Multiple monitors save time by enabling users to view many windows at once.
You can increase productivity while working with a Windows XP computer by attaching additional monitors to the computer to increase the computer desktop workspace. Windows XP designates a primary display adapter, which the operating system uses for diagnostics and displaying error messages. If your Windows XP computer has multiple monitors, and you want error messages and diagnostics to display through a different adapter, use the "Display Properties" utility in Windows XP to change the primary display adapter.
Instructions
1. Click "Start" on the Windows XP Taskbar and then click "Control Panel." Click "Appearance and Themes," and then click "Display."
2. Click the "Settings" tab in the "Display Properties" window that appears. Click "Identify" and note the number that appears on the screen of each monitor connected to the computer.
3. Click the monitor icon in the "Settings" tab that has the same number as the monitor connected to the video adapter you wish to configure as the primary display adapter for Windows XP.
4. Click the "Use this device as the primary monitor" check box. Click "OK" to save the setting.
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