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DISPLAY PROBLEMS? HERE'S ONE SOLUTION
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 free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest 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. Everest 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 Everest 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 |
Just testing something Joe. Can't find any test ng and I want to be able to link your
response to others. If this does not work I will use the google way to link. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Joe727" wrote in message ... 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 free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest 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. Everest 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 Everest 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 |
NP Brian. Feel free to simply copy and paste the info if you feel it's
useful to help others. Joe "Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message ... Just testing something Joe. Can't find any test ng and I want to be able to link your response to others. If this does not work I will use the google way to link. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm snip |
Thanks Joe,
All went well with the link which I have copied/saved and will do the same with your info request. If MS is still on a 90 day policy then surely the link will be invalid when that day hits and I would then need to either Google link or simply paste your request with info accrediting you. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Joe727" wrote in message ... NP Brian. Feel free to simply copy and paste the info if you feel it's useful to help others. Joe "Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message ... Just testing something Joe. Can't find any test ng and I want to be able to link your response to others. If this does not work I will use the google way to link. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm snip |
Ok Brian - no need for the credit though.
Thanks Joe "Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message ... Thanks Joe, All went well with the link which I have copied/saved and will do the same with your info request. If MS is still on a 90 day policy then surely the link will be invalid when that day hits and I would then need to either Google link or simply paste your request with info accrediting you. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Joe727" wrote in message ... NP Brian. Feel free to simply copy and paste the info if you feel it's useful to help others. Joe "Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message ... Just testing something Joe. Can't find any test ng and I want to be able to link your response to others. If this does not work I will use the google way to link. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm snip |
Dear Joe,
Thanks for that fine Everest link. I love it. I have the following: Dell Dimension XPS 266 Motherboard: Intel Atlanta AL 440LX 2 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM CPU: Intel Pentium II 266 mhz (4x67) Chipset: Intel 82440LX Display: PCI / VGA video standard PCI graphics adapter (VGA) (64kb) 3D accelerator is 3dLabs Permedia 2 (Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro) When my ethernet card went down I installed a CNet Pro200WL PCI fast ethernet adaptor (to access my cable modem). Then couldn't run the ethernet without a total Win 98 upgrade. Formatted hard drive (with Dell tech support guidance), and when Windows came back up I seemed to have this horrible OVERSIZED bitmapped screen. Everest suggested problem was with having less than 4 mb of video memory and suggested "upgrade your video card for better performance..." I couldn't find any listing at the 3DLabs website for the Permedia 2 Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro, to get a driver upgrade. What do you think is up with this? MANY THANKS, JOE! Paul Conrad "Joe727" wrote: 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 free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest 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. Everest 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 Everest 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 |
You're welcome. Everest is a great program. It used to be called Aida32.
You can get the driver for your Diamond Multimedia card at Driverguide.com. http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=123269 Use Drivers as the log-in name and all for the password. Create a folder on your desktop called Video Drivers. Download the video drivers to it, then open the folder and click the icon to install. Make sure you *temporarily* disable your anti-virus software since it can interfere with the installation of the video drivers. Joe "Paul Conrad" Paul wrote in message ... Dear Joe, Thanks for that fine Everest link. I love it. I have the following: Dell Dimension XPS 266 Motherboard: Intel Atlanta AL 440LX 2 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM CPU: Intel Pentium II 266 mhz (4x67) Chipset: Intel 82440LX Display: PCI / VGA video standard PCI graphics adapter (VGA) (64kb) 3D accelerator is 3dLabs Permedia 2 (Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro) When my ethernet card went down I installed a CNet Pro200WL PCI fast ethernet adaptor (to access my cable modem). Then couldn't run the ethernet without a total Win 98 upgrade. Formatted hard drive (with Dell tech support guidance), and when Windows came back up I seemed to have this horrible OVERSIZED bitmapped screen. Everest suggested problem was with having less than 4 mb of video memory and suggested "upgrade your video card for better performance..." I couldn't find any listing at the 3DLabs website for the Permedia 2 Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro, to get a driver upgrade. What do you think is up with this? MANY THANKS, JOE! Paul Conrad "Joe727" wrote: 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 free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest 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. Everest 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 Everest 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 |
Thanks SO much for posting those URLs for me. Just enormously helpful, and
really solved the problem (tears of joy). Now I am resolving a problem with registry of the "oleacc.dll" which seems unwilling to go to work for me. Will now go post in tthe "WIN98 internet" thread. Again TNX "Joe727" wrote: 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 free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest 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. Everest 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 Everest 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 |
You're welcome and thanks for posting back that you found the information
useful. Joe "Paul Conrad" wrote in message ... Thanks SO much for posting those URLs for me. Just enormously helpful, and really solved the problem (tears of joy). Now I am resolving a problem with registry of the "oleacc.dll" which seems unwilling to go to work for me. Will now go post in tthe "WIN98 internet" thread. Again TNX "Joe727" wrote: 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 free program. It might be able to determine what kind of video card you have: Everest Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...ng=en&pageid=3 To find the Everest info you need to post, run the Everest 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. Everest 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 Everest 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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