I can't change display color from 16 to 256

[raelynn]

can anyone help me change my display color from 16 to 256 I have windows 98 my moniter is a compaq presario mv500 and my tower is a ibm aptiva. I'm not very computer smart I know somethings. I've tried everything I've found on the internet .I have a upgrade for my display driver saved on a diskette I cant get it to go on my computer I really dont know where I am supposed to open it in , in or to get it on my computer and working. someone please help me I can't go on alot of websites, all my pics look brown, every time I turn the page an error comes up. please help I got more info it has standard pci graphics adapters (vga) in resources it says hardware version :162

[Sinister-wolf]

what kind of video card is it supposed to be?

[raelynn]

I dont know how do I find out

[kaitykaity]

Download Everest Home and run it.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

The report it generates will show you what graphics
display adapter you have installed.

[Murf]

I have a upgrade for my display driver saved on a diskette.

Did you download this file, did it come with the computer? Do you know what file extension it had e.g., drive.exe

If you put the floppy in look at it thru "My Computer" and tell us the file name.

[raelynn]

I downloaded adimoniterv97 on to the disk

[raelynn]

I cant go on the webpage above it says I am doing an illegal operation and shuts down the internet

[kaitykaity]

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/download/file/everest-home-edition

Try this download. Sorry about that.

[raelynn]

still the same

[kaitykaity]

Details are helpful -- when, what doing, how posting,
et cetera. The three-word blurb? Not helpful.

[Murf]

That appears to be a monitor driver you downloaded. Try going HERE (http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4N8KLK)and download the file e59z17us.exe. It will fit on a floppy disk.

Then take the floppy and put in the computer and double click on the file to install it.

The above would work if you are using the video that came with the computer, if a video card has been added later then probably will not.

[raelynn]

I can't get past the agreement of the terms and conditions the page wont load after the script error comes up