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How do I enable extended desktop in Windows 7 Starter?

I don't want to have to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium to get this feature. Any ideas?

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What, specifically, do you mean by "Extended desktop" ? Do you want multiple monitor support (with one big desktop) or to you want multiple desktops (ie virtual desktops) on a single monitor? – quickly_now Jan 11 '11 at 3:25
my original desktop, start menu etc remains on laptop screen, but i can also put movie on big lcd screen. windows 7 starter only have duplicate option – lolwin7 Jan 13 '11 at 1:06
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Sorry. There are certain features that are just not a part of Windows 7 Starter, and they can't just be enabled. The other editions have more features, which is why they're more expensive. Among the missing features are:

  • Multiple monitor support
  • Aero Glass
  • Desktop personalization
  • DVD playback
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i know about limitations, im interested in bypassing them. i will not buy new windows 7 just because it will add extended desktop feature. – lolwin7 Jan 13 '11 at 1:07
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hey ive been looking for this answer for hours and all i can find is the same old party line that the other poster gave you...

in response to him: extending the monitor is the ---->ONLY<------ restriction i CANT find a tweak for. so to say " There are certain features that are just not a part of Windows 7 Starter, and they can't just be enabled." is crap. those features are "disabled" not "removed" and a simple registry tweak should re-enable them. Not only that, but someone probably knows how to do it and we just cant find their post because the first 9,000,000 google hits are either

" There are certain features that are just not a part of Windows 7 Starter, and they can't just be enabled." or "yeah sure, in windows 7 you just plug in the monitor and it will be recognized and just go to display settings to adjust it"

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