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HI ..I'm using windoze xp...whenever I watch any video from windose media player 9.0 , I can only watch them as really dark..for some reason , i am failing to improve the brightness of my screen . There's a way which is used to increase the colour settings of a video card ( mine is 2 years old ) but i forgot...

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For — quick, practical follow‑up that fills gaps in the replies above.

A simple diagnostic first: while the movie is playing, press PrintScreen and paste into Paint. If the screenshot looks normal but the on‑screen video is dark, the card is using a hardware overlay/gamma that the player or driver controls — the picture on the desktop (screenshot) bypasses that overlay. If the screenshot is dark too, the problem is system‑wide (driver/monitor/cable).

If it looks like a driver/overlay issue, check Device Manager (Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager). Expand Display Adapters, open your adapter properties and note the Driver Provider, Version and Date, and the Hardware IDs on the Details tab. If the adapter shows a generic Microsoft/Standard VGA driver, you need the vendor (NVIDIA or OEM) driver for full color controls. If a vendor driver is already present, post the Provider/Version here so someone can confirm it.

Practical fixes you can try now without posts or downloads: adjust the monitor’s own OSD (brightness/contrast/gamma), try the movie in a software‑rendering player (VLC or similar) which bypasses hardware overlay and offers per‑video brightness/gamma controls, or use a small utility (PowerStrip and similar third‑party tools were commonly used for older cards) to change gamma system‑wide. Also test with a different monitor or cable to rule out the display.

One last note: the Riva TNT2 is very old and driver support is limited; if correct color reproduction matters, a low‑cost modern GPU will solve this permanently. If you want step‑by‑step help, post the Device Manager driver details and the exact monitor model and someone like or can suggest the right legacy driver or next step.

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Member Avatar for Catweazle

That'd depend on the display card you have. Different display cards have different controls.

If you have an NVidia display card, for example, the control would be found by right-clicking a blank area of the desktop and.....

Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> cardname -> Color Correction

and adjusting the slider.

The controls for your card would possibly be slightly different, but they'd be in the same general location.

Member Avatar for camelNotation

i have a nvidia riva tnt 2 64mb...i did right-click , went to properties , advanced , settings , colour management but there were no slider . there was only a samsung monitor information nothing else ...there's another way but i can't remember .

Member Avatar for hachtman

I have nivdia,
I have a rpgram the requires 64 bits / mb (im not sure which) from my memory card but it says I only have 32,
This program has worked before but why has it suddenly stopped?

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If you know what is wrong please e-mail to <snip>
Thanks

Edited by crunchie because: snipped email address
Member Avatar for bobbyraw

what is the color depth of the video card right now. if you cannot change it you need to update the drivers. as for the video in windows media player you can change the brightness and colors within the player. click view choose enhancement>show enhancement, then scroll through the different one until you get to video settings

Member Avatar for arpit2503

i dont have graphic card
fifa 09 runs with graphic card
can i run it
if yes
then how

Member Avatar for Anoopsnair

I have solution for your question. But first you let me know which graphics card using your computer. Ati Radeon / Nvidia ???

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HI ..I'm using windoze xp...whenever I watch any video from windose media player 9.0 , I can only watch them as really dark..for some reason , i am failing to improve the brightness of my screen . There's a way which is used to increase the colour settings of a video card ( mine is 2 years old ) but i forgot...

Which type of graphics card you using in your system ? example : Ati Radeon, Nvidia ..etc

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I have a better solution. Post to a live thread :).

This thread was started in 2004.

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