[dba-Tech] WMP on two screens

What DVD software do you have loaded on the machine? The CODEC installed
from that software is what WMP uses. If it is an old version, it may be
that the developer didn't program for second monitor use. I have seen
this before; installing newer versions of the DVD software usually fixes
the issue.

You mentioned that this is not set up as dual monitors. Are you saying
that both monitors show exactly the same thing? If so, it may be some
setting for the video driver.

Scott Marcus
IT Programmer
TSS Technologies Inc.
www.tss.com

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit
Soobik
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 3:12 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] WMP on two screens

Kathryn,
I have a PC for Video editing with professional editing software and two

monitors. I have found the same problem one or two years ago. I was told

somethign I cannot remember exactly, but it was about the insert cannot
be 
displayed on the second monitor. Also, I think that in some cases the
video 
did display on the second screen.
this was using WMP.
the pro software doesnt put the video on the second screen, so there is
no 
problem with that.

Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathryn Bassett" <kathryn at bassett.net>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:23 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] WMP on two screens


>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.
>
>
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