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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: magic_plank on September 01, 2006, 06:10:52 PM

Title: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: magic_plank on September 01, 2006, 06:10:52 PM

I have a Viglen 486 laptop running DOS 6.22, OpenGem and Windows for workgroups 3.11.
Some of my Apps wouldn't work because I only had 16 colours. So I changed the resolution and colours in Windows Setup. Typical of me, I choose a setup that my LCD monitor, nor the monitor connected to it, supports. So, after the startup screen, everything goes black.
How can I undo this?

Title: Re: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: street1 (RIP) on September 01, 2006, 06:31:39 PM

What does a boot disk do?

Title: Re: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: GX1_Man on September 01, 2006, 06:36:43 PM

From the DOS prompt type setup and press Enter. You will be able to reset Windows to the default VGA display.

Life was a lot simpler then.  ;)

Title: Re: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: magic_plank on September 01, 2006, 06:52:21 PM

Yar, thank ye.
All sorted.

I think having a choice of three OS/Shells is great, its funny, I can start GEM in DOS, then started windows in GEM, then start GEM in Windows, until I run out of memory.

Title: Re: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: patio on September 01, 2006, 07:31:31 PM

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Yar, thank ye.
All sorted.

I think having a choice of three OS/Shells is great, its funny, I can start GEM in DOS, then started windows in GEM, then start GEM in Windows, until I run out of memory.

I run out of memory every day...don't be concerned.

Title: Re: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: Neil on September 02, 2006, 09:38:04 AM

Don't forget you can.. uh.. I forgot.

Title: Re: Win 3.11 Video Problem
Post by: magic_plank on September 02, 2006, 10:34:23 AM

LOL   ;D