Posts by adamlug

Looks like we may be out of luck. Richard/Dell: do you have any other ideas?

Richard, I tried setting the external monitor as primary as you described, but that changed nothing. I also tried using a different external monitor; no joy. Maybe you could try loading XP on a Vostro 1500 and see if you can replicate...

Rich, the driver you suggested is for Vista 32 bit, but I'm running XP 32 bit. Do you have any other ideas?

Thanks Rich, I'll give this a shot and let you know how it goes.

I tried the Dell driver "R158222" and used the Nvidia control panel, same results. Any ideas Richard?

Hi Richard, I actually set it up using the Settings tab under Windows Display Properties. The changes I make there are reflected in the Nvidia control panel as well, so I'm not sure that will make a difference. I will try reinstalling...

The driver I found there was R158222.EXE which I believe I've already tried, but I'll give it a go again to be sure. I'm thinking of just trying every driver on laptopvideo2go until I find one that works.

I installed the 162.18 driver from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ and now I can get my laptop's display to 1366x768 when in dual monitor mode. So I know it's a driver issue at this point. If anyone has any other ideas or knows of a...

Thanks for your reply! I'm using extended mode. The 2nd monitor displays at 1600x1200 (or something like that). My laptop displays at 1440x900 until I enable to 2nd monitor, then it goes to 1280x800 and won't go any higher.

Hi, I've got a new Dell Vostro 1500 with the Nvidia 8600M GT video card, and when I add a 2nd monitor to my display, the resolution of my laptop monitor drops to 1280x800. Anyone had this problem and know how to fix it? The 2nd monitor...