Dual Monitor Problem

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try updating the video card drivers form the laptop manufacturer.

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Graham Hughes
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www.simplydv.com
"J Moore" <mrmoore@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell Latitude in a docking station with Windows
> XP Pro. Whenever I put the laptop in the docking station,
> it would automatically recognize the 19 inch monitor
> hooked into the station's video port as the primary
> monitor. I could then extend my desktop onto the LCD
> laptop screen.
>
> Today, I undocked the computer without shutting it down
> (by using the "Undock" button on the "Start" menu) for
> the first time. Now, I can't get the laptop to let me use
> the 19 inch monitor as the primary monitor. It will only
> let me use the LCD screen as the primary monitor. This
> isn't what I want. The CRT is my preferred monitor when
> I'm at my desk, not the LCD.
>
> I've tried shutting down and restarting, on and off of
> the dock.
>
> The options/checkboxes to change the primary monitor in
> the desktop settings are all grayed out.
>
> Someone please help me get my monitor back!