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This is a great forum!!! I just bought a new Dell latitude D600 laptop with XP Pro. Is it possible to hook any monitor up to it and use it as a 2nd screen or just another monitor and have it project the laptop screen on it(just make it bigger)? ...


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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:20
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Default Problem with dual monitors

This is a great forum!!!

I just bought a new Dell latitude D600 laptop with XP Pro.

Is it possible to hook any monitor up to it and use it as a 2nd screen or just another monitor and have it project the laptop screen on it(just make it bigger)?

I went and plugged in a really old(one of the big bulky monitors) into the back and nothing changed. Is it a problem with the laptop or was it the old monitor?


Here is a picture of the settings tab with nothing plugged into it.
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:32
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In control panel can you see a NView icon?

You can setup dual monitors in there.
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:35
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In control panel can you see a NView icon?

You can setup dual monitors in there.

I'm not the smartest computer person, where in the CP should i look?
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:40
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The icons are alphabetical.

If you have Nvidia graphics it will be in there somewhere.
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:49
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I'm really computer dumb.

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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:56
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Ok, it's not there.

Click advanced in your first photo and post a screen shot please.
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 13:59
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Ok, it's not there.

Click advanced in your first photo and post a screen shot please.
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 14:28
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Under displays should be options to add a second monitor.

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Old 31st Jul 2007, 14:31
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So any new monitor i buy will work fine? Just plug it in?

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Old 31st Jul 2007, 14:34
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Yeah, providing it has the correct plug that matches the output on your laptop (probably VGA).

Boot with it plugged in and it should show up in that panel you posted a photo of.
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