Microsoft KB Archive/240754

= Homepub 2K Err Msg: Your Display Has Less Than 256 Colors =

Article ID: 240754

Article Last Modified on 6/15/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Home Publishing 2000 Express Edition
 * Microsoft Greetings 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Home Publishing 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q240754



SYMPTOMS
When you start one of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, you may receive the following error message:

Your display has less than 256 colors. Do you want to continue anyway?

To change settings, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Display icon, and then click the Settings tab.



CAUSE
This issue occurs if the Microsoft Windows color palette setting is set to 16 colors.



RESOLUTION
To run the programs listed at the beginning of this article, set the Windows color palette to 256 colors or higher. To do this:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Display.
 * 3) Click the Settings tab.
 * 4) In the Color Palette or Colors box, click one of the following settings, and then click OK:


 * 1) * 256 Colors
 * 2) * High Color (16 bit)
 * 3) * True Color (32 bit)
 * 4) If you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.

Additional query words: hp2000 gr2000 hpe2000 greet2000

Keywords: kberrmsg kbenv kbprb kbdisplay KB240754

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