Microsoft KB Archive/228075

= Upgrade to Windows 2000 May Cause Screen Flicker on Screen Saver Tab =

Article ID: 228075

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q228075



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1 (OSR2.1) to Windows 2000, the screen may flicker or seem to display static when you view the Screen Saver tab in Display properties.



CAUSE
This behavior has been observed with several different video adapters that are based on the S3 chip set. The behavior can occur with any screen area (or resolution) when you are using a 256-color setting.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, change your color setting to a value other than 256 colors. To do so, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Display, click the Settings tab, and then change the setting in the Colors box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords: kbdisplay kbenv kbprb KB228075

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