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Old 11-05-2009, 06:56 PM   #1
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Can't disconnect projector, screen is garbled

Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I wanted to connect my laptop to an external monitor so I pressed "Windows key + X", then clicked "connect display", then "extend."

On most computers, doing this will allow you to output the display to another monitor.

When I did it on my laptop, the screen started flickering and became garbled. It's too garbled to see, and I can't find the mouse and undo what I've done. I tried restarting but it's still like this.

Please help! Thank you.
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Old 11-05-2009, 07:10 PM   #2
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Have you tried starting it up in Safe Mode?
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Yes, I was able to boot up in safe mode, but as soon as I restarted and booted up into regular mode, the same problem was back.
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Boot back into Safe Mode and do a System Restore back before you made the keystrokes that altered your screen.
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Boot back into Safe Mode and do a System Restore back before you made the keystrokes that altered your screen.
I used system restore and the problem is solved. Thanks!
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