Find out what video it is and get the right drivers for it also set your
monitor to plug and play monitor not default.
Jim Hodges
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary W South" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 3:09 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] only video options 16 or 2 colors


> After reinstalling Windows 98 on my 300 MHz Packard Bell, my monitor will
> only offer 640 X 480 resolution. The only choices are 16 colors or 2
colors.
> Prior to this I had the resolution 800 X 600 and the color was great. Now
it is
> poor. I think I need proper video drivers but where would I get them. When
I try
> to change the driver it does not list any other compatible ones and it
says
> Windows installed the best one.
>
> I believe the computer came with 4 MB AGP which is built on the
motherboard.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Abd thanks for the help on my previous reinstallation problems. Installing
in
> a different directory worked.
>
> Gary South
>
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