2nd monitor problem

jamesybravo

Laptop has a vga out so i hooked it up to tv and the desktop screen appeared with no icons, I can drag windows over to it though as if its to the right of my laptop screen if you know what I mean Is there some setting I have to change so what i see on laptop screen appears on tv?

ABH_3

jamesybravo wrote:

Laptop has a vga out so i hooked it up to tv and the desktop screen appeared with no icons, I can drag windows over to it though as if its to the right of my laptop screen if you know what I mean Is there some setting I have to change so what i see on laptop screen appears on tv?

Are you that its not due to overscan and the desktop icons are infact on the other screen, but just not visible due to the tv display being less than the monitor display. If that makes sense?

Most people use powerstrip http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm for custom resolutions according to posts I've read on the https://www.avforums.com forums.

microsoft has this to say: Desktop Icons May Not Appear on a Secondary Monitor http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q232798&

HTH

Rex_Mundi

When I set the boys machine up with two monitors, I could set it three ways.

One whole screen over both comptuers (like yours seems to be). Two screens showing the same (cloned), or one screen on top of the other.

I can change these through the graphics card settings.

Try right clicking a blank area of your desktop screen, then click properties. then settings. You may be able to make changes here, or click advanced, then select your graphics card.