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• Dual monitor - determine which screen a program opens the

  original title: confusion bi-ecrans

  At my place of work they have a 2nd monitor mounted to my computer so I now have 2 of them. I don't know I like this immediately. I don't see the advantage (still, in any case) because you cannot watch two of them at the same time anyway as you can with overlapping windows. I'm always looking for left right 1 monitor, then the other.

  My question:

  I noticed that sometimes I click on a link in my browser on one of the monitors and it will open up a new page on the other monitor, so I have to swich my field of vision. I was expecting for the new page opens on the same screen as the link that pointed to it rather than the other monitor. Is there a setting that controls this?

  I use Dual monitors all the time, I don't know how I managed without, but I guess it depends on what you use on the PC

  Monitors can be placed in what position the monitor "means" provide, you can have one on the other with the right stands.

  And no there are no settings to change that monitor a links don't open the. It's win7 pre available condition had been installed the complete graphics driver and may be available if you use some graphics drivers

• Dual monitor second monitor to accuse by first monitor is in application full screen

  Hey,.

  Have a problem when you run an application like games full screen, my second monitor is trolling. As the Setup program intended to game the first monitor and control the second tremor of a data stream. Some people say that Windows 8 is covering the fps when running the application full screen.
  I use Dual DVI first 120 Hz and 60 Hz HDMI to the second monitor. NIVIDA Gtx670.
  Someone also mentioned turning off SOUND via HDMI, it doesn't help also.

  Any ideas?

  Cheeerrs

  It is fixed by Windows Update: KB2756872

• HP Pavilion a6750f: problem dual monitor (Second monitor not detected in DVI input)

  Hello everyone, I'm going to by a problem of not being able to setp toward the top of my second monitor.

  I own a HP Pavilion a6750f with an ATI Radeon HD 3200 card on board running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit operating system.  In the back, I have two VGA and DVI inputs, VGA works, but when I connect the other monitor which is connected to a DVI adapter on the back, Windows does not detect any.

  I tried to go the DVI adapter to the other monitor and noticed that it refuses to work. I will note that my display drivers are all updated and I activated the option of customization to detect the second monitor, nothing shows up, it will not be the same acknolowdge that there are several screens.

  I think it's weird that I don't see this problem being issued when I was searching for a resolution on google for hours now. If someone can help me here please I would be very happy.

  Just to remind you try to connect a VGA (analog) monitor to a DVI - D (digital only) output on the computer. This is never going to work as analog and digital are two completely different incompatible signalling methods. With the help of an adapter DVI / VGA passive is the problem that these cards may work with DVI - I or DVI - A output... not DVI - D.

  Wikipedia - DVI;

  "More digital, the DVI connector includes pins that carry an analog signal compatible with RGBHV signals in a VGA connector. This allows a VGA monitor be connected to a passive adapter and offers a universal solution for the DVI interface. The analog pins are the four that surround the apartment or cross the blade as shown on the right side of the diagrams below. »

  

  8 analog vertical sync

  C1 - analog Red
  C2 - analog Green
  C3 - blue analog
  C4 - analog horizontal sync
  C5 - analog ground

  Note the absence of the pins on your computer and your so-called card C1, C2, C3 and C4. Without these pins is not just going to work. Still, there is no way to get an analog VGA monitor to work with your digital DVI - D only output using a so-called DVI - D to VGA. You may be able to buy an asset DVI - D to VGA Converter, but this will be expensive and cannot provide a poor video image quality.

  As you said, the HP f1703 monitor supports only VGA. However, based on the specifications, your HP w2207h 22 inch LCD monitor supports the entry to a VGA and a HDMI input. HDMI and DVI - D share the same signage and using a HDMI-DVI cable or adapter HDMI-DVI and HDMI Cable will solve your problem. For two monitors running on your computer, please connect as follows:

  Computer > HDMI-DVI cable or adapter HDMI-DVI and HDMI Cable > HP w2207h monitor

  Computer > VGA cable > HP f1703 monitor

  Please send Bravo

• HP G42-415DX: in a Setup dual monitor, perhaps armored secondary monitor white screen?

