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After reformatting an user's computer,I tried to change the display settings in the display settings properties settings in Windows 98. And I keep getting this annoying message that the display setting can not be changed please check your display settings in your device manager.

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by tamj123

It usually mean you have corrupt or wrong display drive. try to do reinstall or update on display drive.

by syscokid

That's what I'm thinking too. Go to Control Panel, System, Device Manager. See if the video adapter has a yellow exclamation point. Even if it doesn't, remove it, restart, and let Windows detect it again. If you have the drivers on disk, use those instead of the one Windows wants to use.

by victorbg

I'll do a step by step checking:

1.- Install a Standard PCI VGA driver and reboot so you get a nice 640x480 and 16 colors screen! ;)
2.- Get the latest drivers for your display adapter.
3.- Install this drivers and reboot.

If it doesn't workcheck make, model and chipset of your display adapter. You could also check for IRQ conflicts with other piece of hardware but the above checklist has solved me thousands of this problems.
Bye!

by victorbg

I'll do a step by step checking:

1.- Install a Standard PCI VGA driver and reboot so you get a nice 640x480 and 16 colors screen! ;)
2.- Get the latest drivers for your display adapter.
3.- Install this drivers and reboot.

If it doesn't workcheck make, model and chipset of your display adapter. You could also check for IRQ conflicts with other piece of hardware but the above checklist has solved me thousands of this problems.
Bye!

by unsil

Go into safe mode/Device Manager and see if duplicates are running under display adapter and monitor. Even if there are no dupes, remove any devices under these headings.
Pay particular attention to what monitor gets installed - if a default monitor gets installed, simply change this to a Plug and Play monitor.

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