Windows 7 automatically changing display color

[Italia366]

Hey guys

So about two days ago i went to make a folder on my desktop, randomly this text box comes up in the middle of my screen saying "Gamma correction" and my screen gets this weird yellow/orange tint to it. So naturally i searched the internet and found out that i could set my display calibration by going into "Display color calibration". Thinking i had to go through this whole process, i clicked "next" once and didnt even have to adjust everything, and the colors were back to normal. i thought "well that was easy".

I put my computer into hibernation and came back a few hours later, logged in, and my screen was that weird yellow/orange tint again. so i did the same thing as before and it fixed it. Now everytime i bring my computer out of hibernation, i need to go through that whole process. is there a way to fix this?

EDIT: Btw i have an Asus g50vt-x5 laptop and my graphics card is a Nvidia GeForce 9800m GS

 

[Britton30]

Hello Italia366. This might be your graphics chip over heating, have you blown the dust out of the laptop recently?
Go to control Panel/Color Management and make sure you have Use my settings for this device checked as shown.

 

[Italia366]

Hello Italia366. This might be your graphics chip over heating, have you blown the dust out of the laptop recently?
Go to control Panel/Color Management and make sure you have Use my settings for this device checked as shown.
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i dont think its my graphics card, because this happens when i wake the computer out of hibernation, so it's not like the graphics card is hot.

Also i have that checked and i still have the problem. The color looks dulled and has a slight yellow tint. but like i said, as soon as i go into color management and start display calibration, it fixes....? lol

 

[Italia366]

should i try restoring to a point before it started happening? or is there another solution to this problem so that i can avoid using a restore point?

 

[Britton30]

Yes you cant try a restore point, but I don't belive it will fix it. Make sure you have the default Color profile set to the one in my snip. Click the Advanced tab in Color Management.

 

[Italia366]

Yes you cant try a restore point, but I don't belive it will fix it. Make sure you have the default Color profile set to the one in my snip. Click the Advanced tab in Color Management.
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The difference between mine and yours is:
-my absolute colorimetric (simulate paper) is System Default (proofing- simulate paper/media color)
-My viewing conditions profile is System Default (WCS profile for sRGB viewing conditions)

EDIT: i just dont understand that this yellowish/orangish tint goes away if i bring up display color calibration and then close it (i dont even need to go through the process).

Btw i have an Asus g50vt-x5 laptop and my graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce 9800m GS

EDIT2: and for some reason it is only out of hibernation mode (that ive tested) this happens. i restarted my laptop and it didnt happen. but it did when i took it out of hibernation

 

[Britton30]

You might try ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download to see if there are new drivers for your laptop. fill in the nubers if known or use the Model Automatic Detection link.

 

[Italia366]

You might try ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download to see if there are new drivers for your laptop. fill in the nubers if known or use the Model Automatic Detection link.

what kind of drivers should i be specifically looking for?

 

[FliGi7]

You'll be looking for graphics drivers to update them in case they are the culprit.

First, I would launch an elevated command prompt by clicking the Start Orb and typing "cmd" into the box. Right click on the cmd program and Run As Administrator. Then type "sfc /scannow" and see if it finds and fixes any corrupt system files.

If nothing is fixed, you might try updating your graphics card drivers. The latest ones for your card are located here:

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windo...ok-win7-winvista-32bit-international-whql.exe

 

[Britton30]

Please use the driver from ASUS, many makers modify the INF of drivers for function keys, etc in a laptop.

 

[FliGi7]

The downside is that many makers don't have the latest drivers available, which could be a problem if you're having an issue with a particular version of the driver. This is actually the case here if you go to the Asus website as their latest/only graphics driver is from 11/2/2009. NVIDIA has the latest driver as 10/24/2011. So, sometimes you have to pick your poison. Personally, I'd take the latest edition of a graphics driver with a bunch of known problems fixed rather than the possible added F-button functionality.

 

[Britton30]

Function key compatibility is only of of many modifications an OEM will make to a GFX driver. Most nVIDIA and AMD GFX drivers won't install on a laptop without a great deal of issues and problems arising. The OEM's have available their own latest drivers.

 

[FliGi7]

Right, but the only available graphics driver on the ASUS website for this laptop is two years old. NVIDIA's latest release of these drivers are from today with two years' worth of fixes and enhancements that could very easily have already addressed this user's issue. There is nothing to lose in installing them straight from NVIDIA. If they don't fix the issue, you can easily revert back, but there's no sense in not trying them because some people have had issues in doing so. Not to say it can't happen, but I've never had a problem installing graphics drivers on any of my laptops directly from NVIDIA or ATI.

 

[Italia366]

i did update my graphics card from Nvidia's website, and no luck. still got it.

So it isnt a graphics problem then...? do i need to update a monitor driver? is this something stupid windows is doing?

 

[Britton30]

Yes if there is a monitor driver listed try that. Did you use Revo Uninstaller to remove your old graphics driver? there's a link below my sig.

 

[Italia366]

Yes if there is a monitor driver listed try that. Did you use Revo Uninstaller to remove your old graphics driver? there's a link below my sig.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download G50Vt(BestBuy)

From here which driver category should i be looking in?

Also, when i updated nvidia it automatically uninstalled the old driver

 

[Britton30]

Well there doesn't seem to be a display driver, common for a lap top.
As for the driver, use Revo Unistaller and reinstall your driver. The nVIDIA driver clean install isn't clean always, I know I have nVIDIA GFX.

EDIT: Correction here, you should use Driver Sweeper instead. http://phyxion.net/item/driver-sweeper.html

 

[sygnus21]

Reading this thread I'd like to go back to what Britton posted earlier....

Hello Italia366. This might be your graphics chip over heating, have you blown the dust out of the laptop recently?
Go to control Panel/Color Management and make sure you have Use my settings for this device checked as shown.
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Is it possible for you to post an image like the one Britton posted?



What I'm looking to see is what you have as default ICC profile.

The other thing you need to do is check to see what your video card is using for color temperature? Sort of like this......



yours may be different but this is to give you a general idea of what you're looking for. If there's a default switch or something like that click it and see what happens? Post an image of that one too if you can.

And yeah it could be a driver issue too, but.....

 

[FliGi7]

Well there doesn't seem to be a display driver, common for a lap top.
As for the driver, use Revo Unistaller and reinstall your driver. The nVIDIA driver clean install isn't clean always, I know I have nVIDIA GFX.

EDIT: Correction here, you should use Driver Sweeper instead. Phyxion.net - Driver Sweeper

There is a display driver on that page. It's under "VGA". And it's from November of 2009 as I talked about earlier.

 

[Britton30]

Well there doesn't seem to be a display driver, common for a lap top.
As for the driver, use Revo Unistaller and reinstall your driver. The nVIDIA driver clean install isn't clean always, I know I have nVIDIA GFX.

EDIT: Correction here, you should use Driver Sweeper instead. Phyxion.net - Driver Sweeper

There is a display driver on that page. It's under "VGA". And it's from November of 2009 as I talked about earlier.

That is correct, the display adapter driver, not a monitor driver, I've confused the two before myself.