second monitor help please......

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

i have just purchased a 19 inch lcd monitor to add to my laptop.

i have installed it and it shows the same screen saver my laptop does.

i can drag poker tables over to it , i can drag icons over to it .

but i cant get anything to open on that screen .

i drag the explorer icon over there and click to open it and it opens on my laptop screen.

what have i done wrong so i cant get 2 different sites open on 2 different screens ?

thanks .

laymen of all laymen...

TTinCO · Aug 2, 2005

What kind of dual monitor card do you have? It really varies by the brand (and it's always a little trickier when dealing with laptops).

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

TTinCO said:
What kind of dual monitor card do you have? It really varies by the brand (and it's always a little trickier when dealing with laptops).

geez, TT .. i dont even know where to look for that info..

coconutman · Aug 2, 2005

I think.. not sure. Right click on Desctop click proterties. Go to Settings. You will have some options there.

Never do it before so i can't be much help.

Google...

Dual Monitors on one computer... something in that criteria.

TTinCO · Aug 2, 2005

WNO, it really varies by the brand of card. Go into settings\control panel, and double click on "Display". Somewhere in that window, it should tell the brand of video card.

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

TTinCO said:
WNO, it really varies by the brand of card. Go into settings\control panel, and double click on "Display". Somewhere in that window, it should tell the brand of video card.

is this it :

82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller

wolfie_cr · Aug 2, 2005

can you post the make of the laptop and the model?

if its a laptop it should be "ready" to go (most of the times) , you have to plug the monitor , boot it and then play a bit with the settings of the display

wolfie_cr · Aug 2, 2005

do this please

right click on your desktop and select properties

then go to settings

and try playing with the checkmarks that say

"extend my windows desktop onto this monitor"

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

it works ok..

but i cant have explorer up on both screens .

i just multi-tabled 3 tables at pokerstars with no problem. just moved the tables across the screen to the new monitor.

its when i want to have 2 internet windows open on both or have icons on the new one that will open on that monitor.

the laptop is a gateway 400 notebook. running windows xp

wolfie_cr · Aug 2, 2005

I believe that is the way it works, I dont have a dual monitor in my house but my wife does in her office

and when you click it typically opens in the main (the "left" ) monitor

TTinCO · Aug 2, 2005

WNO, if you one a 2nd IE Window, you just have to move it over to the other monitor. If you can't move it, click on the center box in the very upper right(next to the X). Then you should be able to move it

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

TTinCO said:
WNO, if you one a 2nd IE Window, you just have to move it over to the other monitor. If you can't move it, click on the center box in the very upper right(next to the X). Then you should be able to move it

IE wont move to other monitor. The icon will and when i click to open it , it opens on the laptop screen.

I F'd something up during the install i guess...

I'll figure it out.

wolfie_cr · Aug 2, 2005

perhaps you could try to install firefox and see if that browser does the same thing, I find it odd that you can move windows of other programs and not IE

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

i'm finding that odd too...

i cant even move documents over there . everything opens up on the laptop.

but pokerstars tables could be moved .. weird

ElmerTLee · Aug 2, 2005

You can usually scroll through screens by pressing ctr alt f1-f8 until you find what you need on the monitor.

ZZZSpeedster · Aug 2, 2005

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

http://www.realtimesoft.com/files/UltraMon26en_x32.msi

WorldNumberOne · Aug 2, 2005

after monkeying around for awhile , i finally got IE to open up on the big screen.

a good friend of mine called and talked me thru some of the same stuff you guys mentioned.

i want to thank all the guys who took time out to answer my questions and try and help me.

i think i got it now...

2 hours of multi-tabling at pokerstars in sit and go's has paid for about 1/2 the monitor so far...

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