video settings stuck on 8-bit color

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yerk5

A friend asked me to look at his PC. It's an HP and windows was having
a hard time starting. I'll spare the details but basically to fix it, I
inserted the XP CD and run the option to repair an existing install.

Everything was good to go again... but during the process a message
came up along the lines of it was going to change the video settings.
The only button it offered was OK.

Now it's stuck on 1024x768 with 8-bit color. Of course the 8-bit color
looks horrid and it won't allow me to change this. I'm not using his
monitor on it, but my own instead, which is a relatively new flat
screen. Windows shouldn't have detected it as a ghetto monitor, yet
8-bit color is my only choice.

If I go into the Advanced display settings, the Monitor tab shows only
"Default Monitor" and the Properties button to change it is disabled,
which I've never seen happen before.

I tried repeating the process with different monitors. No change. What
the heck do I do now? TIA
 
S

Steve N.

A friend asked me to look at his PC. It's an HP and windows was having
a hard time starting. I'll spare the details but basically to fix it, I
inserted the XP CD and run the option to repair an existing install.

Everything was good to go again... but during the process a message
came up along the lines of it was going to change the video settings.
The only button it offered was OK.

Now it's stuck on 1024x768 with 8-bit color. Of course the 8-bit color
looks horrid and it won't allow me to change this. I'm not using his
monitor on it, but my own instead, which is a relatively new flat
screen. Windows shouldn't have detected it as a ghetto monitor, yet
8-bit color is my only choice.

If I go into the Advanced display settings, the Monitor tab shows only
"Default Monitor" and the Properties button to change it is disabled,
which I've never seen happen before.

I tried repeating the process with different monitors. No change. What
the heck do I do now? TIA
Click to expand...

Go to:

www.hp.com

Search for the PC model and get the video driver for it.

Steve N.
 
G

Guest

The color settings are not depend on monitor. You should ask your friend for
the motherboard CD and install the VGA drivers. However, monitor drivers are
also important for correct resolution but you only need them after installing
the correct VGA drivers.

You can check for Display Drivers in Display Propertie's "Settings" tab. E.g.:

Display:
Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller.

If the display controller is "unknow" or "standard" then the problem is
because of "VGA drivers". just install them.

Hope this information help you. Let us know!
 
P

Plato

Now it's stuck on 1024x768 with 8-bit color. Of course the 8-bit color
Click to expand...

You need to install the correct video driver for the card, or onboard
chip, that is required.
 

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