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Started by Josh B
Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Josh B
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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Hi everyone. Is there a way that you can change between true colour and high colour in Windows95 without having to reboot the computer. I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true colour). Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour mode. Thanks -- Josh -- The three stages of life: 1) You believe in Santa Claus 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus 3) You are Santa Claus
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Derek Morton
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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Josh This is usually hardware dependent. Get hold of quickres from the m$ powertoys and see what it does. On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 12:59:04 +1100, joshb.DELETEME@ozemail.com.au (Josh B) wrote: >Hi everyone. > >Is there a way that you can change between true colour and high colour in >Windows95 without having to reboot the computer. > >I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being >in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true >colour). > >Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour >mode. > >Thanks -- Josh
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Rod Speed
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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Josh B <joshb.DELETEME@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message news:MPG.10f03f7333949e8098991e@news.ozemail.com.au... > Is there a way that you can change between true colour and > high colour in Windows95 without having to reboot the computer. That's configurable in Display/Settings/Advanced, whether to require a reboot or not. Thats in Win98 anyway, pretty sure that didnt change. > I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being > in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true colour). Basically a speed consideration. > Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour mode.
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Danielle
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:50:29 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rspeed@dragnet.com.au> wrote: > >Josh B <joshb.DELETEME@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message >news:MPG.10f03f7333949e8098991e@news.ozemail.com.au... > >> Is there a way that you can change between true colour and >> high colour in Windows95 without having to reboot the computer. > >That's configurable in Display/Settings/Advanced, whether to require >a reboot or not. Thats in Win98 anyway, pretty sure that didnt change. > For win95 its not that much diff to 98 Display/Settings/Advanced/Performance. Also in 95 in the Settings cat. it gives you the option of adding a setting icon to the task bar, makes it easier when wanting to switch between Half Life and your normal desktop settings ive found. Cheers Danielle
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Josh B
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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I'm standing now in ozemail.users where on Sun, 27 Dec 1998 05:59:58 GMT, Danielle (also known to some as drds@wibble.ozemail.com.au) was heard by a dozen or more witnesses to say.... > Also in 95 in the Settings cat. it gives you the option of adding a > setting icon to the task bar, makes it easier when wanting to switch > between Half Life and your normal desktop settings ive found. Installed and working perfectly! You have Half-life? -- The three stages of life: 1) You believe in Santa Claus 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus 3) You are Santa Claus
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: G Cook
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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He has not sixteen million colours. Sixteen million of my pretty ones? Did you say, sixteen million? O hell-kite! Sixteen million? What, sixteen million of my pretty colours and their VRAM At one fell swoop? (Apologies to Will, couldn't help myself) -- Regards, Gavan. Delete 'nospam.' to email, spam bots please go to this URL: http://www.e-scrub.com/spammers-are-leeches/index.htm
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: marimus
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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Derek Morton wrote: > > Josh > > This is usually hardware dependent. > Get hold of quickres from the m$ powertoys and see what it does. > I don't beleive you. Just to check, I tried the following cards in my Windows box.... Tseng Labs ET4000 ISA Trident TVGA ISA S3 Trio32 1MB S3 Trio64 2MB S3 Virge/dx Diamond Stealth II And switched all cards between 8 and 256 colours (the highest colour depth common to all cards) and all worked fine. Mabey I have the rare combo of old cards that all can do it, I don't know. l8r, Marimus
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Danielle
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 18:58:55 +1100, joshb.DELETEME@ozemail.com.au (Josh B) wrote: >I'm standing now in ozemail.users where on Sun, 27 Dec 1998 05:59:58 GMT, >Danielle (also known to some as drds@wibble.ozemail.com.au) was heard by >a dozen or more witnesses to say.... > > >> Also in 95 in the Settings cat. it gives you the option of adding a >> setting icon to the task bar, makes it easier when wanting to switch >> between Half Life and your normal desktop settings ive found. > >Installed and working perfectly! > >You have Half-life? > Yes i do, dont sound so shocked :) Danielle
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Derek Woodlands
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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'Twas a dark and stormy night on Sun, 27 Dec 1998 12:59:04 +1100 as
joshb.DELETEME@ozemail.com.au (Josh B) took time out from the neverending quest
to rid the world of grues and wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> Is there a way that you can change between true colour and high colour in
> Windows95 without having to reboot the computer.
>
> I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being
> in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true
> colour).
>
> Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour
> mode.
Sounds like you need more memory on your video card.
Catchya
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Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Derek Morton
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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And if you set them to hi color mode what happens? That what the original poster asked. On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 18:24:00 +1000, marimus <marimus@ozemail.com.au> wrote: >Derek Morton wrote: >> >> Josh >> >> This is usually hardware dependent. >> Get hold of quickres from the m$ powertoys and see what it does. >> >I don't beleive you. > >Just to check, I tried the following cards in my Windows box.... > >Tseng Labs ET4000 ISA >Trident TVGA ISA >S3 Trio32 1MB >S3 Trio64 2MB >S3 Virge/dx >Diamond Stealth II > >And switched all cards between 8 and 256 colours (the highest colour >depth common to all cards) and all worked fine. > >Mabey I have the rare combo of old cards that all can do it, I don't >know. > >l8r, Marimus
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: John Stewart
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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Uh, I looked in the advanced settings under properties (Right click on desktop). You can select the option to apply settings without restarting the computer. Hope this helps. John Stewart Josh B wrote in message ... >Hi everyone. > >Is there a way that you can change between true colour and high colour in >Windows95 without having to reboot the computer. > >I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being >in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true >colour). > >Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour >mode. > >Thanks -- Josh > >-- >The three stages of life: >1) You believe in Santa Claus >2) You don't believe in Santa Claus >3) You are Santa Claus
Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Alby
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 00:00
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Have you considered 'Quickres', one of the powertoys from Microsoft.
Josh B wrote:
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> Is there a way that you can change between true colour and high colour in
> Windows95 without having to reboot the computer.
>
> I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being
> in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true
> colour).
>
> Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour
> mode.
>
> Thanks -- Josh
>
> --
> The three stages of life:
> 1) You believe in Santa Claus
> 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus
> 3) You are Santa Claus
--
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Re: True colour to high colour in one fowl swoop?
Author: Alby
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 00:00
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Doh! should have checked other replies first.
Alby wrote:
>
> Have you considered 'Quickres', one of the powertoys from Microsoft.
>
> Josh B wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > Is there a way that you can change between true colour and high colour in
> > Windows95 without having to reboot the computer.
> >
> > I got Half-life for Christmas, and it won't run without my computer being
> > in high colour (which seems a tad strange that it won't run in true
> > colour).
> >
> > Alternatively, does anyone know how to make Half-life run in true colour
> > mode.
> >
> > Thanks -- Josh
> >
> > --
> > The three stages of life:
> > 1) You believe in Santa Claus
> > 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus
> > 3) You are Santa Claus
>
> --
> Albert KRAMER
>
> E-mail: mailto:alby49@ozemail.com.au
> Homepage:http://www.ozemail.com.au/~alby49/
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> a *Free* Internet Postcard or GreetingCard here:
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