Kathryn Bassett
kathryn at bassett.net
Tue Jul 26 17:23:31 CDT 2005
I have a laptop (Sony Vaio PCG-GRT360ZG) running WindowsXPpro. For various not-pertinant reasons, I'm using it like a box, with external monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc. The external monitor is "MAG Innovision LT-456s" which is the same thing as Proview PL456S. I have version 10 of Windows Media Player. My problem - whenever I look at something through WMP, it all comes up on both screens except for the actual video. On my laptop monitor, I can see the video just fine. However, on the external monitor, I see just a slightly purple square. Here's a partial screen capture: http://www.bassett.net/storage/WMPanomoly.jpg Slightly purple surrounded by the black - on the laptop, that purple area is playing the video. In order to watch the video, I have to turn my head to where the laptop sits and watch it on that monitor. Any ideas about why the video doesn't play on both? An interesting side note - I have PrintKey2000 and when I did my screen capture it captured the external monitor, not the laptop monitor. First time I've made a screen capture of something that made me notice which monitor it's capturing. Note, I'm *not* talking about dual screens where some things can be on one monitor and part on the other. I've no idea if that would work with my computer or not, or how to even try to see if that can be done. -- Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" kathryn at bassett.net http://bassett.net