From XP help:
To install additional monitors
1.. Turn off your computer.
2.. Insert your additional Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) or
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) video adapter into an available slot.
3.. Plug your additional monitor into the card.
4.. Turn on your computer. Windows will detect the new video adapter and
install the appropriate drivers.
5.. Open Display in Control Panel.
6.. On the Settings tab, click the monitor icon that represents the
monitor you want to use in addition to your primary monitor.
7.. Select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box, and
then click Apply or OK.
If the check box is not displayed on your computer, it may be because your
video adapter does not support multiple monitors. See Notes for information
about compatible hardware.
Notes
a.. To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then
double-click Display.
b.. Selecting the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box
allows you to drag items across your screen onto alternate monitors.
Or, you can resize a window to stretch it across more than one monitor.
c.. To use the multiple monitor support feature, you need a PCI or AGP
video adapter for each monitor. If you have an onboard video adapter (one
that is not a plug-in card but is part of the motherboard) that you want to
use as part of a multiple-monitor configuration, it must be set as VGA.
For a comprehensive list of hardware supported by Windows operating
systems, see Compatible Hardware and Software in Help and Support Center.
d.. If your computer doesn't recognize your second monitor, click Display
Troubleshooter for more information.
e.. The operating system always needs a VGA device. The computer's BIOS or
EFI detects the VGA device based on slot order, unless the BIOS or EFI
offers an option for choosing which device is to be treated as the VGA
device.
f.. The VGA device cannot be stopped, which is an important consideration
for docking units.
g.. The monitor that is designated as the primary monitor will display the
logon dialog box when you start your computer. In addition, most programs
will display windows on the primary monitor when you initially open them.
h.. If you are using Dualview, skip steps 2 and 3 above. Just plug your
second monitor into the video out port on your portable computer, or into
the second video out port on your desktop computer. When you turn on your
computer, it should recognize the second monitor. Follow steps 5 through 7
to extend your display to the second monitor. If the second monitor is not
shown on the Settings tab, you might need to update your display driver.
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Ron Sommer
"Doc Wally" > wrote in message
t...
> Okay,
>
> To put this rather bluntly, how the *&%! do I set up multiple monitors. I
> know, I know, it should be fairly simple. The computer I am working on
has
> a built in video card on the motherboard - no place to disable it. Okay,
so
> I slap in a Rage 128Pro AGP card in the slot and its all happy, only sees
> the AGP128 card. Okay, so I think I should install a second simple PCI
> video card and badda bing. . . errr, sorry, flagged out in device manager.
>
> In short, I know that there are certain ways of doing this and the Windows
> XP Professional resource kit gives you a scant 2 pages, talks about
> disabling VGA and blah blah. What is the simplest way to do this, those
of
> you who have done this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Walt
>
>
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