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Getting multiple monitors to work using only keyboard

fingo — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:30:23 -0800

How do I turn off "extend my desktop to multiple monitors" in XP only using the keyboard? I broke the lcd screen on my laptop and I hooked up an external monitor. I was playing with the settings to get the best resolution, and I turned on the "extend my desktop to multiple monitors" by accident.

Now, whenever I try to open the desktop properties window, it opens on my lcd monitor, and it is so broken that I can't do anything on it. Is there anything I can do using only the keyboard to restore that setting to default?

If it helps, I do have linux running on this computer that handles the multiple monitors fine. So it would be an option to edit the registry (if that is possible from linux).

Thanks!

Multiple Monitors, Remote Desktop

anomie — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:40:27 -0800

I use two monitors at work, and remote desktop in at home. Some applications, which persistently remember the window location will be hidden on startup because they're off the screen. Is there a utility out there to move all windows on the screen?

The mouse in the house goes on the second monitor

icetaco — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:23:34 -0800

MultipleMoniterFileter: My Google-Fu is suprisingly useless today. I know there's a utility for OSX that allows one mouse to move across all networked monitors, but cannot locate it.