Laptop with 2nd Monitor Probs.

[Stewart]

Alright,

Recently my main PC went tits up, so while its away being sorted, I'm using the laptop, with a proper keyboard and mouse attached on the first USB port, and a monitor attached.

Now, everything works fine apart from when I play a video of any kind, mpeg, avi, asf, whatever. It plays on the laptop screen, but I just get a black square on the main screen.

Laptop - Sony Vaio PCG-FX801.

Monitor - Iiyama Vision Master 1451, 19".

Playing (or not playing) in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.

Many thanks.

[SilentDeath]

what gfx is in the lappy? on my 9700pro on my desktop, if i use a tv out aswell as monitor, itll only play on the monitor unless i set the cloning options in the display settings....

[Stewart]

Something really crap... hang on...

ATi Rage Mobility 8mb.

[SilentDeath]

yea itll be n the control panel... shoudl be here:

display propertys>settings>advanced - overlay tab

click clone mode options. also if there all greyed out, or it doesnt change anything u may need to enable that display, which is in

display propertys>settings>advanced - displays tab