It turns out that if I try to run anything else beside the game that requires the use of the graphics card to run, it messes up the colors. I had AllWallpapers running in the background, when I got it to work the first time, and the first cycle of the wallpaper skewed the colors of the game horribly …

Bah. It seems to be working fine now. I have no idea what changed. Dumb thing wanted a restart or some such, I guess.

Heh. Sorry if I wasn't clear. I made it as clear as I could. Yes, I have the option. No, it doesn't work properly. I have tried running it in 256 color mode, and what I get is that the characters in the foreground are rendered correctly and the colors of the backgrounds are all funky. I can upload a …

Well, given that the problem isn't the resolution or the lack of ability to set the colors, I think I may be stuck, then. I can change the colors and resolution already without the two utilities you so kindly pointed me towards. The problem is more that the colors don't want to display properly. I …

@wildweasel: I don't have a graphics card. Wish I did. Thanks for the explanation about the install and such, though. That actually helped a fair bit. @DosFreak: I've managed to set the colors, as you suggested I do. And it worked. But now the colors on my screen are all messed up. Which leads me to …

I don't have the option to do that. I can choose from 16-bit and 32-bit color.

@collector: That's a good idea, but I can't seem to find the option to do that. There's a link at the bottom to "Learn more about running programs in 256 color mode", but no option to set it. I've tried the right-click-and-set-it-in-the-properties trick, and that doesn't work either. @F2bnp: I've …

Let's see. Stuff that might just be useful: * (can't seem to find the motherboard specs. oops) * Intel Celeron M 1.50 GHz * 2 Gb RAM * Integrated video card (Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset) * Integrated sound card (Sigma-Tel Audio) * Win XP Pro SP2 * Game title: The Lost Mind of Dr. …