Solved: please help i'm a NEWB!!!

duhflavah · 12-30-2008

haha hey everyone, i am a total newb so please take it easy on me. i have a dell Inspiron 700m and its about 3 to 4 years old now. I gave it to my dad to use and he installed a new type of windows but it is in a different language, so it may be a different type of windows. Either way, it will no longer recognize any secondary monitors or projectors of any kind. When I had used it previously, I would use a secondary monitor but after my dad installed it with a new type of windows it would no longer recognize the second monitor. I went into properties and went to setting and it just shows a picture of one monitor and no options to connect to a secondary monitor. It also looks real old, like the icons and everything. I've installed all the drivers for the computer but no luck with the external monitor connection.

Gandalf · 12-30-2008

I'm move your thread to a more appropriate forum for you.

You will probably need to install a version of Windows to one that will do what you want.

duhflavah · 12-30-2008

hey thanks bro. but is there any way i can have this version of windows and still be able to use a secondary monitor?

Gandalf · 12-30-2008

I would first need to know what version you have.

duhflavah · 12-30-2008

well its a windows xp korean version, it seems really old. i was born in socal and english is my first language so i'm not familiar with this version or the language all too well. i was thinking of downloading a torrent for a new updated version. do you think its b/c its an outdated version of xp? i also read some articles that south korean versions of the xp were stripped down.

Gandalf · 12-30-2008

I spent a couple years in Korea. Their version of Windows is not legal outside of Korea. The Microsoft Upgrade will not work with it. I recommend you purchase a legal copy of XP (FULL).

We do not support torrent at PCHF.

duhflavah · 12-30-2008

Cool thanks Gandalf! is there a legal copy of a korean version of xp (i'm still looking for it). i'm just trying to help my dad, he wants a korean windows xp on his computer because of certain programs being compatible with that system. if its not possible then thats fine, thanks for helping by the way i really appreciate it. hopefully i'll be able to help someone else later down the line as of now i'm just a student.

12-30-2008	#1
duhflavah Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	please help i'm a NEWB!!! haha hey everyone, i am a total newb so please take it easy on me. i have a dell Inspiron 700m and its about 3 to 4 years old now. I gave it to my dad to use and he installed a new type of windows but it is in a different language, so it may be a different type of windows. Either way, it will no longer recognize any secondary monitors or projectors of any kind. When I had used it previously, I would use a secondary monitor but after my dad installed it with a new type of windows it would no longer recognize the second monitor. I went into properties and went to setting and it just shows a picture of one monitor and no options to connect to a secondary monitor. It also looks real old, like the icons and everything. I've installed all the drivers for the computer but no luck with the external monitor connection.

12-30-2008	#2
Gandalf Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California, USA Posts: 4,407 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: please help i'm a NEWB!!! I'm move your thread to a more appropriate forum for you. You will probably need to install a version of Windows to one that will do what you want. __________________ Klaatu Barada Nikto < Pre-Work ><CPUID>< SFC >< AV Scan >< BSOD >< Belarc ><How-To Geek> Join the PC Help Forum WCG Team and fight cancer with us!

12-30-2008	#3
duhflavah Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Re: please help i'm a NEWB!!! hey thanks bro. but is there any way i can have this version of windows and still be able to use a secondary monitor?

12-30-2008	#4
Gandalf Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California, USA Posts: 4,407 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: please help i'm a NEWB!!! I would first need to know what version you have. __________________ Klaatu Barada Nikto < Pre-Work ><CPUID>< SFC >< AV Scan >< BSOD >< Belarc ><How-To Geek> Join the PC Help Forum WCG Team and fight cancer with us!

12-30-2008	#5
duhflavah Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Re: please help i'm a NEWB!!! well its a windows xp korean version, it seems really old. i was born in socal and english is my first language so i'm not familiar with this version or the language all too well. i was thinking of downloading a torrent for a new updated version. do you think its b/c its an outdated version of xp? i also read some articles that south korean versions of the xp were stripped down.

12-30-2008	#6
Gandalf Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California, USA Posts: 4,407 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: please help i'm a NEWB!!! I spent a couple years in Korea. Their version of Windows is not legal outside of Korea. The Microsoft Upgrade will not work with it. I recommend you purchase a legal copy of XP (FULL). We do not support torrent at PCHF. __________________ Klaatu Barada Nikto < Pre-Work ><CPUID>< SFC >< AV Scan >< BSOD >< Belarc ><How-To Geek> Join the PC Help Forum WCG Team and fight cancer with us!

12-30-2008	#7
duhflavah Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Re: please help i'm a NEWB!!! Cool thanks Gandalf! is there a legal copy of a korean version of xp (i'm still looking for it). i'm just trying to help my dad, he wants a korean windows xp on his computer because of certain programs being compatible with that system. if its not possible then thats fine, thanks for helping by the way i really appreciate it. hopefully i'll be able to help someone else later down the line as of now i'm just a student. Last edited by duhflavah; 12-30-2008 at 09:44 AM.

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