problem with resolution and color settings....

mattslim wrote:
- .... well i think it was because my computer turned
- off as it was loading up. It is stuck on 16 colors
- and 640x480 resolution, i tryed to change it, it
- told me to restart. then when it loaded back up
- again it was the same. so can somebody please help
- me. i dont know what to do. thanks
-
-

Hi,

It sounds as if your video drivers have become corrupt.
You can try reinstalling the drivers through the 'Device Manager'. Right click on the 'My Computer' icon on your desktop and choose 'Properties. Go into the 'Device Manager' tab and double click on your 'Display Adaptor'. You will have an option to reinstall your drivers. You should find the drivers on a disk that came with your system.

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i cant find the right drivers on this disk either. i have soundMAX intergrated digital audio. but there isnt any drivers for it. help!?!?!?!

Message Edited on 05/27/02 01:11PM by mattslim

Message Edited on 05/27/02 01:33PM by mattslim

mattslim wrote:
- i cant find the right drivers on this disk either. i
- have soundMAX intergrated digital audio. but there
- isnt any drivers for it. help!?!?!?!

Hi again,

Your video problem is now fixed?

You had sound, and now you don't?
Did you reinstall or try to reinstall the sound drivers?

I need to know what system model you have before I can help you further.

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mattslim wrote:
- well, i have dimension 4300, 1.7 ghz pentium 4, 256
- mbram, is that what you wanted? also i thought i
- installed drivers right, now some games i use still
- dont work. also i didnt have audio before all this
- either. tell me if you need more imformation, if i
- need to totally reboot my computer tell me and ill
- do it, cause i have made back up disks and stuff.
-
-

Hi again,

Since I need to search for downloads ans drivers for your system I need your service tag number.
So let me get this straight.
You now have the video card drivers installed and working right? Please answer.
Your audio 'never' worked?
Your audio 'stopped working'? If so when, and what might have caused it?
What version of Windows do you now have? Did you 'upgrade' from another version? Is this a Dell install from the factory? Is this a clean install?
What problems are you having with your games? What games? Are the problems all the same in each game that has problems?

If you answer each question I ask, I/we can help you through this.

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well, i have dimension 4300, 1.7 ghz pentium 4, 256 mbram, is that what you wanted? also i thought i installed drivers right, now some games i use still dont work. also i didnt have audio before all this either. tell me if you need more imformation, if i need to totally reboot my computer tell me and ill do it, cause i have made back up disks and stuff.

- Hi again,
-
- Since I need to search for downloads ans drivers for
- your system I need your service tag number.
- So let me get this straight.
- You now have the video card drivers installed and
- working right? Please answer.
- Your audio 'never' worked?
- Your audio 'stopped working'? If so when, and what
- might have caused it?
- What version of Windows do you now have? Did you
- 'upgrade' from another version? Is this a Dell
- install from the factory? Is this a clean install?
- What problems are you having with your games? What
- games? Are the problems all the same in each game
- that has problems?
-
- If you answer each question I ask, I/we can help you
- through this.


OK.

I have video card drivers installed, not working right.
my audio stopped working at the same time as the video card
my version of windows is. Microsoft Windows Me 4.90.3000 dell install from the factory
for the games, gta3 it says 'the ddraw.dll file cannot start' and other games say things about opengl not working.
anything else?
thanks

I need your service tag number

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DB2980J is my service tag number, what do you need it for.

mattslim wrote:
- DB2980J is my service tag number, what do you need
- it for.
-
-

Hi again,

For this -

These are the drivers for the AD1885 Integrated Audio that Dell says your system has -
IM_PNT_P4_4300〈=EN&lib=0&os=WME&searchtype=filter&devid=691" target=_blank>http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/results.asp?sid IM_PNT_P4_4300〈=EN&lib=0&os=WME&searchtype=filter&devid=691

Here is a full list of the drivers for your system -
http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/device.asp

Input your service tag and choose downloads - All

If I knew you video card model I would post it here my self.
Install the sound drivers.
Pick your video card and download and install those drivers.
Go to the Windows upgrade page -
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/default.htm

You want the DirectX upgrade, and any security upgrades the site offers for your system.
If you get stuck ask more, but supply as much information as you can.

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thanks a lot. i wont download um now. time for bed. but just to let ya know my vid card is... NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX400. but ill find it. thanks =D

mattslim wrote:
- thanks a lot. i wont download um now. time for bed.
- but just to let ya know my vid card is... NVIDIA
- GeForce2 MX/MX400. but ill find it. thanks
-
-

OK,

Here are the drivers for the 32MB version -
IM_PNT_P4_4300〈=EN&lib=0&os=WME&searchtype=filter&devid=1177&type RVR" target=_blank>http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=R28802&sid IM_PNT_P4_4300〈=EN&lib=0&os=WME&searchtype=filter&devid=1177&type RVR

And the 64MB version -
IM_PNT_P4_4300〈=EN&lib=0&os=WME&searchtype=filter&devid=2370&type RVR" target=_blank>http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=R35230&sid IM_PNT_P4_4300〈=EN&lib=0&os=WME&searchtype=filter&devid=2370&type RVR

Good luck,

Time for bed?
What part of the world are you in?

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ah thanks, again! im from england by the way.