sounds like the video drive got messed up. Go to the device manager and
remove the display adapter. Then reboot and let the system reinstall the
driver.
Jerome

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>
> Windows 98 system
> I have a gateway g6-450 machine and I tried to put a firewall (kerio) on
> it. It totally locked up the machine and when I finally got it back up
> in safe mode (uninstalled kerio) I found it changed a lot of settings.
> The main setting I cannot get right in the display properties is the
> settings tab...it seems locked into 16 colors...every time I change to a
> higher colors setting(256) and I hit "apply" -it immediately does not
> let me hit "OK" to make the setting work.The screen goes to a box saying
> I have to restart my computer to make it work.  When I  restart my
> computer.. it  comes back with 16 colors.
> Thanks for your help...very frustrating.
> Larry ([log in to unmask])

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