[Mischman]

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.

[Hybr!d]

In control panel can you see a NView icon?

You can setup dual monitors in there.

[Mischman]

Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

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?

[Hybr!d]

The icons are alphabetical.

If you have Nvidia graphics it will be in there somewhere.

[Mischman]

I'm really computer dumb.

[Hybr!d]

Ok, it's not there.

Click advanced in your first photo and post a screen shot please.

[Mischman]

Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

Ok, it's not there.

Click advanced in your first photo and post a screen shot please.

Thanks for helping so much, gonna go make a small donation now.

[Hybr!d]

Under displays should be options to add a second monitor.

Thanks for the donation, very kind of you. :)

[Mischman]

So any new monitor i buy will work fine? Just plug it in?

[Hybr!d]

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.