  I have a Setup dual monitor, where the laptop is tied to a 2nd monitor (TV) via HDMI. I mainly use the 2nd monitor. Can I empty the 1st monitor (laptop screen) screen, yet still use the 2nd monitor with lid open to access the keyboard?

  (I noticed with parameters changed in the Panel of Win7, I can close the lid without cutting [sleep, Hibernate or shutdown] computer and had to lower the monitor display 2nd to adapt to the screen.) But to use the keyboard, open the lid of the portable computer, which involved the 1st screen)

  Thank you

  Hi Kalad,

  I think the same as you do sometimes, especially when I watch a movie and you want that it will display on the bigger screen and the simultaneouly have the laptop screen is off.

  As you need to use the keyboard of the laptop and want the second poster only, which suggests to select the "Projector" only option in the pop-up menu by pressing the Fn + F4 key.

  & to come back again having two screens or single screen press Fn Key & F4 on your keyboard and select "Extend" or 'Unplug the projector' options respectively.

  I am an employee of HP.

  Kind regards
  Mundutha

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• Installation of the driver software window opens on the second monitor in a dual monitor extended installation of the monitor

  The "Software Installation" window will open on the second monitor in a dual monitor extended installation of the monitor

  I have a dual display setup. A 225WS 1680 x 1050 monitor LG is connected via a VGA cable and a VGA - DVI converter to a DVI port on a Radeon 6850 video card. The second screen is a Samsung HDTV set at 1920 x 1080 and connected via HDMI on the same video card. I have set up the screen LCD as main monitor and the Samsung HDTV as the extended display. HDTV is most of the time, but I use it at least once a day. This isn't a driver problem, because it happened also when I had an old Nvidia video card and it is fixed by a new installation of windows and setting up of screens from a square.

  The installer works great almost all the time except when I try to use some programs or Windows functions (7). When I try to start the MozBackup application or I pop in a new usb device and click on the notification bubble, both these windows (MozBackup and the "Driver software Installation" window) open in the center of the HDTV as opposed to the LCD (which is defined as primary). The problem is that the views are ~ 3 meters out and HDTV is mostly off.

  I sent a bug report to the developer of MozBackup because this part is perhaps a problem with its software or what old Windows functions and hooks it uses, but the window "Installing the driver software" (or who knows what other program Windows Basic) has exactly the same problem and is part of Windows.

  What can I do about it? I DIDN'T put the displays in any mode "clone" to have office in mirror between them. Is - this fixable somehow? I guess that is not a problem with the video card drivers because I used two different video cards with either the manufacturer or windows update drivers and the problem is the same.

  I'm talking about a window similar to this one
   
  http://jaunty-electronics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Freedom_FRDM-KL25Z_driver_install.PNG

  Try changing the backup.ini

  you find it in

  .. \Program files (x86)\MozBackup\backup.ini

  Open the file backup.ini with editor

  Check if you have the rights to save the changed files in this directory. You may need to change the Directory rights

  Change the value of "1": monitor

  wyzodir =

  ; Monitor: the monitor number where MozBackup window will appear

  monitor =1

  '2' or whatever the value of your primary monitor is:

  wyzodir =

  ; Monitor: the monitor number where MozBackup window will appear

  monitor =2

  System main screen could be identified as '1 '. If you have changed the monitors, it can be used internally '2 '.

• The main screen becomes secondary in a Setup dual monitor (DVI-HDMI)

  Original title: WINDOWS PROGRAMMERS: problem with OS Windows7 not being not able change the numbers of identifiers when using multiple screens and HDMI

  To be clear... This problem is with the Win7 OS - no video card GUI that allow to change number ID display on multiple monitors.

  Problem with several screens and the use of HDMI cables substituent and #1 assuming that for its corresponding display view identifier.

  Not always ID desired.

  But there is no way to change this.

  EXAMPLE:

  Monitor is configured as primary display (ID #1) using a DVI cable

  Then I connect my SONY Bravia or my LG HDTV displays using HDMI cables, the new screen automatically takes over as the display identifier #1 and the monitor becomes identifier #2.

  -This introduces to the identifiers is not something I want, need or want to deal with every time I use several displays. And it creates problems.

  There is NO way to correct or modify the identifiers.

  Please provide a FIX as soon as possible if you have an ounce of concern for the customer service.

