Monitor setting error

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Hi Paul,

The solution for that error is presented in this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=820089

I hope it helps! :-)

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"paul555" <paul555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F7B425C1-DC66-4C4F-B1E0-A1CD560FA1C8@microsoft.com...
|I am trying to play rise of naitons game on my laptop. However after showing
| me the introdutory video i get teh message that the game can't run in 256
| colour mode. i go to settings and have changed this to both 16 bit and 32
| bit. However even when i apply this and run the game again i still get the
| same message. Does anyone have an idea how to deal with this problem? Thank
| You! Paul

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Hi Paul,

Here are a few ways to identify which video card you have
installed on your computer.

1. Click Start / Run / type: dxdiag
Click the Display Tab
Look under Device for the name and manufacturer

2. Click Start / (Settings) Control Panel
Click Display
Click the Settings Tab
Click the Advanced... button
Click the Adapter Tab

3. Click Start / Run / type: msinfo32
Click on the + Components
Click on Display to see the name on the right

4. Run Aida32 to see what Video, Chipset and Motherboard
you have: http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32

5. Get the information from the manufactures website (or store)

6. Look on the Video card itself if you plug into a card, or

7. Look in your Motherboard manual if you plug into the
on board video built into the motherboard of your computer.

Hope that helps you identify the make and model of your video card,
and afterwards, Try updating your Video drivers using these steps:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers Good Luck! :-)

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"paul555" <paul555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5480198E-D9B4-4DB4-9D86-44E0F654AC03@microsoft.com...
| Thanks for that link. one more question as i am a bit rubbish on computers.
| One suggestion is to update my video driver, how do i know what make my video
| card is? thanks
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| > Hi Paul,
| >
| > The solution for that error is presented in this article:
| > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=820089
| >
| > I hope it helps! :-)
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| > "paul555" <paul555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F7B425C1-DC66-4C4F-B1E0-A1CD560FA1C8@microsoft.com...
| > |I am trying to play rise of naitons game on my laptop. However after showing
| > | me the introdutory video i get teh message that the game can't run in 256
| > | colour mode. i go to settings and have changed this to both 16 bit and 32
| > | bit. However even when i apply this and run the game again i still get the
| > | same message. Does anyone have an idea how to deal with this problem? Thank
| > | You! Paul
| >
| >
| >