Proview Monitor problem

[plbrown]

I've got an old proview Em-175 monitor which has worked fine for years.
I had a pc virus and lost everything and when I reloaded Windows2000
and all the software I realised that the monitor was only using 16
colours. I've checked the options and this is the only option - there
is no high colour etc.

Going through device manage there is a problem with the drivers on the
VGA device and i assume this is the problem. I've downloaded what i
think is the driver from the proview website but I can't make it work
and I'm still on the 16 colour option.

Any ideas

Peter

 

[DL]

You need mobo chipset and other drivers, eg Video card, from the hardware
vendors sites specific to your hardware.
Its unlikely anything to do with the monitor itself, or the monitor drivers.

 

[plbrown]

I checked the newsgroups and somebody told me which driver to download.
I downloaded the file and unzipped it and now I've got a folder called
proview with lots of ICC profiles. I don't know what to do with them.
Should I be using these somehow?

Peter

 

[Malke]

I checked the newsgroups and somebody told me which driver to
download. I downloaded the file and unzipped it and now I've got a
folder called proview with lots of ICC profiles. I don't know what to
do with them. Should I be using these somehow?

No, you should be doing what DL told you - get and install drivers for
the hardware in your computer. This means drivers for your specific
hardware for your operating systems - motherboard, video (which will
address your particular problem), audio, etc.

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)

Malke