Nvidia drivers don't seem to work: windows ME?

Ok I'll post some facts about my pc first (its a crap pc)

Computer:
Besturingssysteem Microsoft Windows ME
OS Service Pack Geen
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1)
Computernaam (removed)
Naam gebruiker (removed)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium IIIE, 866 MHz (6.5 x 133)
Motherboard name: Intel Easton D815EEA (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Solano i815E
Systemmemory 256 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (09/22/00)
Communicatiepoort Communicatiepoort (COM1)
Communicatiepoort ECP-printerpoort (LPT1)

Scherm:
Video card Standard-PCI-videoadapter (vga)
3D-accelerator nVIDIA GeForce2 GTS
Monitor Dell E770p (279CF0AUB07Z)

So it started when I had to format c: because my pc kept turning off when windows loaded (should be because I used a program to boost my ram)
I installed windows ME again, installed internet, guild wars and Nvidia driver which I downloaded from the site (Graphical card, geforce, windows ME).
I installed the driver, rebooted my pc and saw that I couldn't change the colors from 16 to 256 colors.
I installed it manually (in device manager, pointing to the Nvidia map), rebooted pc, it shut down again while windows is loading.
I restored to an earlier time, tried installing the driver again, after I rebooted it said "wrong driver, check nvidia website or windows update".
I downloaded all the essential updates from windows update (not the windows ME updated) but didn't see any service pack 2.
So the main problem is that I cannot get 256 colors.

My motherboard hasn't been updated for 6 years, could that be the problem?
Can't find any drivers on the intel / dell website.

Hopefully I will find a reply here tomorrow morning
Thx

 

This should be your driver,
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html

 

Downloaded, installed, overwrite existing files? ... yes, rebooted, still can't change it to 256 colors.
When I watch in the Software screen, it doesn't show anything "Nvidia".
In AIDA it says that I use a "standard video card", shouldn't it say "Geforce2"?

 

Try this, it help to fully clean out all files left behind when drivers are uninstalled. Its done the job for me... http://majorgeeks.com/Driver_Cleaner_Professional_d3214.html

Then re-install the new drivers. Full instructions are included.

 

It's fixed, video card wasn't plugged in correctly

 

Doh!!! Heh, happens to us all at one time or another...

 

Thats how you learn.