Vista - 2 Monitors listed in display settings

**fieseler** · 12-14-2008

I only have 1 monitor, yet vista display settings always lists as having 2. Only one appears in device manager. Is there a way to remove the second monitor?

**archie123** · 12-20-2008

hovver your mouse over display 2 , does it say "Not Active"??

**johngalt** · 12-20-2008

Your Video card is probably *capable* of running dual displays, such as adding on a projector on a laptop for presentations. Don' worry about it, it is not hurting anything and you cannot get a virus from it, or anything like that.

The mindset from long ago of "I should delete anything that I don't need" is just that - of long ago. That mentality is not nearly as applicable today.

Of course, if you have a *real* reason for needing it to go, I am all ears.

**MrNeeds** · 12-22-2008

if you dont have it there then its like having a second monitor but not switched on, the fact that you can take a screenshot and not have 2 desktops is meaning that its disabled, if you are afraid of it using resources up, then all you need to do is , right click desktop>nvidia control panel>manage 3d settings>multi display/mixed gpu aceleration menu and select single display performance mode. viola single display use only...

12-14-2008	#1 (permalink)
fieseler Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 456 posts	2 Monitors listed in display settings I only have 1 monitor, yet vista display settings always lists as having 2. Only one appears in device manager. Is there a way to remove the second monitor? Attached Thumbnails
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12-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,733 posts	Re: 2 Monitors listed in display settings hovver your mouse over display 2 , does it say "Not Active"??
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12-20-2008	#3 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: 2 Monitors listed in display settings Your Video card is probably capable of running dual displays, such as adding on a projector on a laptop for presentations. Don' worry about it, it is not hurting anything and you cannot get a virus from it, or anything like that. The mindset from long ago of "I should delete anything that I don't need" is just that - of long ago. That mentality is not nearly as applicable today. Of course, if you have a real reason for needing it to go, I am all ears.
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12-22-2008	#4 (permalink)
MrNeeds Vista Home Premium x64 1,179 posts	Re: 2 Monitors listed in display settings if you dont have it there then its like having a second monitor but not switched on, the fact that you can take a screenshot and not have 2 desktops is meaning that its disabled, if you are afraid of it using resources up, then all you need to do is , right click desktop>nvidia control panel>manage 3d settings>multi display/mixed gpu aceleration menu and select single display performance mode. viola single display use only...
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