Secondary Monitor Issues running Windows Vista

Mike Ryan · 01-29-2009, 02:04 PM

Ok, so I do promise that I have searched and could not find a solution to this problem.

Recently my laptop screen was stepped on ( :( ). So, only portions of the top right quadrant of the screen was still in working condition. Using this spare real estate, I set up a secondary monitor to work as my primary. While this worked for a week, the rest of the screen that was broken finally gave out and became unusable.

Here is the problem: After one restart, Vista stopped deciding it wanted to use the secondary monitor as my primary, and nothing is showing up on either screens now. How would I, without any visual display, setup the secondary to the primary again?

Thanks!

joeten · 01-29-2009, 04:54 PM

hi sorry but for me it would be a new screen i would not see it as feasible to work totally blind

Mike Ryan · 01-29-2009, 05:25 PM

I am not saying I want to work blind, but need to enable this secondary monitor 'blind', that way actual work on the laptop isn't totally useless.

joeten · 01-29-2009, 05:47 PM

you missed my point you are blind no monitor no way to see anything to sort things my only thought is try the fn button i dont know what that is on your laptop could be f5 or f6

01-29-2009, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mike Ryan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 OS: WinFLP SP3	Secondary Monitor Issues running Windows Vista Ok, so I do promise that I have searched and could not find a solution to this problem. Recently my laptop screen was stepped on ( :( ). So, only portions of the top right quadrant of the screen was still in working condition. Using this spare real estate, I set up a secondary monitor to work as my primary. While this worked for a week, the rest of the screen that was broken finally gave out and became unusable. Here is the problem: After one restart, Vista stopped deciding it wanted to use the secondary monitor as my primary, and nothing is showing up on either screens now. How would I, without any visual display, setup the secondary to the primary again? Thanks!

01-29-2009, 04:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,194 OS: vista	Re: Secondary Monitor Issues running Windows Vista hi sorry but for me it would be a new screen i would not see it as feasible to work totally blind

01-29-2009, 05:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike Ryan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 OS: WinFLP SP3	Re: Secondary Monitor Issues running Windows Vista I am not saying I want to work blind, but need to enable this secondary monitor 'blind', that way actual work on the laptop isn't totally useless.

01-29-2009, 05:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,194 OS: vista	Re: Secondary Monitor Issues running Windows Vista you missed my point you are blind no monitor no way to see anything to sort things my only thought is try the fn button i dont know what that is on your laptop could be f5 or f6