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    Windows Vista - new monitor

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by yehrulz, Apr 22, 2009.

  1. yehrulz

    yehrulz Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    So you know when you plug in a new display, a window pops up saying "new window displayed?" Well, today, i chose the wrong choice (this was a projection, i wanted to mirror it to put it up on a big screen for some people to watch, but i could also see it on my own computer). However, i chose extend, which is the wrong choice. How do i get the "new window displayed" option back?
     
    yehrulz, Apr 22, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    right-click on your desktop -> customize -> display -> uncheck the box for "extend desktop to this monitor". that should do the trick.

    sorry if some of the words aren't quite correct, my OS language is german :)
     
    whizzo, Apr 22, 2009
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    Yeah you got it right. You can also do it through nvidia's or ATI's control panel.
     
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  4. yehrulz

    yehrulz Notebook Consultant

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    eh, i had ultramon, but it didn't work. the mirroring is horrible with so much lag w/ ultramon. thanks, i'll try this at home.
     
    yehrulz, Apr 22, 2009
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