Hello,
Have a (maybe) unique problem, I say maybe as I haven't found any info anywhere on the net.
Here's the problem, I connected my TV to my laptop and made the TV my main (default) display with the help of Windows Mobillity Center, so I have no picture on laptop screen and a nice big display on tv.
Messing about with the resolution settings, I selected one the TV isn't compatible with. Now the TV flickers with no picture. AND I have no picture on laptop to be able to correct the mistake.
I can put the laptop to sleep, unplug tv, wake it up and the picture is back on laptop, however when i plug tv back in, Mobillity Center or something on Vista instantly recognises the TV and goes back to making that default with no picture on either.
What I would like to do is stop Mobillity Center and/or Vista from recognising the TV. I have uninstalled the ghost monitor I found in device manager and still have the problem, plug in TV, no pic etc etc... and the ghost monitor reappears, so I know that's the TV.
I have also searched for any config files relating to Mobility Center and said TV, nothing.
I plugged in another monitor in the hope it would override whatever settings there were for the TV and again nada.
Safe mode with TV plugged in, I can get pictures on both, but can't change resolution.
F8 on startup and allow low res video did nothing as well.
Fn+F5 (acer laptop) doesn't work either.
I'm at a loss, I would delve into the world of registry editing, but i am not confident in doing that and have no idea what i'm looking for.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Also tried the settings on the TV, there isn't any.
Have a (maybe) unique problem, I say maybe as I haven't found any info anywhere on the net.
Here's the problem, I connected my TV to my laptop and made the TV my main (default) display with the help of Windows Mobillity Center, so I have no picture on laptop screen and a nice big display on tv.
Messing about with the resolution settings, I selected one the TV isn't compatible with. Now the TV flickers with no picture. AND I have no picture on laptop to be able to correct the mistake.
I can put the laptop to sleep, unplug tv, wake it up and the picture is back on laptop, however when i plug tv back in, Mobillity Center or something on Vista instantly recognises the TV and goes back to making that default with no picture on either.
What I would like to do is stop Mobillity Center and/or Vista from recognising the TV. I have uninstalled the ghost monitor I found in device manager and still have the problem, plug in TV, no pic etc etc... and the ghost monitor reappears, so I know that's the TV.
I have also searched for any config files relating to Mobility Center and said TV, nothing.
I plugged in another monitor in the hope it would override whatever settings there were for the TV and again nada.
Safe mode with TV plugged in, I can get pictures on both, but can't change resolution.
F8 on startup and allow low res video did nothing as well.
Fn+F5 (acer laptop) doesn't work either.
I'm at a loss, I would delve into the world of registry editing, but i am not confident in doing that and have no idea what i'm looking for.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Also tried the settings on the TV, there isn't any.