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re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor
Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 9:43 am
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Posted by Ed (587 messages posted)


Please explain why it is that you believe Windows has booted correctly. If you have no screen function, how can you tell?

It may be some other problem.

Do you get a screen display when you boot to DOS?

Ed




On Friday, November 9, 2007 at 11:46 am, John Conte wrote:
>I have an old IBM Thinkpad which still has many programs and files I would like to
>use. I began experiencing problems with the LCD going blank at times so I set the
>diplay to both LCD and External Monitor. I had not used it in a while, and when
>I booted up the laptop today, Windows 98 booted OK, but at the point where the Windows
>98 Logo and music come on, both the LCD on the Thinkpad and the screen on my external
>monitor are blank. Is there any sequence of keystrokes I can use once Windows 98
>is loaded to access the Control Panel, then Display, and then select dual or external
>monitor?


Written in response to:
Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (John Conte: Friday, November 9, 2007 at 11:46 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (John Conte: Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 10:40 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (John Conte: Fri, Nov 9, 2007, 11:46 am)
-re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (Ed: Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 9:43 am)
-re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (John Conte: Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 10:40 am)
*re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (John Conte: Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 10:46 am)
-re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (gewg_: Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 1:02 pm)
-re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (John Conte: Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 7:23 pm)
*Laptop's Video LCD to an External Monitor (gewg_: Sun, Nov 11, 2007, 12:06 pm)
-re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (C K: Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 9:19 am)
-re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (Ed: Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 12:49 pm)
*re: Redirect of Laptop LCD to an External Monitor (C K: Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 1:13 pm)
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