tv as monitor

How do i change from dual monitor mode to duplicate the laptop screen? To
answer the crash question ,i turned the computer off and when starting up
again, error report came up saying "computer has just recovered from a
serious error" taking my full screen enjoyment with it, thanks David B.

"David B." wrote:

> Provide some useful info.
> Crashed how? What did you do to recover?
> You may need to change the dual monitor mode to duplicate the laptop screen,
> not extend it.
>
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> "sicox66" <sicox66 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > i'm new to gaming
> > compaq pressario 2000, running win XP
> > trying to use tv as a monitor, was sucessful with s-video cables then
> > crashed last night, i can't restore the game, that comes up on my laptop,
> > to
> > the tv??? the closest i can get is a copy of desktop, without any of the
> > icons
>
>

Hi sicox66,

You should have that option in your Video Settings:
Right-Click your desktop > Properties > Settings.

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sicox66 Wrote:
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| How do i change from dual monitor mode to duplicate the laptop screen? To
| answer the crash question ,i turned the computer off and when starting up
| again, error report came up saying "computer has just recovered from a
| serious error" taking my full screen enjoyment with it, thanks David B.
|
| "David B." wrote:
|
|| Provide some useful info.
|| Crashed how? What did you do to recover?
|| You may need to change the dual monitor mode to duplicate the laptop screen,
|| not extend it.
||
|| --
||
|| ----
|| Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
|| How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
|| How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|| _________________________________________________________________________________
||
||
|| "sicox66" <sicox66 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|| news:B6D959E0-A64E-46AE-894A-1B166C4F0B3B@microsoft.com...
||| i'm new to gaming
||| compaq pressario 2000, running win XP
||| trying to use tv as a monitor, was sucessful with s-video cables then
||| crashed last night, i can't restore the game, that comes up on my laptop,
||| to
||| the tv??? the closest i can get is a copy of desktop, without any of the
||| icons