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Filby1
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26th Apr 05 at 07:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hey every one can anyone help me?

I just put windows 2000 Prof on my computer and now it wont let me put the colour any higher than 16 colours and in the control panal it just says Defult Monitor (VGA), thats it.

Any ideas how i could sort this?
iceman
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26th Apr 05 at 07:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do you have the right graphics card installed
Joff
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26th Apr 05 at 07:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have you got the software drivers for your graphics card?
Rileysport
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26th Apr 05 at 07:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do you have a graphics card ?
Filby1
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wel it had windows Me befor then i got an ipod and it needed xp/2000 dont have any driver discs and its dont give any info anywhere as to what it is so i cand download any
iceman
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you need to check the device properties of the system
goto control panel then click on system then hardware then device manager
Filby1
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then i can see what card it has and download updates from the web site? might the Service Pack 4 windows 2000 disc/Download sort this prob?
iceman
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quote:
Originally posted by Filby1
then i can see what card it has and download updates from the web site? might the Service Pack 4 windows 2000 disc/Download sort this prob?


if its a newish laptop then no your will need the drivers for the graphics card from the supplier of the card, thats providing it is a driver problem
Filby1
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26th Apr 05 at 08:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What other prob could it be apart from drivers?
Pablo
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format c
iceman
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26th Apr 05 at 08:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Filby1
What other prob could it be apart from drivers?


try the drivers 1st

how old is the laptop?
Skinz
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26th Apr 05 at 08:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its unlikely to be anything else but drivers, I would look on the PC manufacturers website for the help finding the right drivers.
Skinz
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gtf

[Edited on 26-04-2005 by Skinz]
Filby1
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its a 2001 Packard bell desk top
Andrew
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Will just be the drivers. Download them off the internet.

 
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