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PLEASE HELP :( Computer slow after Format and Clean Install

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by xian2006, Sep 23, 2008.

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  1. xian2006

    xian2006 Member

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    guys, thank you SO much for all of your help. i appreciate it so much!! thank you thank you thank you
     
    xian2006, Sep 24, 2008
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    hey everyone. im having a bit of trouble with this again. i AGAIN had to perform a clean install of windows XP, now i've saved the driver from last time on a DVD backup. upon installing and rebooting, i find the colors SEVERELY distorted, so naturally i go to the display settings and it wont let me switch the settings, there's only one setting: "800 by 600 pixels" at "Lowest (4 bit)"

    what am i doing wrong?? please help me
     
    xian2006, Nov 22, 2008
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    sammorris Senior member

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    That's set to default when your graphics driver has malfunctioned or a compatibility issue has occurred. Sometimes a reboot does the trick, if not you need to reinstall the driver.
     
    sammorris, Nov 22, 2008
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    oddly enough, installing windows xp service pack 2 did the trick. thanks for your prompt help though. :)
     
    xian2006, Nov 23, 2008
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