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Is it possible to duplicate/mirror screen connected to different graphic cards?

My desktop has 2 HD 6450 graphic cards, each of them has one HDMI, one DVI and one VGA port. I connected 2 of my screens to the 2 HDMI ports on 2 cards, and I'd like to duplicate my 2 screens. ...
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Disable second monitor

I have dual-monitors, both on a single GPU. At times I don't use the second one, particularly in GPU-intensive gaming - is it possible to disable the monitor so that the GPU doesn't have to render ...
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Screenshot application that creates a file on your desktop( for windows ) [closed]

On a mac, when you take a screenshot the OS creates a file with it on the desktop. Is there such an alternative for Windows so when I use the "Print Screen" key or a key combination it lets me take ...
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software tool to prepare the list of all the monitor specifications [closed]

I have a CRT monitor and want to prepare a list of all its specifications. Is there any software tool that does this automatically ? Like I want to know the screen size,resolution,etc etc.
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Windows XP's appearance is messed up

For some reason, the appearance of my computer has gone haywire. See picture below. I have not downloaded anything and as you can see: the theme is Windows XP. Help?
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Two (discrete) graphics cards in the same system?

There are two GPUs, one is Geforce 580gtx, the other is Geforce titan, I want to use the first one for mostly game/general desktop applications, whilst the other one for mostly CUDA applications. So ...
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Save permanently the Screen Refresh Rate of my monitor

I'm currently using a laptop, and a 2nd monitor as Extend desktop to this display. The screen refresh rate value of it is 75 Hertz, but everytime I restart the computer, the 2nd monitor goes back to ...
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Green light running in Monitor bottom

I have LG 17'' LCD Monitor. From few days green light run in Monitor bottom under task bar. In the screenshot, I draw the green line myself. But the real green line run exactly in that place every ...
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When a window is maximized the top right and top left sides are cut off

I noticed a few weeks ago on my backup PC that if I maximize a window the caption buttons (close, minimize, maximize) and the top left side of the window seems to expand past my monitor (cutting it ...
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Weird monitor issues related to sleep

About a week ago, the monitor did not return when the system spooled up from sleep. Actually, the monitor still had a green (connected) lite and when you turned it off, and then back on again i would ...
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Windows 8 Graphics Display Issues

I installed windows 8, updated the graphics driver: Product: GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Driver: 307.74 Every once in a while the screen will display horizontal lines like this: What can I do to ...
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Windows Vista HP Pavillion Samsung Monitor

Every time my Windows Vista Computer computer "sleeps" I have all sorts of problems getting the screen to wake up again. I tried wiggling the mouse, hitting hte space bar, even unplugging lead from ...
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“Virtual” monitor on a PC which has no real monitor?

Is there any way to create a 'virtual monitor' on a PC that has no real monitor plugged in? So that I can connect to it using an app such as TeamViewer. If I run a virtual machine, I will not be ...
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How can I switch WIndows 7 to more than 256 colors?

Installed Windows 7 in Virtual Box, and started old (from 1999) game in it. All worked fine, but on exit from game, Windows switched to 256 colors. And it's virtually unusable. Some buttons are black ...
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How can I turn off the display with the Griffin Powermate in Windows?

I want the display to turn off after a long press onto the Griffin Powermate. The software that Griffin provides for windows allows "opening an application"; but it cannot open the shortcut ...
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Why do computers no longer use screen savers? [closed]

Why do computers no longer use screen savers? Is it because new monitors have the ability to turn themselves off and in the past they were not able?
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Letting my Windows 8 PC turn screen and speakers on/off

I use Windows 8 Pro, 64 bits. My computer is a desktop one, with both screen and speakers as separate pieces. A few months ago, I was in awe when I discovered that you can make it so that the ...
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Primary laptop monitor suddenly not working

I have a Toshiba Satellite L645D with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200. I use the laptop display and an AOC monitor as dual monitor. However, I usually switch to only the AOC monitor when playing games ...
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New graphics card is installed, but monitor goes blank after Windows loading screen

I'm really at the end of my wits on this one. Graphics card: ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II (2GB GDDR5/PCI Express) Monitor: ASUS VE228TR 21.5 Installed the card and it seems to have passed the ...
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Wrong screen resolution Windows 7/8

I know this has been asked many times before, but I have not yet found a solution... So as the title says, my computer displays the wrong screen resolution. What happened, was the power went down one ...
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laptop screen goes blank

I have been trying to debug this laptop screen issue and the screen kinda flickers then it goes blank. The back light goes out as you can still see what is on the screen but it is very dark. There ...
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Extending screen via network connection

I have a notebook running OSX 10.8.2 and another notebook running Windows 8. Both of them are in the same network. Is there a software that, installed on both machines, allows the Mac notebook to use ...
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Monitor color temperature changing software (like f.lux) that can temporarily switch color temperatures to a specified 'daytime' temperature, at night

I'm using f.lux to control my computer display's color temperature (it automatically changes the color temperature of the computer screen depending if it's day or night). At night, I would ...
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Laptop screen turns on by itself after turned off

I just got this new laptop ASUS N56VZ, which has a rather strange feature. If I press fn+f7 to turn off the screen, it will be turned on by any mouse/keyboard event. If it's not a big problem ...
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DVI monitor detected only on computer startup

I've recently connected a new monitor, LG M2252D-PZ, to a rather outdated computer with Windows XP and Radeon 9600. XP has SP3 installed, video drivers are the latest version back from the times the ...
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I can't set the resolution to that recommended by my monitor

Firstly, I have looked here but didn't find what I needed. I have a Dell Optiplex 380 only using the on-board graphics (believe its the Intel G41 Express Chipset) but I can't seem to get the ...
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my laptop screen is too dark

I just re-installed Windows 7 today and my screen is just too dark I can't hardly see anything. I noticed that the brightness buttons on the keyboard are not working. So I went to the Control ...
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Windows: Monitor Access to Environment Variables?

