MBP to my LCD tv through XP- HOW?

[JoshLV]

I got the VGA cord and connected my MBP to my Vizio LCD tv. Nothing is showing up! Help please

 

[JoshLV]

To be more specific, the cable is a DVI to VGA male male cable.

 

[JoshLV]

Please help I need this working ASAP!

 

[JoshLV]

40 views and no replies? Damn no one knows?

 

[Pixellated]

Right click on the desktop, go to properties, go to the last tab and set it

 

[JoshLV]

I don't know what you mean by set it. Set it to what? Could you please explain step by step? I have never done this before.

 

[iwuzbord]

well

press start, go to display, then click the settings tab.
that should help

 

[JoshLV]

I know how to get there, but what do I do????

 

[iwuzbord]

under where it says displays, click the drop down menu thing, and then your second "monitor" , in this case your tv, should show up. click on it, then look lower and click "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor". Then you should be set. :

 

[JoshLV]

Hmm. I have my tv and MBP connected, but it doesn't show my tv. It just shows the same thing twice.

 

[iwuzbord]

well enable the second monitor and see what happens.

sometimes xp doesn't realize what its connected to . it just knows its connected.
oh windows, you have so much to learn.

 

[JoshLV]

Well I got my wallpaper to com up. It shows only my wallpaper with no icons etc and it shows nothing when I open programs. What to do?

 

[JoshLV]

AHA. After some browsing I found out that I had to go into Nvidia itself, not the control panel. Thanks to all for help.