  The solution can be as simple as:

  GO to THE control panel - appearance and customization - display - change display settings:

  Right CLICK... on one of the displays in the window to the left of "Detect" / "identify."

  Then the OPTION 'Change display login' with a list of relevant identifier numbers according to the number of multiple connected screens.

  Click 'apply '.

  CLICK ON 'OK '.

  and Voila! View identifiers are defined.

  WINDOWS:

  We, your customers, look forward to the difficulty of Windows update that contains this fix a lot expected and necessary.

  Thanks in advance for your collaboration and concerns about our satisfaction and ease of use than the loyal customers of your software.

  Feel free to send me the BETA version of the patch when his complete: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Hi Jean-Pierre.

  Thank you for all the information related to the issue.

  This problem may occur if the display of the configuration settings dual monitor retain the configuration. Possible reasons could be installed on the computer outdated display driver.

  1. What is the brand and model of the computer or the graphics card?
  2. Are you using double display card? Sometimes changing the display settings for the display cards might solve the problem.

  First of all, if you have a display of the map or media panel installed on the computer, go to the control panel and change the setting under multiple display change. Assign the identity number according to the status monitor, then check if it retains the configuration when you restart the computer.

  Additionally, make sure that you have installed the latest version of the display driver for Windows 7 from the website of the manufacturer of the computer. Sometimes, if the driver is not being updated, the setting may not keep the entire installation. See the link to know how to update the driver on Windows 7:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Update-driver-hardware-ISN

  Please keep us informed.

• Dual monitor Dell and your Sharp TV screen

  I have a Dell 3008WFP monitor and a TV Sharp LC52LE810UN of. The monitor is connected using DVI and the TV is connected using HDMI. In 'screen resolution' the recommended setting for the Dell monitor is 2560 x 1600. It is a 2 monitor. I can't double bill for work. correctly. The resolution gets blurred. The only way I can make it work is to expand the display. It has already used to work when it is used my Samsung P2770 monitor.

  I am running Windows 7 and my graphics card is NVIDIA GEForce 310.

  Can someone please.

  Hi ManajitSengupta,

  You want to hope that it is not a compatibility problem, because that could leave you a GROUND for a solution. Assuming that everyone even working on a solution. I had a few problems after the upgrade of Vista that never existed when running the Windows 7 RC on the same computer. The cause of a problem is not necessarily in a straight line between Win7 and the problem device. The only things I can think of now are the driver/software standard, tedious, technical troubleshooting. Starting by ' screens exhibit the same behavior when a simple SVGA driver is all that is installed? »

  Some device of even difficult problems have been resolved by reinstalling

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-hardware/cant-use-dual-monitor-with-Windows-7-64-bit-and/58f2706d-ed89-46ab-80f1-ad677b4c1e13

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-desktop/Windows-7-docking-station-dual-monitor-display/2abeebc6-8015-4FB1-B948-dba5e27c9bfb

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-desktop/dual-monitor-Setup-cannot-move-Windows-from-one/e14a0b3b-8e95-4FA5-9f68-036dde61f0b6

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-networking/multi-monitor-support-in-Windows-7-Remote-Desktop/c629d317-88c2-48BA-973a-da04a8c9d579

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-Vista/set-up-multiple-monitors

• The dual monitor settings not remembered

  I just added a second monitor (same size and resolution as the first monitor). After using "personalize > display settings", activating the second monitor in the mode double screen, monitor the position and resolution, then selecting "apply > Save Settings > OK" the new monitor will work fine. However, when I restart the PC, Windows knows more on the second monitor and I have to redo all the settings more. It's ALWAYS happening (and not sporadically). I've never had this happen before in configurations dual monitor. I don't do something correctly?

  I'm under Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit, 2-24 "1920 x 1280 Digital monitors, graphic adapter advanced ATI HD 4850 with dual output DVI, 8 GB of memory.

