Dell Inspiron- Dual Monitor- Extended Display help

[jax04]

Howdy,

I have a Dell Inspiron 1011, Intel(R) GMA 950.

according to Intel this graphics card supports dual/extended display on my laptop.

However, i cannot get it to do this. I can only duplicate the primary monitor.

I have attached a small 7" USB monitor and cannot get it to extend.

Now on my Larger laptop, HP (a year old) as soon as i plug it in, it defaults to extended view, so i know its not the monitor itself.

Can anyone give some advice? Am i screwed?

Im going to try and update the drivers for the graphics card to make sure they are up to date. But other then that, im not real savoy.

EDIT: i should also add, the Mini's OS is WIN7 "STARTER" and the big laptop is WIN7 Full version.

 

[wolfeking]

You need to upgrade your OS. Windows 7 starter can not natively do extended desktop, just duplicate.

 

[jax04]

Thanks Wolfe, after i edited that post and added that, i felt like i had figured it out, but sense i dont have a copy of full 7 for 32 bit at the moment, i was hoping it would be easier, lmao.

Thanks man, ill track down a copy and give it a whirl.