Peter,

I have the second display properties as an extended desktop. I can drag a window into it and it shows up on the TV. This will do for what I want (I can show a DVD or a slide show). I see no option on my laptop to 'clone' - only extend. I didn't think to simply drag a window.

Thanks,
Dennis
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  Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 10:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Connecting Laptop to TV



  In a message dated 12/2/2006 10:58:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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  I have an HP laptop (Windows XP Home) with an S-Video out connector cabled 
  to an LCD  TV S-Video in connection. I have gone through the 'proper' steps to 
  display  the picture on the TV (Properties/Settings) to activate the second 
  display and  reduce the screen resolution. I can get the computer's wallpaper to 
  display on  the TV but can't get anything else to show up. I don't know how 
  to get the  icons, or even the mouse pointer, to display on the TV - just the 
  wallpaper.  It is probably something simple but has so far escaped me. My goal 
  is to play  a DVD and have it show up on the TV or create a slide show of my 
  digital  pictures and show them. Any suggestions?


  Hi,
    Have you set the second display properties as an extended desktop?  If so, 
  you need to change it to a 'cloned' desktop. When set as extended, the second 
  desktop is more real estate to the right of the primary one (if you drag  a 
  window off the primary screen's right, you should see it appear on the TV  
  screen), when set as 'cloned', the second screen duplicates everything on the  
  first one, which is what I believe you want.  

  HTH,
  Peter  Hogan
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