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  Jon

  Jon,
  Download ATI Catalyst Control Center, which includes the updated drivers for your card, of the following:
  http://game.AMD.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=Vista64/common-Vista64

  After installing the software and restarted, you can access their software by clicking on start-> all programs-> Catalyst Control Center, click on CCC
  Then adjust your settings of dual monitor since the display under chart type Manager, here you can set the desktop, the refresh rate resolution and you want 1 of a possible 5 modes (press F1 to get help with their applicaton) display. Make sure that save you after having selected the desired configuration. Rami
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Dual monitor crashing my computer

  Hello

  I am currently under a dual screen setup with my monitor and a separate screen. It seems to work fine for a while and then all of a sudden my computer will start to act up, and then it will go to the blue screen of death. A small window pop up at the bottom left says there is a problem with my video card driver, but I have updated their and still get the same problem.

  Info:

  Laptop - Toshiba Satellite M300 - 4 GB RAM - Vista Home Premium

  Screen - Samsung SyncMaster 245BW

  Graphics - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 graphics card

  Also, I checked the information page on the ATI website for this video card, and they even state it supports dual monitor.

  
  

  Thanks in advance, Scott

  EDIT - if I remove the VGA cable connect my laptop on the screen while my computer crashes, it will return to normal after a second or two. However, if I try to plug it back in then it will take to crash my computer.

  Hello

  Could be hardware related if they update the video drivers would be way to start
  This troubleshooting. Don't forget to check the minidumps and the event viewer for more information
  and you can paste the relevant information in a message here by using the two utilities listed below. His
  possible controls of catalyst can be in the game, check with Support ATI and their forums
  for problems known.

  ATI - drivers
  http://support.AMD.com/us/gpudownload/pages/index.aspx

  ATI - Support
  http://support.AMD.com/us/pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx

  ATI Catalyst drivers
  http://game.AMD.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx

  ATI/AMD forums
  http://forums.AMD.com/game/

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  You may also check with the support from Toshiba and forums for known issues.

  Toshiba - Forums
  http://laptopforums.Toshiba.com/

  Toshiba - Contacts
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/navShell.jsp?CF=su_contact

  Toshiba - drivers - access your model
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/home.jsp?NAV=download

  Toshiba - Support
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/home.jsp

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  To solve the problems:

  Look in the Event Viewer to see if something is reported on those.
  http://www.computerperformance.co.UK/Vista/vista_event_viewer.htm

  MyEventViewer - free - a simple alternative in the standard Windows Event Viewer.
  TIP - Options - Advanced filter allows you to see a period of time instead of the entire file.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/my_event_viewer.html

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  Also this, so you can see the probable bluescreens.

  Windows Vista restarts automatically if your computer encounters an error that requires him to plant.
  http://www.winvistatips.com/disable-automatic-restart-T84.html

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  Here are a few ways to possibly fix the blue screen issue. If you could give the info to blue screen
  This would help. Such as ITC and 4 others entered at the bottom left. And another error
  information such as the STOP codes and info like IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA and similar messages.

  As examples:

  BCCode: 116
  BCP1: 87BC9510
  BCP2: 8C013D80
  BCP3: 00000000
  BCP4: 00000002

  or in this format:

  Stop: 0 x 00000000 (oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxooooooooo)
  Tcpip.sys - address blocking 0 x 0 00000000 000000000 DateStamp 0 x 000000000

  It is an excellent tool for displaying the blue screen error information

  BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death '.
  hangs and displays information about all accidents of a table - free
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/blue_screen_view.html

  BlueScreens many are caused by old or damaged, drivers particularly video drivers but it
  are other causes.

  You can do without if needed fail or the Vista DVD or recovery command prompt mode
  Options if your system was installed by the manufacturer.

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  You can try a system restore to a point before the problem started when one exists.

  How to make a Vista system restore
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html

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  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe)
  program generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  The log can give you the answer if there is a corrupted driver. (Says not all possible
  driver problems).

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  Often drivers up-to-date will help, usually video, sound, network card (NIC), WiFi, part 3
  keyboard and mouse, as well as of other major device drivers.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  How to fix BlueScreen (STOP) errors that cause Windows Vista to shut down or restart
  quit unexpectedly
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/958233

  Troubleshooting, STOP error blue screen Vista
  http://www.chicagotech.NET/Vista/vistabluescreen.htm

  Understanding and decoding BSOD (blue screen of death) Messages
  http://www.Taranfx.com/blog/?p=692

  Windows - troubleshooting blue screen errors
  http://KB.wisc.edu/page.php?id=7033

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  In some cases, it may be necessary.

