Why can't I change my display settings??

When I go to display and change my settings to something other than 16 colors and 640x480, It asks me to restart. I do, and than after the 2nd windows 98 logo appears, the screen turns totally black except for a little white line flashing in the upper left-hand corner. When I reboot after that, I get in to windows, but it is still 16 colors and 640x480. How do I fix this so I can access other colors and sizes?

This question was answered on June 11, 2001. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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Hello and thank you for your question.

It sounds like you just have the standard VGA driver installed.

The first thing I suggest is to remove your display adapter,(video driver) and let windows redetect your video card To do this, Right-click on My Computer and select Properties, then select Device Manager, locate adapter and remove it and reboot If after doing this you still cannot adjust your display settings I suggest you go to your video card manufacturers website and download, and install, a "new" video driver You should then be able to change the settings as you like.

Good luck!!

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Posted by Lanny of Chandler-Gilbert Community College on June 11, 2001

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