true color no longer an option

My display has reverted to 8-color and it won't change
even when I select a higher setting from control panel -
display - settings. ALso, "true color" is no longer listed
as a setting option. Any ideas?

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

"Danny" wrote in message
...
My display has reverted to 8-color and it won't change
even when I select a higher setting from control panel -
display - settings. ALso, "true color" is no longer listed
as a setting option. Any ideas?

Here's the copy. Thanks!

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98
OS Service Pack None
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1)
Computer Name N2F8W4
User Name Daniel Williams

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Celeron-A, 300 MHz (4.5 x 67)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Intel 82440BX/ZX
System Memory 64 MB (PC100 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (11/18/98)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter S3 Inc. Trio3D (4 MB)
3D Accelerator S3 Trio3D
Monitor Daewoo CMC-1427X1 (6011)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES5880) Sound
Card

Storage
Floppy Drive GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Optical Drive MAT****A CD-ROM CR-572 (2x CD-ROM)
Optical Drive Memorex 52MAXX 2452AJ (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)

Partitions
C: (FAT32) 4117 MB (1085 MB free)
D: (FAT) 2047 MB (1537 MB free)
E: (FAT32) 4086 MB (4081 MB free)
F: (FAT) 1039 MB (1039 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural
Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Network
Primary IP Address 24.49.145.105
Primary MAC Address 00-E0-7D-DB-99-23
Network Adapter NDIS 4.0 driver (24.49.145.105)
Network Adapter PPP Adapter.
Modem Lucent Win Modem

Peripherals
Printer Acrobat PDFWriter
Printer BitWare Fax Driver
Printer EPSON Stylus COLOR 400
USB Device Generic USB Hub

-----Original 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 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

"Danny" wrote in message
...
My display has reverted to 8-color and it won't change
even when I select a higher setting from control panel -
display - settings. ALso, "true color" is no longer
listed
as a setting option. Any ideas?


.

You have an S3 trio video card.

These are the drivers for your video card:

9x26106.zip 422k 1998 Sep 17 Binary-Trio 3D Win 95/98 MS Logo'd v.
2.61.06 -Prod

You can get them he

http://ranger.s3graphics.com/swlib/365drv/

Create a folder on your desktop called Video Drivers.

Download the video drivers to it. Right click and extract the files to the
*same folder*, or extract it using one of the free zip utilities from the PC
World Magazine website:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,6531,00.asp

**If you already have the drivers extracted in a folder you can find, then
start here.**

Since the drivers do not have a self-installer so you will have to follow
these installation instructions for Example 2 or Example 3:

DRIVER INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.

Start the "Display" applet program.

Select the "Settings" page, push the "Change Display Type" button.

Push the "Change" button in the "Adapter Type" area.

Push the "Have Disk" button and press "OK".

Specify the path to the new driver and press the ENTER
key:

Example 2: Type in the name of the directory where you copied
the drivers, either on your local hard drive or
on a network share.
(***This will be the Video Drivers folder you created
on your Desktop***)

Example 3: If you're not sure exactly where the drivers are,
choose the "Browse..." button are find them.
(***This will be the Video Drivers folder you created
on your Desktop***)

The "Select Device" dialog box will appear. Select the adapter that
corresponds to the one you installed in your machine and click OK.

Windows 95 (or Windows 98) will copy the display drivers to the proper
directories
on your system.

Continue choosing Close until asked to restart your machine from the
"Systems Settings Change" dialog box.

After the system has restarted, you can go back into the Display
applet and select alternate screen resolutions and color depths.

Make sure you *temporarily* disable your anti-virus program since it can
interfere with the video drivers installation process. Reboot your
computer.

Joe

wrote in message
...
Here's the copy. Thanks!

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98
OS Service Pack None
Display
Video Adapter S3 Inc. Trio3D (4 MB)
3D Accelerator S3 Trio3D
snip

Looks like either the video card or monitor got changed by windows...
This has happened to me a couple of times.

right click on the desktop and goto properties. and goto the display settings.
look for a line above the color quality and screen resolution.

it sould say something like "Plug and Play Monitor on Intel Graphics
Controller."
that's what is says for the machine i am currently on.
if the if the video card says something like Super VGA, VGA, or something
like those 2. then that is probably your problem and you will need to
reinstall your video card drivers.