windows 2000 setup

[Playa7926]

I just reformatted a friends computer and loaded windows 2000 professional back onto his computer but the color only shows 16-bit.. what can i do to get that to go to 256-bit or high color 16 bit and to be able to make the screen larger to make it 1024x768 instead of 800x600.

i also posted this in the technical forums but i need a quick solution so i thought this would get higher traffic.

thanks for your help
~playa

 

[her209]

Make sure you have the latest video drivers.

 

[DWW]

Download the video drivers

 

[Playa7926]

anyone know where i can get all the windows 2000 drivers at

 

[HardcoreRobot]

the driver you install depends on the manufacturer of the video card. go to the manufacturers website. if it is integrated video go to your mobos website. the w2k drivers will be there.

 

[paruhd0x]

Operating Systems

 

[Playa7926]

how do i find out what video card he has?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Download and install Belarc Advisor it will give you a detailed description of all installed hardware and software.

 

[Twista]

? The one of the most simplest things (installing an windows os) and you don't know about video drivers?? Are you sure you want to be messing with computers. STEP AWAY FROM HIS COMPUTER! IT MAY ACCIDENTLY GET BROKEN.

 

Originally posted by: Twista
? The one of the most simplest things (installing os) and you don't know about video drivers?? Are you sure you want to be messing with computers. STEP AWAY FROM HIS COMPUTER! IT MAY ACCIDENTLY GET BROKEN.

STEP AWAY FROM YOUR KEYBOARD; YOUR GRAMMAR IS KILLING IT.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Twista
? The one of the most simplest things (installing os) and you don't know about video drivers?? Are you sure you want to be messing with computers. STEP AWAY FROM HIS COMPUTER! IT MAY ACCIDENTLY GET BROKEN.

STEP AWAY FROM YOUR KEYBOARD; YOUR GRAMMAR IS KILLING IT.

STEP AWAY FROM YOUR KEYBOARD GRAMMAR NAZI.

 

[Playa7926]

Originally posted by: Twista
? The one of the most simplest things (installing an windows os) and you don't know about video drivers?? Are you sure you want to be messing with computers. STEP AWAY FROM HIS COMPUTER! IT MAY ACCIDENTLY GET BROKEN.

no one asked you to come in here and hound me.. i havent installed an operating system in awhile and i want to get it right for him..is it a crime that i forgot - please do not respond anymore if you have nothing useful to say

 

[Playa7926]

ok so all it says in directx is that its VGA

 

[BigJimbo]

You can try when the PC boots in the BIOS the first thing itll say are the Video card specs.

Or you can try by pulling the card out of the computer and looking on the PCB (the video card board) and its stamped on the card.

 

[Twista]

1st of all how old is the computer? If its a p1 machine, then it maybe a old s3 video card. Is the video card onboard (means is it on the comptuers motherboard its-self). If you can get a download of nvidia and ati drivers not the .exe but the files itself. Once you get that run HARDWARE SETUP WIZARD on each folder to see if the drivers are in the folderes for ati or nvidia (for that card). If so then install which ever drivers are right or just use the proper .exe for ati or nvidia.. Hope this helps.