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Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Calling All Friends...

Those of you who know something about computers - my mom messed with the color settings on our computer and now it's, well, not good. The only options are a 2 or 16 color setting - she thinks she deleted some of them. Does anybody know how to fix it? (I checked the recycle bin and it's not there...)

posted by Julie @ 2:47 PM  

2 Comments:

  • At 5:29 PM , Blogger Froyd said...

    Is the correct monitor selected in your display settings?
    Make sure that the correct monitor appears in Display properties. If the wrong monitor is selected, Windows might not use the full capabilities of your monitor, and you might be restricted in your choice of screen resolutions.

    To check your monitor selection

    Open Display Properties in Control Panel.
    Click the Settings tab, click Advanced, and then click the Monitor tab.
    The monitor that is selected for your computer is displayed under Monitor Type.

    If correct monitor isn't listed, click Properties.
    Click the Driver tab, and then click Update driver.
    After the Hardware Update Wizard starts, click Install from a list or specific location, and then click Next.
    Click Don't search. I will choose the driver to install, and then click Next. This provides a list of monitor manufacturers and models.
    In Manufacturers, click the manufacturer of your monitor, and then in Models, click the model name.

    If your monitor isn't listed, click (Standard monitor type) in Manufacturers, and then choose the most compatible setting for your monitor in Models.
    Click Next, and then click Next again.
    Note

    To open Display Properties, click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display.
    Does selecting the correct monitor solve the problem?



    that came from the troubleshoot button on my display properties box, but I use WINXP, so I don't know if that'll help you out. But usually this happens when a video driver gets deleted. If the above steps don't help, dig out your driver disc that should have come with your computer and reinstall the graphics and monitor drivers.

     

  • At 4:49 PM , Blogger Julie said...

    We fixed it! Froyd - you rock! Bus incident forgiven :)

     

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