Guest MikeRooke Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 I'm running XP Home on a Dell Inspiron 9400 Laptop. I'm trying to allow myself to install a secondary monitor. All the documentation says that by going into Display Properties there should be a Secondary Monitor Icon where I can "extend my Win Desktop onto the monitor". My dialogue box gives me seperate Appearance and Themes Tabs, and no Secondary Monitor icon. This means I can't activate my new monitor or load the drivers. Have I missed something obvious or has XP moved on and left me behind? I would really appreciate some help with this. -- Try to learn something new everyday
Guest db.·.. > Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Activating an extra monitor in XP it should be as easy as plug n play. perhaps you should re ask your question here: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/ -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "MikeRooke" <MikeRooke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5FD04ADE-185A-4D23-B42E-2B7C4E0696C8@microsoft.com... > I'm running XP Home on a Dell Inspiron 9400 Laptop. I'm trying to allow > myself to install a secondary monitor. All the documentation says that by > going into Display Properties there should be a Secondary Monitor Icon where > I can "extend my Win Desktop onto the monitor". My dialogue box gives me > seperate Appearance and Themes Tabs, and no Secondary Monitor icon. This > means I can't activate my new monitor or load the drivers. Have I missed > something obvious or has XP moved on and left me behind? I would really > appreciate some help with this. > -- > Try to learn something new everyday
Guest MikeRooke Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Activating an extra monitor in XP db Thanks for replying, and its a good idea actually. I'm sure they would have talked me through it. However, I've now moved the problem on myself and seemed to have solved it now. After finally working out how to play with the Monitor Icons (didn't recognise them as that in the dialogue box) I moved their position by drag n drop, and then spotted the "Extend my Desktop..." checkbox. Applied this option, etc. and Restarted. Still could not make progress so changed the DVI-D cable for the D-Sub cable and started again. Went through the process from Restart and got a screen response from the new monitor. With a bit more confidence I selected Monitor 2 in the Display Properties - Settings window, selected the Plug and Play Monitor from the list, clicked on the Driver - Update Driver buttons and the Wizard found (at last) my CD-ROM and updated with the Analogue Driver, and wrote a description of it in the properties of Monitor 2. After closing all windows, I got a basic 1440 x 900 res desktop image on the new monitor on to which I could move my mouse icon (= extended desktop). To cut the story short,after a bit more trial and error, I then made the new monitor the Default (scary moment), and then finally, had to reset the Power Options to "Close my laptop lid and Do Nothing). Closing the lid then gives me my fully configured Desktop on the new monitor! All I need to do now is reconnect with the DVI-D cable and see if, with this new found knowledge and confidence I can install the Digital Driver for optimum video quality at 1920 x 1200 res. Thanks again for your reply - didn't expect any response on such a mundane query. Best Regards - Mike -- Try to learn something new everyday "db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." wrote: > it should be as easy > as plug n play. > > perhaps you should > re ask your question > here: > > http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/ > > -- > > db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > > "MikeRooke" <MikeRooke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5FD04ADE-185A-4D23-B42E-2B7C4E0696C8@microsoft.com... > > I'm running XP Home on a Dell Inspiron 9400 Laptop. I'm trying to allow > > myself to install a secondary monitor. All the documentation says that by > > going into Display Properties there should be a Secondary Monitor Icon where > > I can "extend my Win Desktop onto the monitor". My dialogue box gives me > > seperate Appearance and Themes Tabs, and no Secondary Monitor icon. This > > means I can't activate my new monitor or load the drivers. Have I missed > > something obvious or has XP moved on and left me behind? I would really > > appreciate some help with this. > > -- > > Try to learn something new everyday > >
Guest db.·.. > Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Activating an extra monitor in XP yw. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "MikeRooke" <MikeRooke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE2B609C-85F6-440B-B21A-DD5F8823C413@microsoft.com... > db > Thanks for replying, and its a good idea actually. I'm sure they would have > talked me through it. However, I've now moved the problem on myself and > seemed to have solved it now. > > After finally working out how to play with the Monitor Icons (didn't > recognise them as that in the dialogue box) I moved their position by drag n > drop, and then spotted the "Extend my Desktop..." checkbox. Applied this > option, etc. and Restarted. Still could not make progress so changed the > DVI-D cable for the D-Sub cable and started again. Went through the process > from Restart and got a screen response from the new monitor. With a bit more > confidence I selected Monitor 2 in the Display Properties - Settings window, > selected the Plug and Play Monitor from the list, clicked on the Driver - > Update Driver buttons and the Wizard found (at last) my CD-ROM and updated > with the Analogue Driver, and wrote a description of it in the properties of > Monitor 2. After closing all windows, I got a basic 1440 x 900 res desktop > image on the new monitor on to which I could move my mouse icon (= extended > desktop). To cut the story short,after a bit more trial and error, I then > made the new monitor the Default (scary moment), and then finally, had to > reset the Power Options to "Close my laptop lid and Do Nothing). Closing the > lid then gives me my fully configured Desktop on the new monitor! > > All I need to do now is reconnect with the DVI-D cable and see if, with this > new found knowledge and confidence I can install the Digital Driver for > optimum video quality at 1920 x 1200 res. > > Thanks again for your reply - didn't expect any response on such a mundane > query. > > Best Regards - Mike > -- > Try to learn something new everyday > > > "db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." wrote: > >> it should be as easy >> as plug n play. >> >> perhaps you should >> re ask your question >> here: >> >> http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/ >> >> -- >> >> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> >> >> "MikeRooke" <MikeRooke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5FD04ADE-185A-4D23-B42E-2B7C4E0696C8@microsoft.com... >> > I'm running XP Home on a Dell Inspiron 9400 Laptop. I'm trying to allow >> > myself to install a secondary monitor. All the documentation says that by >> > going into Display Properties there should be a Secondary Monitor Icon where >> > I can "extend my Win Desktop onto the monitor". My dialogue box gives me >> > seperate Appearance and Themes Tabs, and no Secondary Monitor icon. This >> > means I can't activate my new monitor or load the drivers. Have I missed >> > something obvious or has XP moved on and left me behind? I would really >> > appreciate some help with this. >> > -- >> > Try to learn something new everyday >> >>
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