Re: Problem with external monitor on new laptop - worked fine on old laptop


"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Most likely, your new laptop supports dual displays while your old one
> didn't .... only you don't have Windows configured to actually do
> anything with a 2nd monitor, so you get a blank screen or perhaps a
> blank (TOTALLY blank) windows desktop.

Very possibly. How do I tell Windows to configure it as a clone monitor? I
have worked with the Display Properties, but I don't see how to do this. I
have even tried to choose the external as the primary monitor, but it will
not do it.


>
> VBM wrote:
>
> > I have been using a 17" Envision LCD monitor hooked up to my previous
laptop
> > (Thinkpad) for years. I just got a new laptop (Toshiba M55) and it is
> > acting oddly. When
> > I first fire up the computer, it will show the Windows XP screen on the
> > Envision (and not on the laptop screen), but when it gets to the blue
> > "Welcome" screen, it goes blank on the Envision and shows up on the
laptop
> > screen. Nothing further shows up on the Envision after that.
> >
> > What is going on?
> >
> > Do I need to get the Envision driver for XP? I have never needed to add
any
> > drivers to XP so far.
> >
> >


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