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Mmkay so my mom just called me from her work, I guess they are having issues getting their projector to work. They tried changing the resolution and rebooting the computer, but they cant get it to work, any tips?
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Take off the cover and you might find some good results.
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okay so pretty much on the computer monitor its self they can see everything but on the projection they can only see the background and the cursor but no icons.. what to do!?
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1 - Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE
2 - Go to "File" - "New Task". 3 - Type "explorer" without the quotes. 4 - Press Enter. |
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Roses Are Forever Mmkay so my mom just called me from her work, I guess they are having issues getting their projector to work. They tried changing the resolution and rebooting the computer, but they cant get it to work, any tips? |
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The Last Rydian 1 - Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE 2 - Go to "File" - "New Task". 3 - Type "explorer" without the quotes. 4 - Press Enter. What will that do? |
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That will open explorer, which is the normal windows interface (the icons and windows and such) that for some reason isn't running.
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The Last Rydian That will open explorer, which is the normal windows interface (the icons and windows and such) that for some reason isn't running. Will that make the icons show up on the projector? because you can see everything fine on the laptop its self but no the projector |
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Oh, no clue then.
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The Last Rydian Oh, no clue then. That seems to be the response im getting a lot |
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All they need to do, is go to the desktop on the monitor, right click somewhere on it, properties, display settings and then, in that window, there will be a drop down list, the projector should be on that list, select the projector as the primary display.
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Tvangesti All they need to do, is go to the desktop on the monitor, right click somewhere on it, properties, display settings and then, in that window, there will be a drop down list, the projector should be on that list, select the projector as the primary display. Yup, yup. Good call. Defautedly, when a second "monitor" is set up under Windows, a "spanned desktop" is created. The icons reside on the first desktop, and the second desktop allows for a space to drag application windows. If your mom is trying to run a powerpoint application, all she has to do is drag the powerpoint window off of the right side of her screen and it should appear on the projector. I honestly wouldn't recommend setting up the projector for use as your primary display, because your mom likely won't remember to switch it back every time, and when she disconnects, the laptop won't show a display. Instead, there should be an applet in the control panel. It'll be titled ATI or Nvida control panel. Inside, she can set up the second monitor as a cloned desktop instead of a spanned desktop. If she sets it up as a cloned desktop, she can disconnect and still get an image on her laptop screen afterward. |
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