Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors! Intended For Windows 98 Windows 95 This type of problem is usually caused by you not being "logged in" to your system. Double-click on the Network icon in Control Panel, and click on the Identification tab. Make sure all of the fields are filled in correctly (if you're not on a network, just make up something for each field), press Ok, and restart your computer. This problem appears to have been fixed in Windows Me, 2000, and XP. This article has been recently supported by and featured on this Internet Webhosting Guide Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows Server 2008Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Alyssa: Friday, October 19, 2001) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Gavin: Wednesday, December 5, 2001) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Lei: Tuesday, December 11, 2001) [Windows 98] windows keeps forgetting settings like the right year! (dave: Thursday, December 20, 2001) [Windows XP] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Rick Badali: Thursday, January 31, 2002) [Windows 95] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Dennis: Monday, February 11, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Dennis: Monday, February 11, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Dustin: Saturday, March 23, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors AND OTHER BAD PROBLEMS!' (Josh: Sunday, June 16, 2002) [Windows XP] simple settings, such as screen colors!' (John Jarvie: Tuesday, February 25, 2003) [Windows 2000] Can't log on to Windows 2000 (deisel: Sunday, March 23, 2003) [Windows 98] Only b&w & 16 colors need 256 win98se (Christopher: Tuesday, March 25, 2003) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Marcia Rogers: Saturday, April 19, 2003) [Windows 2000] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Jon: Monday, May 5, 2003) [Windows Me] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (''Ri'': Saturday, May 24, 2003) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Lisa: Monday, March 1, 2004) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Margaret Brokaw: Monday, May 31, 2004) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (izzymax: Sunday, March 20, 2005) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (W. Nicholson: Friday, June 3, 2005) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Aijule: Sunday, August 14, 2005) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (patty wright: Monday, September 26, 2005) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Denise: Monday, December 19, 2005) [Windows 98] Question about 'Windows keeps forgetting simple settings, such as screen colors!' (Morgan: Wednesday, June 7, 2006) Return to "Troubleshooting"