desperately in need of help

dougburkeen3 · 11-27-2006, 05:36 PM

hello my name is doug .
i own a compaq computer that currently looks as though it is in the safe mode of windows 98.
for what ever reason it wont let me change the color.
everytime i try to change it to 265 i reboot and it comes back online reset to 16 bt.
is any one aware of a step i may be missing?
i have tried seeting it to 265 then hitting apply then reboot
i have tried reseeting it to 265 then hitting ok and rebooting
always goes back to 16
and also in the advanced where it says change without restarting does not let me do that either it always restarts thank you
also my email address is *********** thank you

Jlp1928 · 11-27-2006, 11:12 PM

Hi Doug, Do you mean it is in Safe Mode or only acts like it is? Safe mode will only let you run in 640 X 480 and 16 colors. If you are actually able to change the setting then you are not in Safe Mode. Your best bet is to reload the video drivers for your Video.

Good Luck, Jim

**koala** · 11-28-2006, 09:12 PM

What graphics card do you have? As Jim says, try reinstalling the drivers then reboot.

ATI and nVidia are the two most common makers of graphics cards (links below). If you have onboard graphics, you can find the drivers on your motherboard CD or the manufacturer's website.

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

11-27-2006, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
dougburkeen3 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3 OS: win98	desperately in need of help hello my name is doug . i own a compaq computer that currently looks as though it is in the safe mode of windows 98. for what ever reason it wont let me change the color. everytime i try to change it to 265 i reboot and it comes back online reset to 16 bt. is any one aware of a step i may be missing? i have tried seeting it to 265 then hitting apply then reboot i have tried reseeting it to 265 then hitting ok and rebooting always goes back to 16 and also in the advanced where it says change without restarting does not let me do that either it always restarts thank you also my email address is *********** thank you Last edited by koala; 11-28-2006 at 09:13 PM. Reason: removed email to prevent spam :-)

11-28-2006, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,331 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	What graphics card do you have? As Jim says, try reinstalling the drivers then reboot. ATI and nVidia are the two most common makers of graphics cards (links below). If you have onboard graphics, you can find the drivers on your motherboard CD or the manufacturer's website. http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

11-27-2006, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jlp1928 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 440 OS: Win98, XP, 2000	Hi Doug, Do you mean it is in Safe Mode or only acts like it is? Safe mode will only let you run in 640 X 480 and 16 colors. If you are actually able to change the setting then you are not in Safe Mode. Your best bet is to reload the video drivers for your Video. Good Luck, Jim