how difficult is it to install dual monitors on my computer?
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You need a video card with two outputs. After installing the card's driver, you need to extend the Windows Desktop to both screens (in Control Panel).
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Start with the basics, first.\n1. Is the monitor plugged in to a power source?\n2. Is the little green light on indicating the monitor is on?\n3. If it is on, do you have another computer that you could test the monitor with?  You want to make sure before you go replacing your video card that it's not your monitor.\n4. If it's not your monitor, do you have another monitor to can test your computer?\n5. If the 2nd monitor doesn't work with your computer, check to make sure you haven't wiggled you video card lose.  Be sure to turn the power off to your PC, unplug it from the wall and wear an anti-static wrist band before toying with the insides of your computer.\n\n-PCI video cards are notoriuos for coming lose if they aren't held in place with the set screw.  AGP cards not so much but still can come lose.  \n\n-Take a look at the card where is plugs into the motherboard. The card itself has many copper connectors that you shouldn't see when it's properly installed.  If it's in there slightly ascew you may see these copper strips more easily on one side of the video card that the other.  If that's the case... firmly reseat the card.
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I am not advertising here. I did a simple search of "share monitor between computers" at http://search.yahoo.com and found the following links that might be helpful.
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you just need two monitors and a computer with two video cards. the video cards are cheap, easy to find on ebay, and easy to put in your computer.\n\nif i remember righ windows 98 supported dual monitors, but i may be wrong about that. i know for a fact that windows 2000 and xp do, howwever.\n\ni hope that helps and good luck!
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Actually. it's very easy.\n\nAfter you decide which new video card you want, you make sure the computer is shut down and unplugged.\n\nYou remove the screws on the back of the computer.  This will expose the motherboard and all the innards of your computer.\n\nRemove the plug from the back of the video card (you can identify the proper card because the monitor cable will be connected to the back of that particular card).\n\nJust remove the card, replace the new card, plug in the monitor cable, replace the back with the screws you removed earlier, plug it in, and turn it on.\n\nOh - one thing - some video card slots have a locking mechanism on the slot connected to the mother board.  If the card doesn't come out smoothly, you will need to look up your mother board on the internet and find out how to unlock the board.\n\nGood luck.  I hope this helps.
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you need 2 graphics cards, or 1 very good graphics card, with 2 outputs. if you install 2 cards, with a monitor plugged in each, right click on the desktop, select display, and select each card and make sure "extend my desktop onto this display" is ticked. very easy on XP, harder on 98/2k/nt\ni have seen a xp computer running flight simulator with 10 monitors on one computer.
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Not really.  You would need to be able to plug in 3 keyboards, etc.  Thats just not possible.\n\nWith three monitors, you could hook in three video cards and have a very big desktop.
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There is no way to use the same monitor with two computers SIMULTANEOUSLT ... but you can switch between two computers with a KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) box.\n\nThese boxes connect to a keyboard, monitor and mouse, and then connect to two computers.  You use a switch to toggle between the two machines.  If you have many computers they even makes boxes that will connect to as many as 8 computers at a time ... probably more.
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There are 2 kinds of monitors : CRT and LCD and some PCI 16X cards doesn't support CRT but i think you can give it a try
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Windows XP has this built in.  You need to install additional graphics cards.  Usually those will need to be PCI as most computers only have 1 AGP or PCIx port.  Or use a higher end video card with multiple ports.  Most mid-range ($100 and up) video cards and higher have 2 ports on them, some have more.  For instance ATI has something called "Hydravision", But I recommend letting Windows do all the work for you.  I think ATI gave up on the extra Hydravision stuff now that I think about it.\n\nAnyway, when you have mulitple video cards installed, right click on the desktop and choose "Properties" and then click on the "settings" tab.  You'll see all available monitors shown graphically there.  You can click on the monitors and "enable" them to get the screen to show up there.  All monitors through Windows are autonomous and can display different data from the master (1) monitor.
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If you've got a laptop, then generally, no. You're stuck with what you bought.\n\nIf it's a desktop, then get a new monitor.
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Your question is hard to understand.\nPerhaps this might help?\nhttp://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/monitors/0,239029422,240053704,00.htm
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Yes, I think you can.  You need a DVI to DVI plug, or DVI to VGA
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You need a wide screen monitor for your PC. I have the same experience as you, with both of my computers.
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thethief is kind of right, but youll get sucky performance. Buy a modern agp or pci-express video card and it should have a dvi and vga input, with a dvi > vga adapter allowing more than one monitor plugged into the video card.
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In a business setting, it's not uncommon to have multiple monitors per PC.  All you need is a video card with 2 or more outputs or multiple video cards.  People who deal with finances, insurance, etc. & deal with stocks sometimes do this.
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Ok, If you are running as two screens, drag one application to the other screen, if it shows on both screens you have it set to clone, you need to either make it 2 sepearte screens in video properties, or one large screen that you can drag on application to one half(display) and one to the other. if your video card will support 2 monitors, that is.