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Subject: Driver for a Dell 1501 FP Analogue

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Name: hiram
Date: November 11, 2006 at 10:16:45 Pacific
Subject: Driver for a Dell 1501 FP Analogue
OS: windows 2000
CPU/Ram: pentium 3 630 ram
Model/Manufacturer: dell demension

Comment:

I partitioned my hard drive and installed Windows 2000 on one side and xp on the other. The display driver on the xp is a nvidea which supports 32 bit colour and is OK. However on the Windows 2000 side I want to upgrade the driver for my Dell 1501FP analogue monitor as it is only displaying 16 colours. I have downloaded a driver onto my desktop, however when I click on settings, display, advanced, monitor etc the properties tab for my monitor is greyed out and I am therefore unable to update the driver. I should note as this PC is not connected to a network, I used another PC to download what i think is the correct driver on to a memory stick and transferred it to the desk top of the machine I'm having problems with.

alan.g.hunter

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: November 11, 2006 at 14:32:02 Pacific
Subject: Driver for a Dell 1501 FP Analogue

Reply: (edit)

"I want to upgrade the driver for my Dell 1501FP analogue monitor as it is only displaying 16 colours."
You may be confused - resolution & colour depth have nothing to do with monitor drivers. You need to install (on the Win2K "side" - heh - ) the Win2K version of the driver for that nvidea card
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