How-to: Dual Monitors in Windows XP 1 of 2

[BOS6940]

You know you can move the monitor location right? That way instead of moving the mouse to the right, you can move it to the top left for your locations in this vid.

Anyway, their is no 1 or 2 screen in my settings, I have dual monitors set up in Windows 7 on this netbook, but XP only sees my monitor, even when pressing the key on my keyboard, it doesn't know the screen on my netbook exists... only sees it when it starts up on there, any way to fix this in XP?

[shazreenify]

hi, im kinda trying to figure out how to use an old CRT monitor (u know, TV with RCA vid in/out ports only),. got the cables for plugging it, extended desktop works however with problems such as : three output appearing on the TV, no color... i need to figure out if there is a problem with my laptop's video adapter or wit the cable itself..

[syth406]

@shazreenify Its probably that the laptop doesnt have the right drivers for an old monitor

[Greenday122235]

There's no one or two for me, I have a tv connected that supports PC usage. Just my one monitor.

[JayNuyens]

@Greenday122235 same

[rafael661kc]

awesome vid.!

[lewisleonardo]

WAT A HEAD

[kenda98]

still no luck

[kenda98]

not helpfull at all

[shon9514]

I have 2 monitors, with 3 outputs on my video card, both working, can I watch an online video on one monitor, and web surf on the other? If I can, how would I do that? Thanks. I have xp with a nvidia 7300 gt 256, 46" samsung and 19" dell. Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR..soon.

[JerrenPwnar]

How can you get the 1 and 2 for the screen option i dont get it what's wrong ?

[stranndatk]

hey...u have the exact same laptop that im trying to get dual screens with :D

which means i should be able to get this working.

thanks. 5/5

[hyderox95]

im asking, maybe you can help me. At the display options, i haven't got first and second monitors or icons, i have got only one monitor :S

[STMN69]

if you're running MSVDM.you'll probably need a really good vid card / a lot of ram !???

[438426x1]

redo the vid in high quality.

[lemurianfrog]

I have a question: I want to plug a second monitor on my laptop and plug my TV at the same time via S-Video slot.,. But I'm only able to make one of them work. Both work, but not at the same time. It doesn't matter if the desktop is duplicated on the TV, I just want to use it as a "shit box" for video editing. Is there any option or a driver for making my second monitor and the TV working at the same time?

Thank you very much

[STMN69]

have you gone through your TV display menu ?

should say say something like..TV/Video/Cable/S-video..­.etc...switch it to S-video than hit ok...should work

[DarkDescent321]

When I plug my second monitor in it says Cannot Display This Video Mode

[marquesbrownlee]

A brief monitor question, if anyone can answer it:

I currently have a 17" laptop running @ 1440x900

If I buy a 22" monitor @ 1680x1050 and try to dual screen with my laptop (extend my desktop) will windows get messed up as I drag them across?

What is your reccomendation for dual monitors at different resolutions?

Any help is appreciated

Thanks

::MKB::

[YankeesFan505]

how much is that card

[stergy14]

thanks!

[hkystknre]

what if you don't have the 1 and 2

[cankarales]

u must have. if not u can't have dual monitor

[JinXuanJun]

so i have to buy another video card to do it?

[cankarales]

if u have vga ang dvi plug on ur gpu u just need a monitor with standard vga plug and another with dvi or just a dvi to vga adapter. if ur gpu doesnt have this u must get another gpu or u can plug ur other monitor to a vga port on ur motherboard. but u probably won't be able to run more advanced games on that monitor cuz motherboard gpu's usually sux. so choose carefully.

[jovocop]

I have the same inspiron 6000 laptop but when i plugged in the second monitor, instead of having an extra monitor it displays the same thing on each screen. Do you have and Troubleshooting techniques?

[aussie114]

go to the nVidia/ATI control panel, and select run duel monitors set up, and you will have a choice of, Clone, Horizontal Span, or Duel view, the setting this guy has in his first example is duel view,

[pariswanna]

where do u find it? i have a compaq nx9010

[jhustler10]

:) :)