Strange behavior from old monitor with new computer

[VBM]

I have been using a 17" Envision LCD monitor hooked up to my laptop for
years. I just got a new laptop (Toshiba M55) and it is acting oddly. When
I first fire up the computer, it will show the Windows XP screen on the
Envision (and not on the laptop screen), but when it gets to the blue
"Welcome" screen, it goes blank on the Envision and shows up on the laptop
screen. Nothing further shows up on the Envision after that.

What is going on?

Do I need to get the Envision driver for XP? I have never needed to add any
drivers to XP so far.

 

[Arno Wagner]

I have been using a 17" Envision LCD monitor hooked up to my laptop for
years. I just got a new laptop (Toshiba M55) and it is acting oddly. When
I first fire up the computer, it will show the Windows XP screen on the
Envision (and not on the laptop screen), but when it gets to the blue
"Welcome" screen, it goes blank on the Envision and shows up on the laptop
screen. Nothing further shows up on the Envision after that.

What is going on?

Do I need to get the Envision driver for XP? I have never needed to add any
drivers to XP so far.

Probably some DCC misunderstandings between monitor and laptop.
If you can get drivers for the monitor, they might help.

Arno

 

[Brian Pemberton]

I have been using a 17" Envision LCD monitor hooked up to my laptop for
years. I just got a new laptop (Toshiba M55) and it is acting oddly. When
I first fire up the computer, it will show the Windows XP screen on the
Envision (and not on the laptop screen), but when it gets to the blue
"Welcome" screen, it goes blank on the Envision and shows up on the laptop
screen. Nothing further shows up on the Envision after that.

What is going on?

Do I need to get the Envision driver for XP? I have never needed to add any
drivers to XP so far.

It's probably down to your display settings in Control Panel.
Make sure Windows can see both displays, and that it thinks they are enabled

HTH

Brian

 

[gfretwell]

It's probably down to your display settings in Control Panel.
Make sure Windows can see both displays, and that it thinks they are enabled

Experiment with the refresh rate

 

[VBM]

It's probably down to your display settings in Control Panel.
Make sure Windows can see both displays, and that it thinks they are

enabled

Yes, it is seeing both displays, and I found that when I choose to extend
two the external monitor, it will do that, but it shows a very pixelated
picture, like when you go into safe mode).

When I attempted to make it the primary monitor, it seemed to accept it, but
then never did anything, and those boxes were then greyed out after that.

 

[VBM]

enabled


Experiment with the refresh rate

OK, I will try that.