Programs (on Windows) often expect certain environment variables to be set. However, the name of these environment variables is often not well documented. E.g.: Does Eclipse expect %MINGW_HOME% or ...
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Making Windows 7 ignore the first click/keystroke when screen is off

I find this functionality very convenient in OS X, any way I can get Windows 7 to behave similarly?
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Can I force my video card to work in a certain refresh rate?

I have a GeForce GT 640 video card, but by default the screen flickers badly. And if I change the refresh rate to 59 Hz in NVIDIA Control Panel manually, everything is OK. I don't know why. Now the ...
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Keyboard-Shortcut to move windows around on multiscreen setup [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to automagically move windows between monitors with one keystroke? I am looking for a way to move windows around on a multi-screen (usually dual screen) setup. So ...
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Can't run monitor at native 1080p resolution on Windows 7

I have a 24" ViewSonic VX2453 monitor that supports 1920x1080p, connected using HDMI. However at that resolution, the desktop goes off the screen. Using the Nvidia control panel, I have to set it to a ...
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Windows 7 Hardware Disconnect/Reconnect noise when monitor is in sleep - make it stop

Whenever I plug either of two Windows 7 laptops into my Planar 27" monitor, I get a constant hardware disconnect/reconnect sound when the monitor goes to sleep. It drives me absolutely insane, so I ...
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turning off LCD in lock mode [windows]

I have Windows 8 installed. How can I turn off the monitor when the computer is in lock mode (windows+L)? I'm using a netbook and I can't turn the display off since there is no power button for that. ...
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Program opens on disconnected and invisible monitor [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Recover Windows Opening Off Screen? I'm working with a HP Elitebook 8460p with Windows 8 using always 2 Monitors connected. And some Programs I'm always opening on the ...
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Digimate monitor listed as Generic non PnP, unable to increase resolution

Very recently my desktop decided to suddenly downgrade my lovely 1680x1050 resolution to a paltry 1024x768. The monitor in question is a 22" Digimate L-2280WD. I'm currently using it on a Windows 7 ...
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Monitor filesystem for created/modified files and run an action in background

I'd like to know if does exists a freeware for Win XP/Vista/Win7 able to: 1) monitor a filesystem for created/modified files, and 2) run a command on these files (for example, an antivirus scan), ...
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Lenovo U460s screen dims constantly [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Disable autobrightness on Ideapad U460s (ubuntu) My screen dims constantly on the U460s. I have tried everything on the control panel and several ideas on the system but ...
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Display properties show wrong native display resolution [closed]

I own a netbook whose default (recommended) resolution is 1024 x 600. However, when I fire up the display (graphics) properties page, I am shown that the display is a Digital Flat Panel (1280 x 1024 ...
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Random Triangle Artifacts on Screen

Need some help with strange problem. I have the following machine. OS NameMicrosoft Windows 7 Enterprise Version6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 System Typex64-based PC ProcessorIntel(R) ...
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Windows DisplayPort zooming issue

My set-up is as follows: Dell laptop docked with docking station. Docking station connects to two Dell monitors with DisplayPort. I also have Dell desktop which connects to the same two monitors with ...
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In Windows 7, why won't my display stay off despite the power settings saying it should?

I'm completely stumped by this. My simple use case is that when I'm in bed, I use a cordless mouse to browse the web, watch videos, etc. - the monitor is across the room. When I'm going to sleep, I ...
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LED Display control software

My university bought new big led display from chinese manufacturers. What I want to do is, show some visualizations (like Windows Media Player, Winamp, Itunes ... does) with music. I'd just drag the ...
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D-Sub port not working on Windows 7 (Intel onboard gigabyte)

Iv been using my HDMI slot to run a 24" monitor and all was well. I borrowed a 17" monitor from work to run a dual screen set up, plugged it into the d-sub port and nothing happened. Checked the new ...
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when trying to install windows 7 on my computer it inly gets to 30 % then gets the blue screen

I have tried both vista and windows 7. I have gotten a new hard drive and it does the same thing. Not sure where to go from here to get windows loaded.
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Add custom resolution to Control Panel in Windows

I have an ATI Radeon HD 4800 graphic card, when I open CCC I can select many different resolutions. When I open Control Panel > Screen Resolution, I only get few resolutions (1920x1080x, 1280x1024, ...
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How can I tell if my graphics card will take advantage of a 120Hz monitor?

My specific hardware setup is that I have a GeForce GTX 580M in my laptop, and I'm considering buying an Iiyama Prolite G2773HS monitor. However, I would hope that answers to this question would be ...
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Why does my monitor show faded black lines moving everywhere?

Issue Example: Specifications: Monitor: eMachines E15T4 So my issue is like the image I posted above – I have faded blackish lines moving all over the screen (kind of a fuzziness). It will ...
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Installing Windows in a laptop with a dysfunctional display

My laptop's display does not work. I am currently using an external LCD screen. So when I power up my laptop I can't see anything. Only after the windows logon screen is displayed, the screen shows up ...
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Is there Windows utility to find out which process is sending UDP packets?

The problem is: Using Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4, I can know which process created a TCP connection, but Microsoft Network Monitor cannot report which process sends UDP packets. I'm a network ...

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