Only 16 colours

[Fagin]

Can any one help, i have installed Windows ME on my hard drive it works ok but the colour is all crappy.

I went to change the colour in settings, but there is only 16 colours, no other option at all and the slider bar is ghosted.

Is there any thing i can do to correct this.

Thanks ion advance, Fagin.

[Shyguy]

Choose a Different Display adapter Driver (for monitor) to run in the Display properties box, I think Windows ME & 9x defaults to 16 color after a fresh install, what Vid card or graphics chip are you running? Should be using teh right driver for it & should allow you to increase the color settings (if its been installed?), otehrwise Windows goes 16 color by default i believe? Could also be that you have the wrong type of Monitor selected to run, but most likely you don't have the right Display Adapter installed.

[Fagin]

Can you tell me how i choose another display adapter.

Thanks

i am not sue what vid card or graphic chip i have, i will download Belark and find out.

[Fagin]

Shyguy - According to Belarc Adviser my display info is as follows

Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) [Display adapter]
Maxdata 12.9 [Monitor] (12.9"vis, February 1998)

Is that the info you meant, there is no mention of a graphics card. Thanks, Fagin.

[ThRoNkA]

you need to install the correct driver for your video card. I would go to device manager and remove the video card and reboot and hopefully it should detect it.

[MRCOMPUTER]

That will probably result in the standard adapter again.
Pull the case cover and eyeball the vid card. Card brand/model maybe printed on it. You may get the info you need off the chipset. If it is onboard vid, look on the mainboard for the brand/model of the board. Check any disks that came with your computer. Should be one for the vid card or it will be on the mainboard drivers disk...;)

[Fagin]

Just out of interest i went into Device manager but i could not see a video card mentioned, but i did see - Standard PCI graphic adapter (VGA) inside the Display Adapters foldeer.would that be the item. i checked properties for that and it shows that it is working correctly

[ThRoNkA]

you need to change that driver. it only does the standard colours (16). Check it to Super VGA and see what happens.

[Fagin]

Thanks ThRoNkA, but can you tell me HOW to change it?

[Cowboybooter]

Hi Fagin how's your good lady?

As MrComputer said, the best way is to take a butchers at the hardware, the graphics card usually has a name or a number on it!

Before you do that, do check through all the disks that came with the machine originally, one of them should have a video driver on it!



As you look at the front of the machine, ( assuming it's a tower, ) the left hand panel is the one to unscrew! The graphics card is the one the monitor connects to!

Get a name or model number, and you are in business!


Hope that helps,

:)

Bob

<edit: Spelling>

[Fagin]

Thanks Bob, she is doing ok, its just great to have her home again.

Assuming thati find out the name of the card, what would i do next?

[MRCOMPUTER]

Do a Google search for drivers or post that info and we will link you...;)

[Fagin]

I got it done, i took the case apart and saw the video card ATI Rage 128 pro. and then i remembered seeing ATI in very small print on one of the CD'S that came with the puter. In big print it said INSTALTION CD & ATI DVD PLAYER so i thought it was purely for the DVD player, which is why i overlooked it.

So it was taking the side off and looking inside that sorted it out,

so thanks again to all of you guys. Fagin

[Cowboybooter]

Kewl!

Glad you're up and Running, Fagin! Thanx for the feedbackl!

:)

Bob

[MRCOMPUTER]

...:D