Connecting an external mnitor properly

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Scott - Sep 29, 2009 at 02:58 PM
Asten M Posts 47 Registration date Thursday September 24, 2009 Status Member Last seen November 12, 2009 - Sep 29, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Hello,
I am trying to connect a dell monitor to my philips freevents X59 laptop. Not sure what the hell I am doing though!! I have the desktop background on the external monitor, but no icons and the mouse only apears when I go off my laptop screen to the right.

So nothing on my external monitor exceot the desktop background picture.

pleae help!

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Asten M Posts 47 Registration date Thursday September 24, 2009 Status Member Last seen November 12, 2009 18
Sep 29, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Hey,

That is pretty much all you will get without 3rd party software such as:
https://www.actualtools.com/

If you are looking to only display on your Dell monitor, then you must temporarily disable your laptop screen.


Regards,


Asten M
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