How to connect laptop to a tv with a vga to dvi cable

[Taylordthelord]

I have a Mitsubishi WS-48313 that has a dvi-i dual link port and trying to connect it with my laptop that has a VGA port. I bought a VGA to DVI cable and plugged it all up, but my laptop screen doesn't show up on my tv and my laptop doesn't recognize i've connected to the tv.

 

[Herc08]

Did you switch to the right input on your TV?

Also are you sure it's suppose to go from VGA to DVI, and not DVI to VGA?

 

[Taylordthelord]

Ah damnit I checked on the page I bought and its dvi to vga.

 

[Herc08]

Ah damnit I checked on the page I bought and its dvi to vga.

Not sure why you voted me down, but yeah that will do it.