2/16 Colour driver problem

I recently had windows uninstalled and reinstalled on my puter. (Win98SE)

The problem is that I now only have a choice of either 2 or 16 colours on my screen whereas before I scrubbed the machine I had 4 gazillion colours, well loads anyway.

I am told that I need to DL a particular driver or drivers to sort this problem out. There my knowledge ends on this subject.

Do I need a driver or drivers? What ones? How do I find them? Do they automatically install and run when downloaded or do I need to make adjustments after downloading?

Help would be greatly appreciated guys and girls.

 

Halo, firstly thanks for your assitance in this matter.

I have taken the answers to our queries from Everest so here goes...

Microsoft Windows 98SE (excuse the full title lol)
CPU Type AMD K6-2, 550 MHz (5.5 x 100)
Motherboard ID 51-1227-001169-00111111-071599-41E_43C$MS5191-T99_A5191MS V1.5 122799 TIME COMPUTER SYSTEMS (383J01GB2)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Video Adapter Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)

OK, I can't see anything relating to a graphics card as such so I have included the Video Adapter details as a guess as this is what I have been told I need a driver for. If there is a graphics card is there any other way to find out it's details? I can't see it under the computer/summary section in Everest.

Thanks again, looking forward to sorting this out, these 16 colours are really starting to give me a headache!!!!!

 

Halo, now tha you ask, i have found a driver CD that came with the computer. The computer was given to me by a family member ad TBH I don't really know what some of the stuff that came with it is!

Anyways, I have a CD titled "Time Computer Systems - System & Driver CD". It professes to contain 'a complete copy of all of the drivers required for hardware devices on your machine....'

I have put it in the machine and can't make any sense of it TBH. The instructions on the CD are that I should click 'Begin Transfer' but when I do that I get a message saying 'unable to locate a list of drivers for this system You should manually browse the Driver CD yourself and install them from the driver CDROM'. This is where I am baffled and can't continue cause I don't know what to do next lol

I DL'd that driver that you gave me the link for and ended up with read only files all over my desktop!!! Obviously I have DL'd to the desktop by mistake but the driver has also DL'd to the program files section in the C Drive?? Will the driver just run itself or do I have to do something with it now that I have DL'd it??? Anh how the heck can I get this crap off my desktop!!

Sorry I'm so crap with this technical stuff BTW, look forward to your further assitance, thanks in anticipation.

 

Halo, I cant find the graphics card thing or rage 3d in my programs so couldnt uninstall. As for the DL I am assuming that I enter the names of the files that are on the desktop? If so then I'm in trouble cause I get the feeling there are quite a few of them. As yuo said I mistakeny opened the file to my desktop. I did get the driver DL'd I think, its in my programs file.

Anyways, I can worry about removing the crud after I get the colour sorted out if thats ok?

The driver CD... hmmmmmm...this is a strange one...... I put the CD in and I get a grey window popup entitled Driver CD 9.0. There a sub box for want of a better phrase that is titled 'transfer drievrs to local hardware'. In that sub box there are two fields for me to enter information, the information requested is 'current file' and 'new directory' and as I say there is a field beside each for me to enter information. Then theres the option that I mentioned earlier 'Begin Transfer'. When I click information I get another grey windoy with the tabs along the top. The options there are 'Version' ' Manuals' 'Transferring Drivers' and 'Printers' ad if I click in any of the tabs there is simply some more information.

The strangest thing about this CD is that to me tehre seems to be absolutely nothing on it. I have lokoed a few times and opened every tab and button available and there is basically nothing no options other than those two fields that I mentioned. Obviously not knowing what to put in either of those fields has precluded me from doing anything there.

I hope you can help here. Does this sound like a normal driver CD? I am miffed that there are no options when it opens up, especially as when I click begin transfer as the CD says I sould do and I get the message telling me to browse the CD??? I can't find any function that allows me to browse the CD!!

Look forward to your reply.

 

Halo, I got all those files off the desktop and I seem to have uninstalled that download that you gave me as well. I can always download it again if we need it.

Cheers mucker.

 

Halo, I have right clicked and opened the CD (easy when you know how lol)

There are a few files in the directory and yes Display is one of them. 'Sound' also has a file. I dont seem to haev any sound on the machine either since I scrubbed it!

OK, what do we with these folders/files?

 

The files in the display folder are; ATI 524, ATI 540, ATI Rage 128VR, CTX Notebook, Micro ATX 5598, MSI nVIDIA TNT M64, and Trident 8400AGP.

And in the sound folder; Creative 1371PCI 64V, Creative 1373PCI 128V, Creative 1373PCI 64V, CTX Notebook, Ess 1869, Fifa 99 Patch, MSI EX Yamaha, Sound Blaster Live 1024, VIA FIC Vt686a.

Cheers.

 

Woops, dunno if I;ve done the right thing here or not Halo! I have installed what I think is the driver for the colour and I now have a far healthier display on screen. My colours have gone from 16 to 256 but the screen display still isn't as clear as it was prior to the compuetr being wiped. I installed from inside the file for the driver you mentioned for colour, there was something in there called 'Atisetup'. I used it to install. Firstly, have I did the right thing? and secondly, can I improve on 256 colours back to what ever it was before or is 256 my lot??

Will I do the same for the sound driver?

 

I have adusted the colour to High Colour 16 bit and it seems perfect. Sound is working as well. As for the driver you linked too I think I'm just gonna leave well enough alone now that the machine's workin properly again.

You're a real diamond Halo, can't thank you enough for your help, ta very much. Good luck.

 

The people here are really friendly, sure we have our share of ass holes like anywhere else but on the whole a very hospitable bunch who just like to party and have fun!

I hope you enjoy the trip mucker, good luck and thanks again.