My computer does not detect the second monitor

I just bought another monitor for my PC. My first monitor is plugged into one of the two VGA connectors at the back of the computer, and my second monitor is plugged into the second slot VGA. However, when I try to detect the second monitor does not work, and he thinks that a monitor is connected. Thanks for any help!

Hello

Power Off the Computer and then plug in the monitor.

How to set up dual monitors in Windows 7
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/Windows-7/How-to-Setup-dual-monitors-in-Windows-7/

Two screens are better than one
http://www.Microsoft.com/athome/organization/twomonitors.aspx

Work and play better with multiple monitors
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/work-and-play-better-with-multiple-monitors

Move windows between multiple monitors
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/move-Windows-between-multiple-monitors

Tutorial: How to set up two monitors (Windows) - video
http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=YFCpaAs5s3c

How to set up multiple monitors
http://www.PCWorld.com/article/157672/how_to_set_up_multiple_monitors.html

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You may need to update your display and video driver

This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded: run DriverView - define the VIEW
for the drivers Microsoft hide - updated those without drain in their names. (Also updated
the BIOS and chipset drivers.)

-Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
Control Panel - Device Manager - Display Adapter - note the brand and complete model of your
video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now click on UPdate Driver (this
cannot do anything as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then do a right click - Uninstall - REBOOT
This will refresh the driver stack.

Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party with their
own the software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

Now go to the site of the manufacturer of system (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) (restoration) and then of the manufacturer of the device
(Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for the BIOS, Chipset and software)
updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after each installation.

Always check in the Device Manager - tab drivers version you install actually shows up. This
because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (particularly that audio drivers) so install a
pilot - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat if necessary.

Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW on device at the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER - manually check by model.

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

If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver under Windows
Updates, this leaves ONE of Windows updates, but it will not install the drivers who will be generally
be older and cause problems. If updates offers a new driver and then HIDE it (right click on it) and
Then, get new ones manually if you wish.

Stop Windows 7 to automatically install device drivers
http://helpdeskgeek.com/Windows-7/stop-Windows-7-from-automatically-installing-device-drivers/

How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows 7 / Vista
http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/

Turn off Windows Update Device Driver search prompt in Windows 7 / Vista (for professionals,
Ultimate and Enterprise)
http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-tips/disable-Windows-Update-device-driver-search-prompt/

I hope this helps.

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