Color Problems w/ Windows 98

[1cube1wheel]

One of the computers where I work was having some problems with the CD-ROM drive so I replaced the drive with a new one. When I restarted the computer, something was wrong with the color, as the everything was in black and white. When the computer booted up, the following message appeared on the screen:

There is a problem with your display settings. The adapter type is incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your hardware.

I am running on Windows 98. I opened up the display settings and tried to change the color from 16 to 256, and restart the computer, but it is still in black and white. I am not sure if maybe i knocked something loose when I changed out the CD-ROM, because before I change the drive, I did not have this problem. Any suggestions as to what could be the problem?

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Hello, and welcome to the Windows Forum!

It has been a long time since I last saw Windows 98, but I still remember that it often needed repair.

The first thing I would do in your situation is to reinstall the Display Adapter driver.

If this fails to correct the problem, I would do a Windows 98 repair install. I remember that I have done that so many times during the Win98 period that I could have done that in my sleep. I recommend you run Batch98 and use the resulting output file for the repair install.

P.S. Most of the Batch98 information on the Microsoft site is gone, but I have kept a copy of the original documentation here.

[1cube1wheel]

Thanks, I will be sure to try that next time im at work