Laptop and extended desktop?

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The ability of the graphic adapter to "extend desktop" is a hardware and
driver issue. Contact the laptop vendor tech support for resolution.

Mike Johnson wrote:

> I'm attempting to extend my desktop from my Fujitsu Lifebook Series S laptop
> to my Dell P991 external monitor. All I've been successful in doing is just
> mirroring it. Everytime I attempt to identify the different monitors, it
> always displays the number 1, not 1 & 2 to their respective monitors.
> Everytime I attach the Dell P991 and hit apply, it disables it again. Any
> help out there would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mike Johnson

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I'm calling Fujitsu as we speak, I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for the responses.

Mike

"Yves Leclerc" wrote:

> Look at the video card drivers and do not rely on the notebook itself. Most
> notebooks/laptops have additional hardware controls that allow you to
> re-direct the standard monitor to the LCD screen, to a standard monitor or
> both at the same time. You will need to look at the video card drivers so
> as to see if you can do this "extend" of the standard desktop.
>
>
> "Mike Johnson" <MikeJohnson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C108B15B-21C1-4515-8DD6-447E73D575E7@microsoft.com...
> > I'm attempting to extend my desktop from my Fujitsu Lifebook Series S
> > laptop
> > to my Dell P991 external monitor. All I've been successful in doing is
> > just
> > mirroring it. Everytime I attempt to identify the different monitors, it
> > always displays the number 1, not 1 & 2 to their respective monitors.
> > Everytime I attach the Dell P991 and hit apply, it disables it again. Any
> > help out there would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Mike Johnson
>
>
>