New Posts For Thread: Laptop / monitor problem ...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problemI managed to break my laptop screen some time ago and have been using a monitor connected to a comm port for quite some time without any problem.Recently, upon firing it up, only the background pic has been displayed without any icons. Connecting toThe symptoms you describe are exactly what happens on a second monitor. I'll place bets you can move the mouse right off to one side and it disappears into the void (the screen you can't see).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547793795#547793795The symptoms you describe are exactly what happens on a second monitor. I'll place bets you can move the mouse right off to one side and it disappears into the void (the screen you can't see).Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:14:09 -0600Thx JC, am on the bevvy right now & will try your suggestion the morra, when I'm more with it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547793485#547793485Thx JC, am on the bevvy right now & will try your suggestion the morra, when I'm more with it.Sat, 13 Feb 2016 12:46:07 -0600Sounds exactly like your computer has decided that rather than being the main display, you've now a second display and the main display is on the broken screen you can't see. Right click on the desktop and go into display properties and change it sohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547792457#547792457Sounds exactly like your computer has decided that rather than being the main display, you've now a second display and the main display is on the broken screen you can't see. Right click on the desktop and go into display properties and change it soSat, 13 Feb 2016 11:44:31 -0600Cheers Gin, I'll try those ideas tomorrow as I'm about to embark upon the Parrot Bay Express now that I'm fresh out of Kronenbourg.Screen size has crossed my mind - it was a 17" laptop screen, now 15" monitor & widescreen TV. The monitor used to firhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547789943#547789943Cheers Gin, I'll try those ideas tomorrow as I'm about to embark upon the Parrot Bay Express now that I'm fresh out of Kronenbourg.Screen size has crossed my mind - it was a 17" laptop screen, now 15" monitor & widescreen TV. The monitor used to firSat, 13 Feb 2016 09:20:50 -0600I have just realised that if you right click on the desktop then select view>Desktop icons - that may restore them?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547789105#547789105I have just realised that if you right click on the desktop then select view>Desktop icons - that may restore them?Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:39:48 -0600It could be something to do with the screen resolution changing from external screen to tv?Try checking the resolution when connected to both and see if they are the same - if not then try changing the resolution on your external monitor to the samehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547789063#547789063It could be something to do with the screen resolution changing from external screen to tv?Try checking the resolution when connected to both and see if they are the same - if not then try changing the resolution on your external monitor to the sameSat, 13 Feb 2016 08:37:19 -0600^ for com cable, read VGA cable.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547788913#547788913^ for com cable, read VGA cable.Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:24:45 -0600I managed to break my laptop screen some time ago and have been using a monitor connected to a comm port for quite some time without any problem.Recently, upon firing it up, only the background pic has been displayed without any icons. Connecting tohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30652323/laptop-monitor-problem?post_id=547788885#547788885I managed to break my laptop screen some time ago and have been using a monitor connected to a comm port for quite some time without any problem.Recently, upon firing it up, only the background pic has been displayed without any icons. Connecting toSat, 13 Feb 2016 08:23:04 -0600