 Display Driver Died, Rebooted, Now Something's Still Wrong, Included a picture, plesae diagnose ;((( |
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 Dec 25 2007, 12:45 AM
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 Senior Member  Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 464 Joined: 23-November 07 From: California Member No.: 171,969  |
 Second of all, my problem-.- (seems like once problems start, they never stop coming...) So my little sister was going to play Oregon Trail Deluxe and some other old MS-Dos abandonware she downloaded from the Internet (not sure if they're safe, going to scan them later), then she reported that "yellow/orange/black flashes that nearly gave her a seizure" popped up. She pulled off the power supply and rebooted. After that the screen was somewhat wonky. It was in 800x600 pixels, and the colors were basic. She said Yes to the option that popped up about Windows automatically detecting and restoring depth resolution and colors. So when I got on to inspect, the task bar had weird colors and the icons weren't... well, let's just say they weren't the ones included with Windows XP. Attached is a picture I've taken. I tried to reset colors but for some reason 256 Colors and True Color and the rest of the lot were gone. What I'm asking is, Can someone tell me how to restore the color display options and restore the XP icons? For one, I do not like weird colors and outdated Windows icons on the system tray, and my sister and I both want to play games, hehe. Also, how can the old MS-Dos abandonware games (that are really really old) start so they won't crash the graphics driver and cause seizures? Thanks 
This post has been edited by skyfuser: Dec 25 2007, 12:46 AM -------------------- "If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way." - Bertrand Russell
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Dec 25 2007, 02:18 AM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,187 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
What OS are you using?
Have you tried doing a system restore? -------------------- May we please have a little chlorine in the gene pool?
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Dec 26 2007, 09:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 464 Joined: 23-November 07 From: California Member No.: 171,969 |
Uhhh, Toshiba XP Home Edition?
And it turns out that I have NO system restores. Eek, where did my 2GB allocation of system restores go  So I restarted the computer instead, I hope that works too? Everything's back to normal Except that there's still no option for color displays other than High 16bit and Medium 16bit. Any ideas on how to restore it will be appreciated!
This post has been edited by skyfuser: Dec 27 2007, 01:59 PM -------------------- "If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way." - Bertrand Russell
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Dec 27 2007, 09:12 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 5,011 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
Generally, it's your video drivers which control your variability regarding video resolution.
If you used some version of recovery/restore disks/partition to ignite the system again...I would have thought that the video drivers would have installed automatically, just as they were installed initially. What model of Toshiba is this, please (e.g., Satellite A210-EZ2203X)? You can go into Device Manager and see if it indicates a problem with the video drivers, Start/Run, type in devmgmt.msc, hit OK. Check anything under Display Adapters. If you see any marking (yellow/red) next to anything, let us know what the item is. Louis This post has been edited by hamluis: Dec 27 2007, 09:18 AM |
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Dec 27 2007, 10:29 AM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,266 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
If you want to play those old games, it's best to use compatibility mode and learn how to use it, unfortunately there's always the danger of hosing windows. Those sound and video drivers included in old games don't always work right. I have reloaded a few computers where someone insisted on playing outdated games. That was easier than trying to fix the mess.
-------------------- Chewy
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Dec 31 2007, 03:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 464 Joined: 23-November 07 From: California Member No.: 171,969 |
Sorry for not replying sooner. The modem blew up-.-
My model is PS113U-04318V, Satellite 2235-S125 And DaChew, thanks for telling me. I have never thought those compatibility things really worked. -------------------- "If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way." - Bertrand Russell
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