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Connecting an external mnitor properly

Last answer on Sep 29, 2009 8:04:46 pm BST Scott, on Sep 29, 2009 7:58:24 pm BST 
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Hello,
I am trying to connect a dell monitor to my philips freevents X59 laptop. Not sure what the hell I am doing though!! I have the desktop background on the external monitor, but no icons and the mouse only apears when I go off my laptop screen to the right.

So nothing on my external monitor exceot the desktop background picture.

pleae help!

Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0

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 Asten M, on Sep 29, 2009 8:04:46 pm BST

Hey,

That is pretty much all you will get without 3rd party software such as:
http://www.actualtools.com/

If you are looking to only display on your Dell monitor, then you must temporarily disable your laptop screen.


Regards,


Asten M

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