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| Thread ID: 54585 | 2005-02-16 09:10:00 | Dual displays on Powerpoint, projector and laptop? | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 325629 | 2005-02-17 09:02:00 | Billy T. I cannot help you with any of the technical stuff. But I DO wish you well in the US. Not many people on this forum know of the very high qualifications that you hold. And conversely, they do not. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 325630 | 2005-02-17 09:03:00 | Found this while searching on dual controllers: Although Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) do support a dual monitor or an extended desktop with a single-adapter/dual-controller video solution, Windows 2000 requires separate video adapters to enable dual monitor or extended Desktop support . Solution Dual monitor support in Windows 2000 is only possible on portable computers that are docked into a docking station that allows for a PCI-based video expansion solution or through the means of any program that may emulate the Windows 2000 extended Desktop . Looks like I might have to load XP-Pro, but first I need to find out if XP has overcome the W2000 limitation . Either that or find this wondrous program that emulates the Windows 2000 extended Desktop . Any comments? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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| 325631 | 2005-02-17 09:34:00 | Ive not used Win2k Pro on those Toshiba Laptops, but I know that they work fine in WinXP. My ex-employer had WinXP Pro on her Toshiba with some cheapo SiS card. The card did the job, but the SiS software is sub-par compared to the last time I used an nVidia Display in Doze. With WIn2K you can do dual-outputs using nvidia cards, so unless the limitation is SiS-specific...??? Dont forget that with Office2k there's a bug in it where it doesnt output the presentation to the secondary display by default, nor does it remember your settings unless you download the fix for it. I would recommend installing a WinXP Trial or whatever if you can - It works for sure. The drivers still suck, and IIRC you _need_ to reboot with the cable plugged in for it to detect the secondary display - But its all good :) Hope this helps Chill. |
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| 325632 | 2005-02-17 10:21:00 | Thanks Chill I just found This MS Link (www.microsoft.com) which confirms that XP is the only way I'll get dualview operating. Fortunately I just happen to have a spare copy or two of XP-Pro lying around.:D One last question, the W2000 install on the Portege is pretty clean still, so loading XP over the top should be OK shouldn't it? Grateful thanks to all who contributed constructive suggestions, every little bit edged me closer to a resolution. Cheers Billy 8-{) :thumbs: |
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| 325633 | 2005-02-17 10:26:00 | Yeah, it should be... Even if you've been using win2k for a year it'll still go. Im a fan of clean installs however, and would recommend it if you can spare the data backup time. Otherwise, just throw the CD in and click "Upgrade" :) Chill. |
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| 325634 | 2005-02-17 18:59:00 | Clean installs are always preferrable, but upgrades aren't as bad as we might think they are at times. I'm doing a MS course on administering Windows XP Professional at the moment, it certainly seemed wrong when we got asked to upgrade a Windows 98 bix to XP Pro. | Jeremy (1197) | ||
| 325635 | 2005-02-17 20:10:00 | *cough* Time to come clean:( There are two reasons why I wish to avoid a full reinstallation if possible: 1) I don't know how to reinstall all the Toshiba-specific drivers, and accessories like Power Saver, Tsetup, Fn-esse, mouseware etc, or any other special features I haven't discovered yet but will doubtlessly need the minute they are no longer available . There seem to be quite a few specific to laptop operation and I do use them from time to time . 2) I can't spare the time to sort it all out if it goes pear shaped, and I need 100% reliability . :badpc: If I just get a bad upgrade, I can use my Ghost image file to put everything back to go, and buy a pcmcia video card to enable the second display . Neither of these will take up too much of my time . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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| 325636 | 2005-02-18 00:04:00 | Well, an Upgrade it is. There's not much that can go wrong, but Im sure you're familiar with Murpheys Law ;) |
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