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   On Mon, 09 May 2005 17:54:13 -0400, Tanya    
   wrote:   
      
   >DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 08 May 2005 13:53:17 -0400, Tanya    
   wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >Jess wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> "Tanya"  wrote in message   
   >> >> news:427D8CEA.31C39417@attglobal.net...   
   >> >> > DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > > On Sat, 07 May 2005 12:26:00 -0400, Tanya   
   >> >>  wrote:   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > >DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:   
   >> >> > > >   
   >> >> > > >> I'm using Windows 95b. There is a way to make the color more red   
   or   
   >> >> whatever you want.  I   
   >> >> > > >> remember there is a way to save more than one setting. There is no   
   >> >> adjusment on the   
   >> >> > > >> monitor itself to do this. The monitor is an HP mx705. It's a Dell   
   >> >> PC. I forgot how to   
   >> >> > > >> make these adjustments and had no luck with Google.   
   >> >> > > >>   
   >> >> > > >> Thanks.   
   >> >> > > >   
   >> >> > > >hi,   
   >> >> > > >have you tried the new monitor on another machine?   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > No.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > if it is not too inconvenient you should try it!   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > >and   
   >> >> > > >have you tried your old monitor on the dell again?   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > No. The old monitor would switch back and forth between looking fine   
   and   
   >> >> having a red tint   
   >> >> > > to everything. The new monitor hasn't done this at all so I am   
   >> >> reasonable sure the problem   
   >> >> > > was with the old monitor.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > since you have 2 *abnormal* monitors -- the video card could be   
   off......   
   >> >> perhaps you can reseat   
   >> >> > it?   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > > >and   
   >> >> > > >do you have display properties at all?   
   >> >> > > >(control panel-> display ->dbl click)   
   >> >> > > >what options do you have-- any?   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > Background, screen saver, appearance and settings.   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > >and if you right click the desktop and choose properties?   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > It's the same screen.   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > >if you have an option to increase resolution try it...   
   >> >> > > >   
   >> >> > >   
   >> >> > > Not a bad thought but I don't want higher resolution, 600 x 800 is   
   good   
   >> >> for a 17" monitor.   
   >> >> > > Thanks.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > just to see whether the monitor is capable of anything.....   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > when you choose settings, what options do you have?   
   >> >> > there should be an 'advanced' bottom at the bottom right....you should   
   >> >> have the color? do you?   
   >> >> > if you have that option, raise (or lower) color to high color 16 bits.   
   >> >> > i assume that you have made certain that the monitor is SECURELY   
   attached   
   >> >> to pc.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> AND there are no broken pins!   
   >> >   
   >> >yes a broken pin........   
   >> >   
   >> >also here are two unLikely longShots:   
   >> >1. is there by any chance a protective *film* on the monitor??? (i have   
   received   
   >> >new monitors with a covering film (like a plastic) however it is usually   
   pretty   
   >> >obvious...)   
   >> >2. or have you tried cleaning (a part of) it?   
   >> >(just 2 unlikely possibilities...)   
   >> >:)   
   >> >   
   >>   
   >> It's clean, no coating or broken pins. Thanks.   
      
   >hi   
   >i agree with Jerry (below) that it is a video card driver issue.....   
   >i had similar with a great monitor (still have it) and a win95 pc after   
   reloading   
   >windows 95b:   
   >the colors were faded (desktop, any program etc...) and there were minimal if   
   any   
   >options and none to adjust it... (in display properties)   
   >i had to  reinstall the drivers and this fixed it!   
   >   
   >also you should reseat your video card (older video cards might require this   
   at   
   >times....)   
   >and   
   >as far as monitor drivers: i sometimes use a mac (apple) monitor with   
   win95/98 pcs   
   >with no problem at all (i don't think that older windows versions come with   
   mac   
   >monitor drivers...could be wrong...)   
   >   
   >fwiw, i would still be curious how the monitor functions on another pc;   
   >   
   >i'd do the above BEFORE returning the monitor   
   >sincerely   
   >Tanya   
   >   
      
   Hi Tanya,   
      
   I don't think the graphics card drivers are the problem. They worked fine with   
   my older   
   monitor and they are the most recent ones from Dell. I think the lack of a   
   color   
   adjustment is because Dell didn't include that feature in the drivers. I had   
   some old   
   drivers from Nvidia that did have this feature. The Nvidiia drivers were   
   updated since   
   then and the new ones don't work too well so I don't use them. Unfortunately I   
   haven't   
   been able to find the old drivers from Nvidia. Thanks.   
      
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