Dual monitors

Posted by SteveOH PM | on Mon, 06/02/2012 - 23:15 3269 43 comments | report

I tried this afternoon to set up a second monitor to my laptop (having had the monitor in its box for the last few months). Although it is now set up and switched on, all I can get at the moment is the second screen showing the same window as my laptop screen. I want each monitor to show separate information.

Readers of my previous posts will know that I am not that technically minded when it comes to computers. However, I have got as far as the Display window in Control Panel and tried various things with the display settings; but to no avail.

I have also looked at various past posts (having done a Dual Monitors search) but that doesn't seem to help either.

Any ideas, anyone? My laptop runs Vista (I know, I know, I should upgrade to Windows 7).

Also, one of the past posts referred to UltraMon software for use with multiple monitors. I don't quite understand as I thought that Windows would do what needed to be done so as to display separate pages on each monitor.

Many thanks.

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I'll have a go

ajnmx | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 08:01

If it's on a laptop there

clegganator | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 08:35

If I live to be a hundred ...

Steve Holloway | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 08:43

Two monitors make certain work much easier

ajnmx | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 08:51

@Steve

ShirleyM | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 08:51

@ Steve

taxhound | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 08:54

Dual Monitors

Jeeves | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 11:08

saves printing and therefore saves the envirosphere

Tonykelly | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 12:07

Here's something that seems

ajnmx | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 12:18

A pitfall...

sue.hill | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 12:51

I won't knock it ...

Steve Holloway | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 13:59

Darwin once said...

George Attazder | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 14:20

Time saving and convenience

Tonykelly | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 14:42

Alt key

MissAccounting | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 14:51

Bit unfair ...

Steve Holloway | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 15:37

graphics icon

Marion Hayes | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 23:20

this may help

Marion Hayes | Tue, 07/02/2012 - 23:23

Thanks for all your responses

SteveOH | Wed, 08/02/2012 - 09:57

Sorry to arrive late to the party

John Stokdyk | Wed, 15/02/2012 - 13:43

Another variation

daveforbes | Wed, 15/02/2012 - 14:20

Another "final" comment

sue.hill | Wed, 15/02/2012 - 15:09

Would never go back!

Hosted Accountants Ltd | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 11:40

Dual monitors is

FirstTab | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 11:47

Monitors!

ksalter | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 11:47

WOW

Hosted Accountants Ltd | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 12:07

Oh no...

taxhound | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 12:24

How many . . . . ?

cwilson | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 12:39

I couldn't work without my

Cath Walker | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 12:49

Multi monitor connection

Essex34UK | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 12:54

If you hold down Alt when you

mike.rofe | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 13:32

Me too!

sue.hill | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 13:55

I would hate to be without our quad monitors

ShirleyM | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 14:07

Click on the box you need to

stevenpearson | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 14:12

Multi v A really big one!

Paul Scholes | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 14:55

iMacs with 27 inch screens

KH | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 15:09

if you live to be a hundred

adrian1957 | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 15:25

To add to the mix

alanhone | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 17:51

If you lived to be a hundred

RobbyDobby | Thu, 16/02/2012 - 20:09

Connections

tim hervey | Fri, 17/02/2012 - 10:35

Hi, My name is Darren and I

Darren Multiple Monitors | Fri, 17/02/2012 - 11:32

Getting more than one or two

Darren Multiple Monitors | Fri, 17/02/2012 - 11:44

Screenshots

Cath Walker | Fri, 17/02/2012 - 13:14

Wow - I never noticed it before!

John Stokdyk | Fri, 17/02/2012 - 15:27