Windows 7 "forgets" extended desktop

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Patrick McNamara, May 25, 2010.

  1. Patrick McNamara

    Patrick McNamara Bit poster

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    Hi all...

    I'm running Windows 7, full screen on an iMac with an external monitor (projector, actually). I've gotten Windows to recognize the external monitor and do extended desktop... but it doesn't always stay that way; if I put Windows into hibernate and restart, the second display is no longer detected. (The second display shows up when I right-click the destop and choose properties, but it's settings are grayed out and cannot be changed, and isn't used by Windows).

    To fix it, I usually have to go back to Mac OS (which always sees the external monitor), System Preferences, Displays, Detect, and restart Parallels / Windows in order for Windows to once again detect the second display.

    Any thoughts on how to get the second display to permanently be detected in Windows?

    Thanks....
     

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