  The Options or Vista recovery disk Startup Repair

  How to do a startup repair
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Mode Dual monitor: can I extend the main display from right to left?

  I have a Setup dual monitor with

  Main screen with desktop computer: Dell S42092

  Secondary display: Inspiron notebook.

  Is there a way to extend from left to right?  I wish I had my secondary screen (laptop) positioned on my left, not the right, which seems to be the only way that the configuration of the resolution of the screen allows you to do.  I currently configured as

  Display (2) Dell s24092

  Several screens: extend these screens (this allows me to drag from left to right, which is not intuitive if the laptop is on the right.

  If I can't do it with this configuration, this work with another monitor, type?

  Trudy-o

  My OS is Windows 7, but I've been to the screen "Changes the appearance of your poster" you describe.

  It identifies the laptop as monitor 1 and the S24092 Dell Monitor 2. It allows me to do 1 or 2, my main screen, but it does allow me to pass the identity of 1 and 2.   Therefore, any screen is my main screen, management of drag forces me out of the side right of the main screen (the great Dell) before entering the screen of the computer, which I turned to the left.  I am left handed and I smile with my left hand, and I'd rather have my secondary monitor to my left.  Is it makes sense?

  The identity is to tell you, visually, that is, whose number has no significance. The computer screen will always be 1 and the outside will be always high because you can not disconnect and because it will be the first computer find at boot.

  To put secondary (2) on the other side, press the image of monitors, monitor 2 drag it to the other side of the #1 and press apply then / adjust displays are flashing and if he succeeds, it will appear a window with a 15 seconds timer to reset the display if no one pressed the Yes button.

  Basically, you want to match the image with your configuration.

  I'm left-handed too, but use the mouse with your right hand. and I have a laptop with Vista and an external monitor (primary) to the left of the laptop.

• Dual monitor problems

  I have been using two monitors (1 monitor my primary monitor, 2 monitor showing an extension of monitor 1) for several years now. All of a sudden, monitor 2 links is no longer. I swapped the connections from the cables to the back of my Tower. When I started my computer, startup began the 2 monitor, but as soon as Windows is fully booted, 1 monitor again became the primary monitor and 2 the screen went black. I guess this isn't a hardware problem.

  After some tinkering on the video card Control Panel, I could get 2 monitor to display, but it is no longer made reference the name of the 2 monitor (Asus) as a monitor. It refers to the second screen as "Digital Display" and considers it a generic Non - PnP monitor. I don't understand how it happened, why it happened or how to get my second screen displays correctly again. Currently, monitor 2 a haywire resolution, and I can't improve it (my own, its because he does not recognize the Asus monitor properly and does not know the capabilities of resolution of it).

  I hope someone can understand my problem and is able to help, because I simply can't understand it.

  Hello

  Sorry for the delay in response.

  Thanks for posting your query to the Microsoft community. If you are always faced with the question, I suggest you to follow the steps and check if it helps.
  First update all the drivers on the manufacturer's Web site. I also suggest you to re - configure multiple monitor configuration and check if it helps.
  Guided Help: Setup dual monitor is easy in Windows 7!

  Additional information:
  Move windows between multiple monitors

  Hope that the information provided has been helpful and let us know if you need assistance in the future. We will be happy to help you.

• Dual monitor in first Pro CC

  Just updated yesterday and thousands of others.  Had no problems whatsoever.  Opened for the first time this morning and support dual monitor disappeared.  I go into Preferences-> playback and the box is always checked yesterday.  I unchecked, saved, restarted the computer, restarted, it re-enabled and the second monitor displays always only my desktop.  Pulls up to After Effects and support dual monitor still works fine.  My colleague has not had the same problem.  I'm on an iMac 2012 with 20 GB of Ram, using a bolt of lightning DVI adapter for the second monitor.  Still, second works fine for everything but the first monitor and it worked yesterday.  Any ideas?

  Thanks for the quick response.  I came back to the post that we had solved when I saw your post.  In my case, the issue was that first was 'pending' just a pixel or two on my second monitor that prevented to use it as a second screen.  Not sure how that is spent, but thought I'd share in case someone else has the same problem.  I'll keep your thing in mind for the future too.

