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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: SMcC65 on October 08, 2006, 05:32:11 PM

Title: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: SMcC65 on October 08, 2006, 05:32:11 PM

Computer had linux loaded, (pretty sure that's irrelavant info!) formatted the HD and loaded windows 98se instead, since then, the only colour options I have are 2 colours or 16 colours.  Picture was previously good and had 16 true colour and 256 colour options too. Have tried it on a spare monitor and have the same result.
Is there anyway I can fix this?
Thankyou.

Title: Re: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: street1 (RIP) on October 08, 2006, 05:41:15 PM

SMcC65 Welcome to Computerhope.


You need to download and run Everest to Identify you hardware.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Then go to the manufacturers website and download the driver for
your video.

Title: Re: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: fat_basterd21 on October 09, 2006, 01:18:12 AM

yea 98 allways had that problem of finding hardware unless it was the disk that came with the comp... your lucky last time I installed 98 my modem didnt even work I couldn't download drivers.. I was fSOLcked...

Title: Re: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: sealbee on October 09, 2006, 02:32:33 AM

Did you install the drivers for your video card?

Title: Re: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: GX1_Man on October 09, 2006, 04:42:30 AM

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yea 98 allways had that problem of finding hardware unless it was the disk that came with the comp... your lucky last time I installed 98 my modem didnt even work I couldn't download drivers.. I was fSOLcked...

Once you correctly identify the hardware the drivers CAN be found. The internet is a big place.  ;)

Title: Re: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: SMcC65 on October 09, 2006, 04:46:11 AM

Have downloaded everest as suggested and resolved the problem. Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: Loaded windows 98 and lost colour options
Post by: Raptor on October 09, 2006, 10:22:43 AM

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yea 98 allways had that problem of finding hardware unless it was the disk that came with the comp... your lucky last time I installed 98 my modem didnt even work I couldn't download drivers.. I was fSOLcked...

No, it didn't. It just doesn't carry as many drivers as newer versions of Windows do.