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Trouble with Desktop Icons on 2 monitors
I have an HP Pavilion laptop and an NEC Multisync LCD monitor. They've been
successfully partnered for several years now. Recently I used the laptop solo and now after re-connecting them the desktop icons are split across both the laptop screen (most of them) and the monitor (a few of them). I've tried re-starting several times and the display troubleshooter to no avail. When I un-hook the monitor and run just the laptop it's all there and looks normal. Any suggestions? |
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Trouble with Desktop Icons on 2 monitors
I believe (I'm not certain) that Fn+F5 tells the display which screen to
use. Your Display settings should have different settings for two screens, and the Fn+F5 should toggle between the various options. You can also Right Click on the Desktop, but not on an icon, and select PropertiesSettings and you should see settings for different screens. I'm gonna guess that you have the Screen 1 settings set wrong, and the display _thinks_ that when multipls screens are present, the laptop screen displays according to the larger Optional display. You did not say if the external display is operating properly or not. It is clear that the laptop's display works properly when it is the only display, but does not display properly when there are multiple screens attached. "Renee O." wrote in message news I have an HP Pavilion laptop and an NEC Multisync LCD monitor. They've been successfully partnered for several years now. Recently I used the laptop solo and now after re-connecting them the desktop icons are split across both the laptop screen (most of them) and the monitor (a few of them). I've tried re-starting several times and the display troubleshooter to no avail. When I un-hook the monitor and run just the laptop it's all there and looks normal. Any suggestions? |
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Trouble with Desktop Icons on 2 monitors
And if you simply drag the icon's to the required screen? - I'm assuming its
extended display "Renee O." wrote in message news I have an HP Pavilion laptop and an NEC Multisync LCD monitor. They've been successfully partnered for several years now. Recently I used the laptop solo and now after re-connecting them the desktop icons are split across both the laptop screen (most of them) and the monitor (a few of them). I've tried re-starting several times and the display troubleshooter to no avail. When I un-hook the monitor and run just the laptop it's all there and looks normal. Any suggestions? |
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