  Thank you.

• Bug dual monitor

  I wanted to just pass this along to anyone with a double screen and Robohelp 7. (I have NO experience with Robohelp 5).
  
  I telework during most of the week and fly away in the Office for the rest. At the office, I have a dual monitor with a laptop docking station, and at home, I'm working on my laptop without a monitor attached.
  
  I learned this the hard way. If you compile Robohelp or perform any function at all that displays a dialog box, Robohelp, 'remembers' that monitor this dialog box is displayed to and it displays on the same screen next time, UNLESS you drag the dialog to the other monitor. It does not matter if you go to one "monitor 1" setting.
  
  Example: You compile your project and the dialog box publish poster on your secondary monitor. If you drag this to your main monitor dialog box, the dialog box will display on your screen main next time you compile. If you leave the dialog box where it is, it will display on your secondary display next time.
  
  Then, to work my dialogues were all showing on my secondary monitor. I unplugged my laptop and it took home, and whenever I have compiled, I could not see the dialog box. I had this "ding" you get when a dialog is open, so I could not close Robohelp or anything. When I went to the Task Manager, the application is active. The only way I could close out of it was to end the program via the Task Manager.
  
  I learned that Robohelp was stubbornly poster on a non-existent second monitor dialog box. My settings at home were for "monitor 1" and he ALWAYS thought that I had two and hung at my request. I could go through the process by pressing enter, but I didn't know what I was getting into because I didn't see it.
  
  The fix was simple. When I returned to the office, I have compiled a project and the dialog box displayed on the secondary monitor. I dragged to the main screen and in the process of publication. Then I compiled again and verified that Robohelp dialogues were now or by default in the main screen. I had nothing to do, and it worked fine even when I compiled on my laptop.

  I wanted to just pass this along to anyone with a double screen and Robohelp 7. (I have NO experience with Robohelp 5).

  I telework during most of the week and fly away in the Office for the rest. At the office, I have a dual monitor with a laptop docking station, and at home, I'm working on my laptop without a monitor attached.

  I learned this the hard way. If you compile Robohelp or perform any function at all that displays a dialog box, Robohelp, 'remembers' that monitor this dialog box is displayed to and it displays on the same screen next time, UNLESS you drag the dialog to the other monitor. It does not matter if you go to one "monitor 1" setting.

  Example: You compile your project and the dialog box publish poster on your secondary monitor. If you drag this to your main monitor dialog box, the dialog box will display on your screen main next time you compile. If you leave the dialog box where it is, it will display on your secondary display next time.

  Then, to work my dialogues were all showing on my secondary monitor. I unplugged my laptop and it took home, and whenever I have compiled, I could not see the dialog box. I had this "ding" you get when a dialog is open, so I could not close Robohelp or anything. When I went to the Task Manager, the application is active. The only way I could close out of it was to end the program via the Task Manager.

  I learned that Robohelp was stubbornly poster on a non-existent second monitor dialog box. My settings at home were for "monitor 1" and he ALWAYS thought that I had two and hung at my request. I could go through the process by pressing enter, but I didn't know what I was getting into because I didn't see it.

  The fix was simple. When I returned to the office, I have compiled a project and the dialog box displayed on the secondary monitor. I dragged to the main screen and in the process of publication. Then I compiled again and verified that Robohelp dialogues were now or by default in the main screen. I had nothing to do, and it worked fine even when I compiled on my laptop.

• Dual monitor problems / external

  I recently bought a netbook NB200/007 and want to use two monitors (mainly for display of pictures etc on larger screens)

  It came preloaded with Windows 7 starter, after having found that the Starter edition did not support dual monitor that I've upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium, but I'm still not yet to make it work.

  When the external monitor is connected, the netbook picks it up and sets up two monitors, but the external screen does not light (it remains in standby mode) I tried several different resolutions and also tried to use the external monitor as a single screen by selecting the option to have it as my main screen.

  If anyone has a suggestion of how I could get it to work, I would greatly appreciate.

  Kind regards.

  Hi puma325,
  install the 'value added package.
  This will add some features like "Fn + F5" for switching the display...