Win7 on P4 with poor coloration, XP Pro worked fine.

[BPala]

Issue : Attempting to upgrade to Win7 from XP Pro

All seems ok except extreme screen coloration problems at 800x600

which is the only display setting allowed.

Under XP Pro SP3, on a different HDD, there were no screen issues

and the Monitor ( HP vx74 ) performed as expected.

A screen capture is shown at http://n2006b.com/Res/

Basement Win 7 Machine Configuration follows

Intel D845GERG2L a 2003 MB A97835-106

Intel Desktop Board D845GERG2L - motherboard - micro ATX - Socket 478 - i845GE

Specifications

Model Number: BLKD845GERG2L

Brand: Intel

Condition: New Bulk Board With Accessory

Alt. Part Number: D845GERG2L

Type: Motherboard

Technical Description

Brand: Intel

Model: BLKD845GERG2L

Socket Type: 478

CPU Type: Pentium 4 Prescott / Celeron

FSB: 533/400MHz

Number of Memory Slots: 2×184pin

Memory Standard: DDR 333

Maximum Memory Supported: 2GB

AGP Slots: 1 x AGP 2X / 4X

PCI Slots: 3

PATA: 2 x ATA100 4 Dev. Max

Onboard Video Chipset: Intel Extreme Graphics

Audio Chipset: Integrated AC'97 Audio

Max LAN Speed: 10/100Mbps

USB 1.1/2.0: 4 x USB 2.0

Form Factor: Micro ATX

Dimensions (W x L): 9.6" x 8.2"

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Monitor HP vx74 using

Microsoft Driver 6.1.7600.16385 which Win7 says is up to date

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I know the MB and monitor are capable of good color at 800x600,

but don't know how to proceed.

Tried win32_152824 but it says computer does not meet minimum requirements.

Tried win32_153633.4578 but it says computer does not meet minimum requirements.

Of course it is an Intel P4 MB

Still running MSFT 6.1.7600.16385 with poor coloration and MSFT says that driver is up to date.

Other ideas ?

Any ideas are appreciated.

[idata]

Hello srfpala,

Thank you for contacting the Intel community. After reviewing this motherboard information and compatible operating system, I find out that this motherboard does not support Windows® 7, this is an old motherboard and at that time it was made to work with Windows® XP and other operating systems before Windows® Xp. At this point, the only option is to try to update Windows and check if that helps if not you will need to go back to Windows® XP. I'm sorry this is not what you wanted to hear but this is the reality with motherboard and since you have Windows® 7 installed now there is no driver available to solve this issue. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards/000005640.html Supported Operating Systems for Intel® Desktop Boards Best regards, Ivan.