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Calling Tech Savvy Flisters!!
Calling anyone with computer knowledge of any level! Slight problem, I can work around it if it comes to it, but I would like to try and solve it as it is more annoyance than anything else.
BACKGROUND STUFF: I have an acer aspire 5620 running XP, about 3 years old and well and truly ready for retirement, but I am pushing it for as long as I can, struggling uni student here :P. The latest in a long line of issues is the screen connection seems to be loose (display jumping all over), with no funds to fix this I figured the cheapest route would be to switch to an external display... here comes the dilemma.
I have them connected via a VGA cable, no troubles there, and currently am able to move between screens like it is one big display (not sure the correct term here) what I want though is for the monitor to be the main display and the laptop the secondary, or turned off altogether. This is where I get stuck. the crt/lcd button (fn+f5 for me) does not seem to do anything and the option to change the primary monitor under display properties --> Settings are grayed out.
Sorry for the narrative but does anyone have any tips anything I might have glaringly missed. I have an intermediate level of experience and knowledge but am well and truly stuck here, so any advice big or small would be much appreciated ^_^
EDIT: This has been x-posted to various computer help forums and groups ^_^
BACKGROUND STUFF: I have an acer aspire 5620 running XP, about 3 years old and well and truly ready for retirement, but I am pushing it for as long as I can, struggling uni student here :P. The latest in a long line of issues is the screen connection seems to be loose (display jumping all over), with no funds to fix this I figured the cheapest route would be to switch to an external display... here comes the dilemma.
I have them connected via a VGA cable, no troubles there, and currently am able to move between screens like it is one big display (not sure the correct term here) what I want though is for the monitor to be the main display and the laptop the secondary, or turned off altogether. This is where I get stuck. the crt/lcd button (fn+f5 for me) does not seem to do anything and the option to change the primary monitor under display properties --> Settings are grayed out.
Sorry for the narrative but does anyone have any tips anything I might have glaringly missed. I have an intermediate level of experience and knowledge but am well and truly stuck here, so any advice big or small would be much appreciated ^_^
EDIT: This has been x-posted to various computer help forums and groups ^_^