Setup Does Not Detect Multiple Display Adapters Correctly

• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows 98 on a computer with multiple video adapters, Setup may not detect your video adapters correctly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue run Setup with only one video adapter in your computer. After Setup is finished, reinstall your addititonal video adapters, and then enable multiple display support. For information about how to enable multiple display support, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q179602
TITLE : How to Enable Multiple Display Support Using Windows 98

MORE INFORMATION

If your computer has an onboard video adapter, you should run Setup using only the onboard adapter.

For additional information about multiple display support in Windows 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q182930
TITLE : How to Troubleshoot Multiple Display Support in Windows 98

ARTICLE-ID: Q188481
TITLE : Windows 98 Display.txt File

Additional query words: multi multimon

Keywords          : kbdisplay kbsetup win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: January 23, 1999