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Best way to clone the desktop on a external and a laptop monitor thathave different resolutions
We have a couple of HP 2510p (internal display resolution 1280x800)
and I wonder which is the best way to use an external monitor with it. I’d like to use a 20” wide monitor (resolution 1680x1050) and clone the desktop. I can easily set the whole thing up but the problems begin after the 2510p has been un-docked. If I put it in the docking station and start it with the lid closed then Windows Vista doesn’t recognize that I have an external monitor connected to the dock. It doesn’t even see the laptops internal monitor and so it sets 1280x800 on the external 20”. If I instead dock and start the laptop with the lid open then it works fine. I can also almost every time close the lid after I logon and the 20” keeps the correct resolution. There is then more problems if I un-dock as the laptop sleeps, hibernates or if it is shut off. Every time I try something else the computer sets the monitor resolutions differently it seems. Of course that’s not quite true but as I get more and more frustrated the computer does more and more stupid things. So for I’ve so far found these ways to controlling the two monitors and their resolutions; - Vistas built-in - Vistas normal Display Settings (looks as in XP) - Windows Mobility Center - The keyboard shortcut function+F4 - The graphics cards driver software “Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile” All these fight about being the one controlling the monitors as far as I can tell. And to this I guess one can also add the projector feature in Windows Mobility Center… frustrating to say the least. |
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Best way to clone the desktop on a external and a laptop monitorthat have different resolutions
On Jun 2, 2:36 pm, perbauer wrote:
-- cut -- frustrating to say the least. Nothing? Doesn't anyone have any thoughts on this? Do you perhaps have another brand that handles external monitors better then HP does? |