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Error Message While Changing Display Settings

Article ID: 185766

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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This article was previously published under Q185766

SYMPTOMS

When you change the screen area using the Display tool in Control Panel, you may receive the following error message:

Windows 95

Windows cannot implement your new display settings. Click OK, and then choose different settings.

Windows 98

The display control panel is unable to change the display settings. Please check your display hardware in device manager.
After you receive the error message you are unable to change the screen area.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if NetMeeting is running on the computer.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, quit NetMeeting, and then use the Display tool to change the screen area.

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