VIDEO HELP PAGE

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Windows 95 only I'm afraid

To adjust your Screen Settings you should have your Windows Install Disks or CD handy. It might ask for them.

CLOSE ALL PROGRAMS FIRST

Sometimes programs need to be restarted to use the new video modes.

DON'T DO IT YET

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Sometimes Windows lets you do things that you should not. Changing your video settings MIGHT leave you with NO DISPLAY. If your display is corrupted by these procedures

Leave it alone for 30 seconds - It sometimes fixes itself
Restart Windows - It may work ( power button if you can't see anything - ugly but sometimes you can't help it )
Restart Your computer again

This time PRESS the F8 button when your computer says "STARTING WINDOWS 95"

You will get a simple menu of restart options. Select "SAFE MODE"

This should start Windows 95 enough to let you change your Video Properties back to what they were.

Restart your computer.

HERE WE GO

RIGHT CLICK on the DESKTOP	SELECT	PROPERTIES
then	CLICK	SETTINGS
then	SELECT	HIGH COLOR (16 bit) or higher from color palette
then CLICK OK	HOPE	Your computer supports this setting

You can change your Screen Resolution here as well. This changes the amount of information you can fit on your screen.

Remember : The HIGHER the screen resolution, the FEWER colours you can display. Most computers today will support HIGH COLOUR ( 16 bit ) and 800 x 600 resolution. This is a good starting resolution.

Some Windows games will complain / not run / not run well, unless you set your display to 640 X 480 with 256 colours. This is CRAP video for general use so set it higher when you have finished.

You may need to restart your computer.

You may need to adjust the controls on your monitor.

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