PIP Error Message: Your Display Has Less Than 256 Colors (271715)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Greetings 2001
- Microsoft Greetings 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Express 2001
- Microsoft Picture It! Express 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo 2001
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium 2001
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium 2002, version 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 Gold
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2002, Gold, version 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 Platinum
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing Platinum 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 Silver
This article was previously published under Q271715 SYMPTOMS When you start one of the programs that are listed at the
beginning of this article, you may receive the following error message:
Your display has less than 256 colors. Please change the
number of colors, and then try running the program again.
CAUSE This behavior can occur if the Microsoft Windows color
palette setting is set to 16 colors. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, increase the Windows color palette
setting to 256 colors:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Display.
- Click the Settings tab.
- In the Color Palette or Colors box, click 256
Colors.
- Click OK.
If you are prompted to restart your computer, do
so. - Close Control Panel.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/28/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbdisplay kberrmsg kbprb KB271715 |
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