> My old Pentium II computer, running WIN 98 is stuck in 16 colors and > won't let me change it to 256. When I change it and restart, which > seems to take a long time, it boots up in 16 colors again. Also, > lately, when it boots up, it brings up the Startup Menu and asks me to > select Normal, Safe Mode, etc. If I don't select anything, it boots > up Normal anyway. It never used to do this. Anybody have any ideas > what might be wrong? Are these two symptoms connected? TIA
Ron: My experience is that this is what happens when the OS either can't communicate with the monitor or the graphics card. The last time I saw this exact thing, it was a failed card. But I have seen a monitor fail and do the same thing. Brian Yarvin Food Photography, Writing, and Recipes http://www.brianyarvin.com http://www.farmsandfoods.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
