Second Screen

[billyo]

I had the same problem , i got it fixed , once you've done Roy's instructions you need to re-start either your desktop or Hoster,i have a very old version of Hoster 4.22 so i don't know if the fix is the same on the latest version

[william burditt]

I shut down Hoster and rebooted. I could not get it to work. My son had hooked my computer to an old Karaoke machine and from there to a an old television. He used the karaoke machine for sound and the TV for video. I will check with him this weekend to see what he knows about it.

Should I not still have two screens on my desktop? I am of the opinion that my laptop will do that, but haven't tried it.

Bill

[Roy Dennis]

If you can't get it to disengage the second monitor via the windows key + P as I described before.
The other way is from the Screen resolution dialog where you see the 2 screens side by side 1 & 2, in the drop down box next to Multiple Displays select "Show desktop only on 1" then apply and OK.

[william burditt]

Now I have two screens on Hoster. However, my main screen on my computer is about half size. I used the option to show both screens together. I am going to have to get my regular computer screen back to full size. I tried double clicking on the top of the screen with no luck. Do you suppose I will need two setting, one for Hoster and one for computer, or is there a better way?.

Bill

[Roy Dennis]

You say "I used the option to show both screens together" I'm not familiar with that setting.

From windows Screen resolution settings dialog the only choices I see are:
Duplicate these displays, Extend these Displays (This is the normal choice), Display desktop only on 1, Show desktop only on 2.

If you use the Windows +P key I only see: Computer Only, Duplicate, Extend and Projector only.

Are you using one of these settings or some other ?

Whichever you choose you would need to use the "Reset Displays" button from Hosters options after making the changes.

You could try system restore to a time just before your son hooked up all the other equipment or to when you first installed version 5.10 see if that helps.

[william burditt]

I am almost afraid to do anything with it because I lost my screen for a long time, and it scarred me. I think I can fix my desktop small screen. I just pulled it to correct the size. I was in the screen resolution dialog.

I think the number one and number two screens were reversed. Hoster screen in top left corner was the one to double click and it would go from small screen and if double clicked, it would go back to normal size.

I dragged the one that was in the top left to the right bottom, and I dragged fixed screen to the top left. It may be a little confusing, but I am going to look at the current setting if I can.

Bill

[william burditt]

I have my screen working great now. It is set to "show desktop only on 2. My screens somehow are reversed. "show desktop only on 1" gives me a blank screen.

The time I had both screens at once was the choice of "display duplicates" or similar language. Thanks for the help.

Bill