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I have Windows98, but I only have a choice of 2 and 16 colours.
I was told I need to download drivers etc for things, but im really not sure what.
Heres my computers details, could some one possibly point me in the right direction?Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Lisa boyd
Profile Date: Sunday, February 05, 2006 3:47:01 PM
Advisor Version: 7.0t
Windows Logon: Lisa Boyd
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Operating System System Model
Windows 98 (build 4.10.1998) IBM 6578NAA
System Serial Number: 905495F
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
800 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: IBM 6578NAA
Serial Number: L5S4Y9H5YF7
BIOS: IBM PIKT37AUS 11/05/03
Drives Memory Modules c,d
20.40 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
20.02 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free SpaceLITEON CD-ROM LTN485S
Generic floppy disk drive (3.5")Generic IDE hard disk drive (20.40 GB) -- drive 0, No SMART Driver 256 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes
c: (FAT32 on drive 0) 10.20 GB 9.82 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 0) 10.20 GB 10.20 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
Lisa Boyd
None detected
Controllers Display
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Primary IDE controller (single fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller
Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) [Display adapter]
OEC 13.8 [Monitor] (13.8"vis, October 1996)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller None detected
Communications Other Devices
56000bps External Fax Voice Modem
Standard 56000 bps K56Flex Modem
Standard Modem Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
USB Root Hub
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
No details available
Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]
No details available
Installed Microsoft Hotfixes [Back to Top]
Internet Explorer
no verification data SP1 (SP1)Thanks in advance for any help I recieve

Plenty of info - unfortunately, none of that has much bearing on your need for a specific video driver.
The idea hasn't changed much since Windows 3.1 - you identify your actual display adapter make & model then locate & install the driver appropriate to your OS
Most of those hardware analyzers (such as Belarc) won't ID hardware correctly unless the driver has already been installed
Try Everest
Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is not more a science than a heap of stones is a home

>>>Graphics Adapter (VGA) [Display adapter]<<<
Yep, that right there's your killer. Windows didn't have the specific driver for your video card, so you'll need to figure it out (use Everest like jboy stated) and you can likely find it at Driversguide.com.

On the IBM Site there are two possibilities listed. Intel and Nvidia.
It's a good day when you learn something

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