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    Acer Extensa 5220 default screen problem Win XP

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mitch guy, Sep 27, 2010.

  1. mitch guy

    mitch guy Newbie

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    Hello, this thing is driving me nuts! any help highly apreciated.

    My Extensa 5220 came with Win Vista, so I did a partition to install Win XP, when using XP everything worked fine until I switched the external monitor to be the main screen, after that the default monitor didn't work anymore in XP no matter what, but it works fine in Vista.

    I have tried re-installing the drivers, then formating the XP partition and re-installing XP, but the problem remains.

    I'm completely lost on this one! :(
     
    mitch guy, Sep 27, 2010
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  2. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    Hi,

    perhaps your external monitor has become the default screen on your XP installation. Start with the external monitor connected and make sure your internal monitor is default (primary).

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Sep 27, 2010
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  3. mitch guy

    mitch guy Newbie

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    Hello Michael, thanks for your reply!

    Yes, the external monitor went default forever, I have tried returning the internal to default but it's useless, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds and returns to the external again... it must be something in the hardware that somehow it was overwritten, because even with a deep reformatting of the partition an a clean reinstall of XP it remains. :confused:
     
    mitch guy, Sep 27, 2010
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