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Dual screen help

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salomonskiier12
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OK, so on my desktop, i had a dual screen setup. when i went to school, i just unplugged the main monitar and brought it w/ me so i could hook it up to my laptop.

now i'm home and want to use my desktop, but when I turn it on, i can only see the extension of the desktop, not the entire thing with all the icons and such. i know how to change the settings, but i do not know how to acess the settings because i can only see one portion of the screen (which is just the extension)

what should i do? safe mode doesn't really help to change settings.  thnaks,

Sep 26 2009 11:30PM
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Hansel.
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try plugging it into the first video card port, since thats where you unpluged the main monitor from.
Sep 26 2009 11:31PM
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salomonskiier12
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i cant. there is only 1 port that the plug will fit into.  i think its digital and the other 2 are analog.  the convertor adaptor between the 2 doesn't work either
Sep 26 2009 11:38PM
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Hansel.
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what comp are you working with?
Sep 26 2009 11:40PM
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salomonskiier12
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its my dell desktop with a nvidia graphics card
Sep 27 2009 10:41AM
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hartig
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right click your desktop and go into the preferences?
or go into your bios and set the primary video card from there
Sep 27 2009 10:55AM
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salomonskiier12
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i tried that. when I right click on one screen, it comes up on my other "screen" which i can't see

Sep 27 2009 11:10AM
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hartig
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well, then into the bios you go
Sep 27 2009 11:23AM
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Jwenz
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so did you try to unplug that monitor all together and put the ohter one on? or am i misunderstanding that you already tried that? i tried google but no real solutions to your problem. sorry
Sep 27 2009 11:24AM
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how are you posting on NSG when you cant get on your computer? can't you just use the computer you are posting from, or you must have a reason to get onto it. my post is pointless, i see whats going on. sorry cant help ya, but good luck though
Sep 27 2009 1:02PM
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