Something Wrong With Vista Upgrade? (34-bit)

[Guest]

Hi,
i upgraded to vista, first for some reason when i upgraded it started
computer and went to 4-bit and the lowest resolution, then explorer.exe
started crashing. My computer meet the specifications but just vista wont
work. Explorer.exe starts crashing when i open a folder or Control Panel or
anything i can change settings but it wont let me move up to 34-bit colour
and 1204-874 (or something like that) it just stays at: 4-bit colour and
lowest resolution, any help?

Thanks,
Wormhole

 

[Foofy]

You can start by installing the latest drivers for your video card. That
said, I had to do a clean install as my computer had a BSOD every time I
used explorer to see any folder on my C drive, eventually crashing every
time it got to the end of setting up the desktop. No BSOD with the clean
install so far.

 

[Paul Landay]

Hi,
i upgraded to vista, first for some reason when i upgraded it started
computer and went to 4-bit and the lowest resolution, then explorer.exe
started crashing. My computer meet the specifications but just vista wont
work. Explorer.exe starts crashing when i open a folder or Control Panel or
anything i can change settings but it wont let me move up to 34-bit colour
and 1204-874 (or something like that) it just stays at: 4-bit colour and
lowest resolution, any help?

Thanks,
Wormhole

I had the 640x480,4bit color problem when I installed Vista Beta2 also.
In my case the problem was fixed by updating the BIOS, so that Vista
could accurately detect the capabilities of the graphics card (Intel
Brookdale-G chipset). I hope that helps.

Paul Landay

 

[Guest]

Hmmm how would i update my BIOS??

I had the 640x480,4bit color problem when I installed Vista Beta2 also.
In my case the problem was fixed by updating the BIOS, so that Vista
could accurately detect the capabilities of the graphics card (Intel
Brookdale-G chipset). I hope that helps.

Paul Landay

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You check your BIOS version number against the manufacturer's website to see
if a later version is available. If so, you carefully follow the directions
on the website. The consequences of making a mistake while flashing a BIOS
are winding up with a non-working machine.