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by allison.l.hall

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I was attempting to connect my laptop to my TV and after that did not work, I connected it back to my external monitor (ViewSonic VA930m LCD) and now the display will not display properly on the ViewSonic monitor.

I was previously using the laptop with ViewSonic monitor, and had switched the display to the external (using Fn-F8 keys), leaving the laptop display blank. This is what I want.

After disconnecting the ViewSonic monitor and then reconnecting it, the primary desktop will ONLY appear on the laptop lcd. Using the control panel Display control, I can choose to extend the desktop to the second display, and using the Fn-F8 keys will alternate between showing desktop wallpaper and nothing on the external monitor. This is not what I want, I want the entire display on the external monitor.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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by older mycroft

Shift the '1' in the first monitor image, to the second monitor image (which currently shows a '2')

In other words, you need to tell the laptop that the external monitor is now the PRIMARY display.

**BUT, if you ever unplug this arrangement again, you MUST change the numbers on these images back to what they were originally first, or else the laptop [u]forgets[/u] which is which.

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by rob miners

{1} Try going into Task Scheduler and disabling TMM (Microsoft Transient Multi-Monitor Manager).

Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools and TaskScheduler. Expand the Task Schedular Library, expand Microsoft, expand Windows and navigate to Mobile PC.

Right click on TMM and select Disable. Restart the Notebook and reset your Display options.

Transient Multimon Manager (TMM)

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/mobilepc/tmm.mspx

{2} Depending on the sofware that is running your Video Drivers you may be able to use that for changing the setup of the monitor.

Keep us informed as to your progress if you require further assistance.

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