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Dual Screen Problems.


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Danny O'Rourke

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OK, whats happening is after i connect up the second monitor via VGA, (primary monitor is DVI)all tutorial's say go to display settings and alter from there where it should have a picture of two monitors, one with a number 1 and the other with a number 2.

if you look at the attachment you will see what i mean by i don't get given that choice, is there a patch or something i may download to rectify this problem? I'm running Windows XP Pro' version 2002, service pack 3. if that is any help at all.

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Edited by Danny O'Rourke, 15 April 2012 - 01:12 PM.

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Alzeimer

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You should be able to access that option by either:

-Pressing Ctrl Alt F12 keys simultaneously
-Right-clicking the Windows* desktop and selecting Graphics Properties
-Opening Windows* Display Control Panel and selecting Settings > Advanced > Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile > Graphics Properties


Hope this helps
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Tim_the_WIzard

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Hello Danny O'Rourke,

Is there any chance that you can go to your device manager and take a look in the Monitors section.

Start > Run > then type the following and press enter:

devmgmt.msc

Expand the arrow next to monitors and tell me if you see 2 devices listed under it.
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Danny O'Rourke

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yes, i have a default monitor that is as normal, then a plug and play monitor that has a red cross.
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Hmm. Now the question is what happens when you Right-Click on that entry? Is there any option to enable or anything else like that?
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Danny O'Rourke

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yes, i have enabled it but it still only gives me an option to have a dual clone screen as the first attachment showed, the next few attachments are the other options i can access that i have found.

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Danny O'Rourke

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after looking it up on the net I've found the part I'm missing, I don't get the multiple screen options during settings which should be there like the attachment has

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