Toggle to external monitor

[Guest]

I have loaded Vista Home Premium (unwisley) onto my Sony Vaio VGN-TX - only
problem is it does not now let me toggle using F7 to an external LCD monitor
and I will go blind looking at a small screen all day! Has anyone found a
patch/download that fixes the problem and would they please send a link -
thanks

 

[TheEnemyWithin]

I have loaded Vista Home Premium (unwisley) onto my Sony Vaio VGN-TX - only
problem is it does not now let me toggle using F7 to an external LCD
monitor
and I will go blind looking at a small screen all day! Has anyone found a
patch/download that fixes the problem and would they please send a link -
thanks

That shortcut key (f7) is NOT part of vista, rather it was a feature of your
driver...

you can still do that manually from the display settings

 

[DefecTalisman]

Try pressing the "FN" key with "F7", if there is one.
Other wise.

If using nVidia control panel > right click any blank space on desktop >
select "nvidia control panel" > select "display" > choose your config and
apply.

If using windows display manager > right click any blank space on desktop >
select "personalize display" > select "display settings"(at bottom of the
screen) > choose your monitor config and apply.

If none of these work then maybe the drivers you got aren't vista drivers.

 

[Larry Maturo]

Have you checked the Sony web site? They have provided
a lot of Vista drivers for their laptops. I have a Vaio VGN-AX570,
and I now have Vista drivers for everything.

-- Larry Maturo

 

[Guest]

Many thanks all but does not resolve. The F7 hotkey is enabled but does not
recognise an external monitor (or probably even a projector for that matter)
as XP did. Display settings does allow me to open a primary display on the
laptop and a secondary on the external monitor which helps a bit but I am
really after replication the view on the laptop directly to monitor.

I have downloaded all the sony vaio vista upgrades, but may do so again

Any other thoughts appreciated.