous ocassions. The
display always says VGA and 16 colors. Now I found out the system is...
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Cannot change display size by
Damien
My comp really suck:( I cannot change the size of my
moniter from the smallest setting. I need a setting of
800x600 but the slider wont move at all. Please help
me!!!!
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June 9th 04 03:40 AM
by Joe727
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