color display settings

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I am having to change my settings color quanity from 8 to 32 when I start
up. it always sets it back at 8. Thanks for any help in this matter
 
Your colour bit depth is only as good as the video card that supports it.
Perhaps the card doesn't support 32 bit colour?

Have you tried updating your graphic card drivers (from the manufacturer's
web site?).

What is your operating system? (I'm not going to assume Windows XP in case
you've posted to the wrong group).

8 bit colour seems a bit old for today's graphics cards - more like 16,24 or
32 bit is the norm these days. My system doesn't even show 8 bit. It has
16 and 32.
 
jlm said:
I am having to change my settings color quanity from 8 to 32 when I
start up. it always sets it back at 8. Thanks for any help in this
matter
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Mr. Murray gave you some good troubleshooting steps. I'll give you a few
more:

A. First update the drivers for the video card. Never get drivers from
Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the
drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)

B. If updating the drivers doesn't work, then your video card is
probably dying. Swap it out for a known-working one. If your video is
on the motherboard, uninstall it and then put in an AGP or PCI video
card.

Testing hardware failures often involves swapping out suspected parts
with known-good parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are
uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA).

Malke
 
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