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Q110082: Art Gallery: Monitor Changes to 256 Shades of Gray on Restart

Article: Q110082
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Art Gallery for the Macintosh, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If your monitor is initially set to something other than 256 colors, you may
find that after you run Art Gallery and restart your Macintosh, the monitor
resets to 256 shades of gray.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Art Gallery version 1.0 for the
Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, use the Monitors control panel to set your system to
256 colors.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Open the Monitors control panel and choose 16 colors. Close the Monitors
  control panel.

2. Start Art Gallery. A dialog box appears informing you that Art Gallery looks
  best when your monitor is set to 256 colors. You are offered the choice to
  Quit, Switch Now, or Continue.

3. Choose Switch Now. Your monitor resets to 256 colors and the Art Gallery
  screen appears.

4. From the File menu, choose Quit.

5. Open the Monitors control panel again, and close it without changing any
  settings.

6. From the Special menu, choose Restart.

Your Macintosh restarts. The initial Apple logo appears in color, but when the
desktop and Finder reappear, the display is set to 256 shades of gray.

Additional query words: mac 1.00 multi media multimedia multi-media screen monitor colors reset grayscale greyscale video national museum palette depth

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbZNotKeyword kbArtGalleryMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0

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