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How can I 'force' a PC to just bl**dy well display on one monitor, the one that is attached when it starts up?
(XP64, GeForce 9600GT, halfway through a 'I wonder if the spare flat screen will work on the PC when small child intervened and clicked a few things to get rid...' upgrade of sorts)
It seems that the one monitor now thinks it is a second, much larger monitor....


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:27 am
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Imagine if people posted bike-related questions with Subject lines like "Quick question for a dickhead cyclist".

Let the inner-geek flow or forever swim against the current my child. 8)


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:31 am
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Imagine if people posted bike-related questions with Subject lines like "Quick question for a dickhead cyclist".

Let your inner-geek flow or forever swim against the current my child. 8)

In answer to your question, yes it's easy, I just can't be assed to share the answer with you 😆

EDIT: weird double post. Better ask the resident geek to investigate.


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:31 am
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right click your desktop, and go into screen resolution or whatever its called on your OS, from there it should be quite obvious.


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:36 am
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If i right click, or try to open any window, it does not appear on *that* screen, it seems to be on screen 2 (which is not attached and does not exist...).
enfht - 😳 I have a habit of winding people up on here this week....


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:38 am
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Hmm, I have a dual screen display at work, I always manage it through the Nvidia control panel (accessed through the control panel display settings). Probably varies according to OS and graphics card though?


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:46 am
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Right, I have pulled out the graphics card, restarted and bingo we are ok.
Time to re-insert and install the card and realise that s-video on a Geforce card does not mean a space LCD telly will work.


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 11:50 am
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Well done dickhead 😉


 
Posted : 19/01/2013 12:05 pm