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Problem Can’t install or uninstall Matrox software for Windows 95/98

Cause

Files on your system may have been deleted or corrupted.

Solution For advanced users: Try manually removing Matrox display drivers, then

reinstall them.

1 Switch to a VGA display driver (see step 4, page 20).

2 In the following folders, remove all files or folders related to “Matrox” or

“MGA”. (For more information on some files, right-click on them in Windows

Explorer, then click

Properties  Version. The following paths assume default

installations and may be different on your computer.)

 C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

 C:\Windows\Startmenu\Programs

 C:\Windows\System

 C:\Program Files

3 Click  Run, type regedit, then click OK.

4 Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  SOFTWARE, remove all items starting with

“Matrox” or “MGA”.

5 Restart your computer, then before Windows starts, press [F5] to enter “safe

mode”.

6 Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop background, then

click

Properties  Device Manager.

7 Click the plus sign next to Other devices (if it appears) and Display adapters.

Delete all listed display adapters (click each, then click

Remove), then click

OK.

8 Restart your computer, then install the latest display drivers for your Matrox

graphics card.

Problem After game for Windows 95/98 starts,

monitor doesn’t display properly

(blank screen, rolling or overlapping screen images)

Cause

If your game uses a low-resolution (640 × 480 and below), full-screen display

mode, your monitor may not support the refresh rate the Matrox driver is using.

Solution 1 If the game is still running in full-screen mode, press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] once

for the

Close Program dialog box, and then click the End Task button.

2 Click  Programs  Matrox PowerDesk  Matrox Display Properties 

Monitor (tab)  Matrox monitor (button).

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