Re: Dual Monitors -- Can't Turn Off HELP!!

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From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 05/11/04


Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 21:18:28 -0700

You would be better off asking Dell.

"Alan" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:rRVnc.9340$dr1.318227@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a Dell Lattitude C840 laptop with an Nvidia video card installed by
> Dell.
>
> Whenever I plug into a LCD projector and activate my external monitor the
> dual monitor feature comes on and I cannot disable it.
>
> Some times I want to run dual monitor with the laptop (such as for
> lectures), however, sometimes I want what appears on the laptop screen to
be
> the same as on the projected image.
>
> I have tried going into the Display Properties and Settings to disable the
> second monitor and when I do all that happens is that I go back to only
> seeing my laptop's monitor and nothing on the projector. When I activate
> the external monitor the dual monitor feature kicks on again.
>
> It never used to do this and I am not sure what changed on my system.
>
> HELP! This is making it very difficult to do my job!
>
> Alan
>
>



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