When I boot my computer I get the lowest color quality (8 bit), instead of
the highest (32 bits) that I usually got. I have no idea what triggered that
change but now I have to adjust it manually every time I reboot my computer.
What can I do to change that?

Bruno wrote:

> When I boot my computer I get the lowest color quality (8 bit), instead of
> the highest (32 bits) that I usually got. I have no idea what triggered
> that change but now I have to adjust it manually every time I reboot my
> computer. What can I do to change that?

1. Update the drivers for your video card (see below for general drivers
information).

2. If updating the drivers doesn't work, your video card is probably on its
way out. Uninstall it and swap it out for a known-working one. If all is
well, discard the original video hardware.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Malke wrote:

> Bruno wrote:
>
>> When I boot my computer I get the lowest color quality (8 bit), instead
>> of the highest (32 bits) that I usually got. I have no idea what
>> triggered that change but now I have to adjust it manually every time I
>> reboot my computer. What can I do to change that?
>
> 1. Update the drivers for your video card (see below for general drivers
> information).
>
> 2. If updating the drivers doesn't work, your video card is probably on
> its way out. Uninstall it and swap it out for a known-working one. If all
> is well, discard the original video hardware.
>

Oops! I see that I left out the general driver information. Sorry.

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
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!