Missing color

titleman · 01-15-2005, 03:04 PM

I did a reinstall of win98se on a compaq with E771 ViewSonic moinitor. Everything seem ok except I have almost no color. When I go to display properties it lists 2 Colors & 16 Colors. Under color management, nothing is selected.

Can someone clue me in as to what steps I need to do.

thank you.

**epos159** · 01-15-2005, 04:20 PM

Have you installed the driver for the monitor?

Right click on "My Computer" --> "Properties" --> "Hardware" --> "Device Manager"...

digit · 01-15-2005, 04:21 PM

Sounds like you need to install the drivers. If you don't have the disk that came with the monitor then go to their site. click here They have some generic drivers but nothing 'specific' to your model.

Also check to see if you Vid card drivers.

titleman · 01-15-2005, 05:05 PM

Can you explain this to me: Vid card drivers.

greyknight17 · 01-19-2005, 09:23 AM

That is referring to your video card drivers. You will need that in order to use the full functionality of the video card.

**Fox** · 01-19-2005, 10:29 AM

Yeah, very rarely will the color depth be limited by the fact that you don't have a driver installed for the monitor. In fact, I've never seen a computer that didn't work just fine without a driver for the monitor.

If you don't know what video card you have (you will need to install the driver for this), download Everest Home Edition, install and run it. Under the "computer" tab, hit "summary". Copy down whatever you see under Video Adapter and post it here. From that, we'll be able to find you a driver.

01-15-2005, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
titleman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 44 OS: win2000	Missing color I did a reinstall of win98se on a compaq with E771 ViewSonic moinitor. Everything seem ok except I have almost no color. When I go to display properties it lists 2 Colors & 16 Colors. Under color management, nothing is selected. Can someone clue me in as to what steps I need to do. thank you.

01-15-2005, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
digit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ach-e-el-el, USA Posts: 113 OS: WinXP PRO SP3	Sounds like you need to install the drivers. If you don't have the disk that came with the monitor then go to their site. click here They have some generic drivers but nothing 'specific' to your model. Also check to see if you Vid card drivers. Last edited by digit; 01-15-2005 at 04:23 PM.

01-19-2005, 09:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
greyknight17 Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 14,331 OS: Windows 98 & Windows XP Home/Pro My System	That is referring to your video card drivers. You will need that in order to use the full functionality of the video card. __________________ Please do NOT PM me. Post whatever questions you may have in the forum and we will take a look at it when we get to it. If you have waited for more than 3 days, you may then and ONLY then PM me for assistance. I will take a look at it. Adaware :: CWShredder :: HijackThis :: Panda ActiveScan :: Spybot S&D Anti-Spyware Tutorial :: Spyware Prevention Tools

01-15-2005, 04:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
epos159 I helped the forums. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: PA Posts: 562 OS: Windows XP Home	Have you installed the driver for the monitor? Right click on "My Computer" --> "Properties" --> "Hardware" --> "Device Manager"...

01-15-2005, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
titleman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 44 OS: win2000	Can you explain this to me: Vid card drivers.

01-19-2005, 10:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Yeah, very rarely will the color depth be limited by the fact that you don't have a driver installed for the monitor. In fact, I've never seen a computer that didn't work just fine without a driver for the monitor. If you don't know what video card you have (you will need to install the driver for this), download Everest Home Edition, install and run it. Under the "computer" tab, hit "summary". Copy down whatever you see under Video Adapter and post it here. From that, we'll be able to find you a driver.