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by ap63_64

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I formatted a compaq presario 7478 and reloaded win98 2ed and now I can only get the 640 x 480 pixels for video. I went to the compaq driver page and downloaded the softpaq for the 7478 video drivers. But I continue to have the same problem. HELP!

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by parvus1202

What do you mean by 7478 video driver? Did you look at your video card's exact model? You should at it, and go to the web site and download driver for win98.

by rcom

Have you tried switching the resolution and display size? The video adapter should be VIA Trident.

Here is the link.

http://www29.compaq.com/falco/sp_detail.asp?Model=3321&Div=4&Os=8&SoftwareVer=12124

Change the display adapter to standard vga so that whatever driver that is currently installed is gone. Download the file, install it by clicking on the file. It will extract the drivers and prompt for a reboot of the system. The drivers will not install if you try to use display properties in device manager and change or update the driver.

When you reboot the system go to display properties and see if you can change the video size and resolution.

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