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Name: Newbie
Date: December 6, 1998 at 19:44:20 Pacific
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Hopefully someone can help me with this. How do I get 256-color on Windows 95. I went into the my computer icon and it shows 16-bit. My monitor is a SuperVGA 800x600 CTX CMS-1561 MultiScan. Do I have to buy a new monitor to get the 256 colors? Does the 256 color matter?

As my name implies, I am new to this, so please speak slowly and non-technical.

Thanks.



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Response Number 1
Name: Joe the Altruist
Date: December 6, 1998 at 23:03:45 Pacific
Reply:

8-bit color is 256 colors
16-bit color corresponds to 65536 colors.

From the information you have given it seems that
a) You thought that 256 colors is better than 16-bit color.
OR
b) You actually want to lower your color depth.
You should be able to modify your display settings by right-clicking in your desktop and selecting "Properties" from the popup menu.


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Response Number 2
Name: kong kah loon
Date: December 11, 1998 at 16:38:33 Pacific
Reply:

nil


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Response Number 3
Name: horseman
Date: July 21, 1999 at 12:14:25 Pacific
Reply:

my computer has 2 color and 16 color. How can I down load 256 color fron net?


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Response Number 4
Name: chad anderson
Date: August 13, 1999 at 14:22:53 Pacific
Reply:

i have only 2 color and 16 color what can i do to get 256??


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Response Number 5
Name: marge o
Date: September 10, 1999 at 10:35:20 Pacific
Reply:

I need help my computer went down. ever sence
i can not get my 256 color bit it only reads
2 and 16 i tryed every thing do i have to buy
some thing to fix this. please let me know . anyone. thank you


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Response Number 6
Name: Razvan Socolov
Date: September 20, 1999 at 02:06:09 Pacific
Reply:

Hi! Were do I get the driver monitor for Windows 9x if my monitor is a CTX CMS-1561 Multiscan of were do I get documentation for this type of monitor?


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Response Number 7
Name: Shana Widner
Date: January 3, 2000 at 10:56:37 Pacific
Reply:

my computer is on 16 colors I need 256 colors
is there anywhere I can download what I need off the net if so where it does have a place to hold 256 on the computer.


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Response Number 8
Name: Derek Reball
Date: June 27, 2000 at 22:58:00 Pacific
Reply:

I require help from someone with a little moniter experience - I have installed the full version of Windows 2000 on my PC, while formatting my Main (of 4) Drive, and re-installing Windows 98 with it, (so I can use Win 98 and 2000) But, despite having full color support for my Windows 2000 OS, I cant seem to gain the right support for my lousy 16 color windows 98 OS. How do I do this, do I need to install the correct drivers, OR WHAT?! I am greatly in need of any little help that can be offered, and please E-mail it to me only, becuase I do not check the news forum as often as I know I should. Thank you to anyone who helps!


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Response Number 9
Name: Pablo Rosas
Date: August 10, 2000 at 19:19:11 Pacific
Reply:

my computer is on 16 colors and I need 256 colors is there any way I could download of the net if so where it does have a place to hold 256 on the computer


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Response Number 10
Name: Troy
Date: October 4, 2000 at 10:11:20 Pacific
Reply:

my computer has 2 color and 16 color. How can I download 256 color fron net?


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