XPost: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,   
   alt.windows95   
      
   On Wed, 11 May 2005 01:20:53 +0200, "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)"   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 09 May 2005 03:13:34 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:   
   >>On Sat, 07 May 2005 23:52:10 -0400, Tanya wrote:   
   >>>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.   
   >   
   >>>> >have you tried the new monitor on another machine?   
   >>>> No.   
   >>>if it is not too inconvenient you should try it!   
   >Agreed.   
   >   
   >>>> 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.   
   >   
   >Yes, it most likely was a dry solder joint or something, causing one   
   >of the RGB color guns to dip out.  Sometimes a wonky signal cable can   
   >do that too.  If it affects the whole display, it's likely that; if it   
   >affects a part of the display as a soft-edged "wash", then degaussing   
   >the screen (and keeping speakers and other magnets away) may help.   
      
   It's the whole screen.   
      
   >   
   >>>> Background, screen saver, appearance and settings.   
   >   
   >Drill into Settings - that's where you'll see color depths, refresh   
   >rates, etc.  Look out for extra tabs to these dialog boxes that your   
   >SVGA (graphic card) drivers may have added; these may have options to   
   >control gamma, brightness etc. and if those were cranked up for an old   
   >monitor with fading tube, then that may be why the new one looks too   
   >bright.  Try resetting any fancy settings to default first.   
      
   There are no gamma or other settings with these Dell drivers.   
      
   >   
   >Sick monitors can go out in different ways.   
   >   
   >One way is where the screen is maximally bright and washed out, no   
   >matter what you do with the monitor's settings; often the focus is   
   >fuzzy too.  This would be unusual for a new monitor.   
   >   
   >Another way is for the screen to get darker and darker, so that you   
   >have to ramp up brightness and contrast to see anything at all.  If   
   >the old monitor was doing that, and you'd chased after it via controls   
   >on the PC, then that may be why the new one looks too bright.   
   >   
   >Finally, monitor signal cable extensions can dull the screen image,   
   >but that's usually the opposite of what you are complaining about   
   >here.  Once again, a setting invoked to balance this effect (e.g. if   
   >your old monitor was connected via a splitter or something) may cause   
   >a new and "normal" monitor to look wrong.   
      
   It's just an ordinary cable, permanently attached to the monitor so if the   
   cable goes bad   
   you throw out the monitor. ;-) :)   
      
   >   
   >>>there should be an 'advanced' bottom at the bottom right....you should have   
   the color? do you?   
   >   
   >>The advanced button doesn't show me a tab for color admustment and the tabs   
   don't have   
   >>anything on them for adjusting color.   
   >   
   >You should not need to adjust color from the PC to make a new monitror   
   >look normal.  Either there are inappropriate settings already in   
   >effect, or it's a duff monitor.   
   >   
   >I take it you have tried all the settings on the monitor itself?  If   
   >no, do so!  That's the place to start.   
      
   Yes. Contrast and brightness are all there is to work with. The others are for   
   moire,   
   degauss,  pincushion, etc.   
      
   >   
   >Finally - no reason to change from Win95xx, especially just because   
   >it's "not supported".  You should make sure File and print Sharing is   
   >not bound to your Internet connection, and that you don't full-share   
   >all of C:\, and that IE is either older than IE 4.00 or is up to IE   
   >5.01 SP2 or IE 5.5 SP2 to avoid the MIME-spoofing risk.   
      
   The option for web sharing is grayed out for all drives and folders.   
      
   >   
   >There are many new hardware devices that simply won't work on that PC,   
   >such as USB sticks and modern USB printers (Win95B can support USB,   
   >but modern USB hardware lacks drivers for Win95B).  But this doesn't   
   >apply to CRT monitors, which should just work when plugged in.   
   >   
      
   I think all companies discontinued USB support for Windows 95 a short time   
   after Win98   
   came out. I think they just gave up on it because it didn't work too well.   
   It's almost   
   funny that I've got the USB ports and there was never much or any software to   
   make them   
   work.   
      
   Thanks for all the information.   
      
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