# XP Question: Extended monitor is primary; don't want that!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-question-extended-monitor-is-primary-dont-want-that/602175>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 7, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-question-extended-monitor-is-primary-dont-want-that/602175 "2011-11-07T16:12:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-question-extended-monitor-is-primary-dont-want-that/602175/1 "2011-11-07T16:12:17Z")

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My XP laptop has an extended monitor attached. All of a sudden, the extended monitor has the task bar and all of the icons. I don’t know how this happened, but, I sure would like it fixed.  
Can anyone help?

thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-question-extended-monitor-is-primary-dont-want-that/602175/2 "2011-11-07T16:19:44Z")

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Have you tried this?

[http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/display\_multi\_monitors\_select\_primary.mspx?mfr=true](http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/display_multi_monitors_select_primary.mspx?mfr=true)

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-question-extended-monitor-is-primary-dont-want-that/602175/3 "2011-11-07T20:40:56Z")

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> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> Have you tried this?
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> [http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/display\_multi\_monitors\_select\_primary.mspx?mfr=true](http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/display_multi_monitors_select_primary.mspx?mfr=true)

That did it!

Thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-question-extended-monitor-is-primary-dont-want-that/602175/4 "2011-11-07T20:44:21Z")

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Happy to help.