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    [32] Vista boots to blank screen

    I updated my laptop to vista and now when it boots up I have a blank screen... It took me a long time before I realized that it was booting to my external monitor setting, after the boot I have to use the function key to use my laptop screen... Is there something I can do to correct this... Very annoying
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    Right-click the Desktop and choose Personalise, then click Display Settings, then choose the laptop's main display and check "This is my main monitor".
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSparks
    Right-click the Desktop and choose Personalise, then click Display Settings, then choose the laptop's main display and check "This is my main monitor".
    I must be doing something wrong, this didn't work... When I go to the laptop monitor there is already a check mark in main monitor display plus there is also a checkmark underneath for: Extend the desktop onto this monitor. I am unable to check or uncheck these boxes...
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    bump
    Heard at a local auto-repair shop:
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    Do you have Vista DVD?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Broni
    Do you have Vista DVD?
    I have the DVD I used to install vista...
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    Try to reinstall over the top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Broni
    Try to reinstall over the top.
    Did not help...
    I noticed that when I boot in safe mode it will start on the notebook screen like I want it to, any thoughts here
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    Are there any settings in the BIOS? Look for "Init display first" or something along those lines.
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    New video drivers would be worth a shot if any are available as well.
    Safe computing is a habit, not a toolkit.

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    I noticed in the device manager that there are 2 identical drivers listed under Display adapters, is this normal, if so why...
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    A Video driver was installed a second time.

    Check the properites of each. And post what you find out. Like version number.

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    That's normal if you have two monitors connected (i.e. the internal LCD and an external monitor) -- each 'half' of the video adapter shows up as a separate device.
    Safe computing is a habit, not a toolkit.

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