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12-22-2007

Thank you!!!

"Malke" wrote:

Quote:

> Jesper Lohse wrote:

Quote:

> > I have just installed vista and my LG flatron 1753s monitor can suddently
> > only show 16/bit low colors in 800x600. It has been working fine with
> > 1024x768 and true colors before. I cant select this in Personalization &
> > device manager.

>
> After you installed Vista, did you remember to install all the drivers
> for your hardware - including the video card? If not, this is what you
> need to do. See below for general drivers information.
>
> The First Law of Driver Updates is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
> Normally if everything is working you want to leave things as they are.
> The exception is that heavy-duty gamers will usually want to update
> their video and sound drivers to squeeze every last bit of performance
> out of the hardware to get the fastest frame rates. If you're not one of
> those people, you don't need to update your drivers if there are no
> problems you are trying to solve.
>
> Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:
>
> 1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
> 2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
> 3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
> computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).
>
> Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.
>
> To find out what hardware is in your computer:
>
> 1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
> 2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
> model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
> anyway)
> 3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
> Advisor or System Information for Windows.
>
> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
> http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

12-22-2007	#3 (permalink)
Jesper Lohse n/a posts	Re: Screen Resolution Thank you!!! "Malke" wrote: Quote: > Jesper Lohse wrote: Quote: > > I have just installed vista and my LG flatron 1753s monitor can suddently > > only show 16/bit low colors in 800x600. It has been working fine with > > 1024x768 and true colors before. I cant select this in Personalization & > > device manager. > > After you installed Vista, did you remember to install all the drivers > for your hardware - including the video card? If not, this is what you > need to do. See below for general drivers information. > > The First Law of Driver Updates is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". > Normally if everything is working you want to leave things as they are. > The exception is that heavy-duty gamers will usually want to update > their video and sound drivers to squeeze every last bit of performance > out of the hardware to get the fastest frame rates. If you're not one of > those people, you don't need to update your drivers if there are no > problems you are trying to solve. > > Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from: > > 1. The device mftr.'s website; OR > 2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR > 3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM > computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.). > > Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers. > > To find out what hardware is in your computer: > > 1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer. > 2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific > model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers > anyway) > 3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc > Advisor or System Information for Windows. > > http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor > http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >
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