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hi, i have an xp rpo and extra monitor. on the second monitor i have the
desktop of the first monitor. however i cannot move items from the primary
monitor to the secondar monitor, help is appreciated, thank sjeff
 
It's referred to as "Extending my desktop". If your hardware and drivers
support it, you will find it on the Settings tab of "Display
Properties". For further info click the desktop and press F1. "multiple
monitors".
 
jeff said:
hi, i have an xp rpo and extra monitor. on the second monitor i have the
desktop of the first monitor.
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Are you trying to say you have the same display on both monitors?

however i cannot move items from the primary
monitor to the secondar monitor, help is appreciated, thank sjeff
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If your graphics card suppotrs this, you need to set your configuration
to EXTENDED MONITOR, not CLONE.

Right click on the desktop > Display Properties > Settings > Advanced,
locate the tab for your graphics controller and make appropriate
settings. (You can also do this using the Windows inteface: Display
Properties > Settings, though I find this is sometimes problematic.
Also, some software specifically disallows changing CLONE to EXTENDED
using the Windows interface as opposed to the graphics software).
 
bxf said:
Are you trying to say you have the same display on both monitors?
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hi, i am saying the desktop is the same but when i work on the primary
nothing happen son the secondary screen jeff
 
bxf said:
Are you trying to say you have the same display on both monitors?

however i cannot move items from the primary

If your graphics card suppotrs this, you need to set your configuration
to EXTENDED MONITOR, not CLONE.

Right click on the desktop > Display Properties > Settings > Advanced,
locate the tab for your graphics controller and make appropriate
settings. (You can also do this using the Windows inteface: Display
Properties > Settings, though I find this is sometimes problematic.
Also, some software specifically disallows changing CLONE to EXTENDED
using the Windows interface as opposed to the graphics software).

hi, i hate to be dense but when i go to advanced i do not see graphic controller. thansk jeff
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jeff said:
hi, i am saying the desktop is the same but when i work on the primary
nothing happen son the secondary screen jeff
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Go to Display Properties > Settings and you should see an image showing
two monitors, sid by side, and you should have a button labeled
IDENTIFY. Click on this button and look at the numbers displayed on
each monitor.

If you see '1' on each, then you are in CLONE mode. If you see a '1'
and a '2', then you are in EXTENDED mode. In EXTENDED mode, the image
of the two monitors shows the physical relationship between the
monitors. That is, if the '1' monitor is shown to be on the right of
the '2' monitor, then that is how Windows assumes the monitors to be
physically. The same goes for any vertical alignment. You can drag a
monitor to a different location relative to the other, so that the
display represents your actual physical configuration.

You should be able to move your cursor from one monitor to the other,
and vice versa, but only in a specififc direction and within a specific
range of elevation, depending on the layout of the monitors as it is
assumed by Windows and shown in the SETTINGS panel.

CLONE mode should have identical display on each monitor as you work,
so from what you describe, you are not in CLONE mode. Try to move your
mouse from one monitor to the other, from both left and right sides,
and at different vertical points.
 
jeff said:
hi, i am saying the desktop is the same but when i work on the primary
nothing happen son the secondary screen jeff
Click to expand...

Go to Display Properties > Settings and you should see an image showing
two monitors, sid by side, and you should have a button labeled
IDENTIFY. Click on this button and look at the numbers displayed on
each monitor.

If you see '1' on each, then you are in CLONE mode. If you see a '1'
and a '2', then you are in EXTENDED mode. In EXTENDED mode, the image
of the two monitors shows the physical relationship between the
monitors. That is, if the '1' monitor is shown to be on the right of
the '2' monitor, then that is how Windows assumes the monitors to be
physically. The same goes for any vertical alignment. You can drag a
monitor to a different location relative to the other, so that the
display represents your actual physical configuration.

You should be able to move your cursor from one monitor to the other,
and vice versa, but only in a specififc direction and within a specific
range of elevation, depending on the layout of the monitors as it is
assumed by Windows and shown in the SETTINGS panel.

CLONE mode should have identical display on each monitor as you work,
so from what you describe, you are not in CLONE mode. Try to move your
mouse from one monitor to the other, from both left and right sides,
and at different vertical points.
 
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