"Chris" wrote in message
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Hi -

I need some help please. The other day, I tried to display the
contents of my Win XP screen to an external monitor. That was
unsuccessful - worse, I can't retrieve the screen... the system seems
to boot, but only with a black screen.

I forget the key sequence required - and where I need to do this (I
can't log in, as I am working a bit blind).

Any help, for a silly issue, please?

Many thanks,
Chris

You hold down the Fn key and tap one of the F keys on the top row of the
keyboard. Which one depends on the laptop. It will either have the letters
CRT or a small rectangle or similar symbol on it. After tapping the key one
time wait at least 10 seconds before hitting the key again. The normal
sequence is something like this: laptop display only, laptop and external
display together, external display only and then back to laptop display
only, etc.

Let us know if this helps. If not what is your computer make and model?