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I'm having trouble getting my computer to save (multi) display settings
Dell 7010
Win XP SP3
NVIDIA Force 210 graphics card
2 monitors
My sporadic problem:
I have 2 monitors with my display set up as an extended desktop (horizontal span).
Every once in a while when I ...
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Modifying TV setting universally via PC
I was thinking of developing a program for Windows that can change TV settings. Where I work, we change TV settings often and on MANY tv's and I was wondering if it would be possible to enter data ...
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How to change brightness in Windows XP without built-in keyboard?
I have broken keyboard on my MSI EX-600 so I can't press "function buttons" to change brightness, volume, etc. Is it possible to change brightness of display (not graphic card!) without the keyboard ...
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Cannot set video resolution above 640x480 after installing Windows XP SP2
I've installed Windows XP SP2 on a computer (there was not SP at all). Now the display settings are set back to 640x480 and 4 bits colors. And I can't change it, it is the only option in Settings tab ...
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Corrupt Monitor Profile
When launching Photoshop I received the error "Your Monitor Profile appears to be corrupt. Please re-run your monitor calibration." I assume this happened because I installed a new video card (went ...
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How can I force particular display settings while using a KVM?
I recently bought a VGA + PS/2 KVM switch, just to make life a little easier for a few days while setting up a new PC for someone while also running my own. It seems to work as advertised, but one ...
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Is it possible to lock in a screen resolution in XP
I have an XP box connected to a KVM switch, every time the computer boots, the screen resolution gets reset to the switches maximum resolution which is different than the screens native resolution. I ...
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On HP Mini, unable to select 800x600 resolution
I have an HP Mini laptop. I can only make resolution setting for my display of 1024x576. The HP Deskjet 6988 driver only allows resolution settings of 800x600. I don't care how 800x600 would look on ...
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Disabled "would you like to keep these display settings?" dialog
Sometimes, when changing the resolution on windows, it just changes it and does nothing more. On some computers, it asks "do you want to keep these display settings?" and if you click nothing within ...
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I think my computer has two desktops and I don't know how to remove the extra one
I think my computer has two desktops - I have no idea how to remove the second one which I never use, not that I know how to use it anyway. If I take my mouse pointer out of the upper bounds of my ...
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Resetting the color profile
I've got an annoying problem. I have a game that I have adjusted the brightness and contrast settings within it to make it much more playable.
Unfortunately, the game is a bit unstable and if it ...
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Color Calibrate Dual Monitor XP SP2 [duplicate]
This topic has been touched on before but not really answered. I have a dual monitor system and the colors differ wildly. I currently live Buenos Aires where color correction hardware costs premium ...
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How can I quickly change display settings from dual monitor to single monitor on laptop?
I have my laptop (running Windows XP SP3) at work hooked up to an external monitor.
Whenever I unplug the external monitor (time to go home!) I have to manually change the display settings. This ...
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