Re: Can't change screen settings!

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From: obsidian
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:56

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check the monitor settings, if it is set as
Standard VGA Monitor then 16 colours
at 640x480 is all you can get

choose a Standard SVGA Monitor at 1024x768
then you will get higher resolution

if you can, get the driver for the monitor from
the manufacturer


"Axel Priem" <axel_priem@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3bf79c88$0$248$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
> Yo,
>
> I've recently re-installed windows 98, and now I can't
change my screen
> resolution and colors. I have an Intel 740 VGA card, but
the settings are
> stuck on 16 colors and 640x480 resolution. I've tried
everything. I have the
> latest drivers installed. I've consulted Microsoft support
on the internet,
> but the solutions they offer don't work either. Can anyone
give me some
> advice?
>
> Thanks!
>
> kAysEr.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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