Legado Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 My sister gave me a desktop computer that is already set to HDMI, so how do i reset it so that i can view it on a regular computer monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFlower Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Easiest way: connect it to something that supports HDMI~ You could try booting in safe mode (hold F8 at boot). That might require you to edit registry values, which is dangerous to people who don't know what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Mute point Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Well, when you plug the regular monitor in, it should autodetect it and set your resolution accordingly. That's what mine does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) What I find strange is the fact it still thinks there is something connected to HDMI. Usually Windows will auto detect and pick a source that is plugged in. So it should revert back to secondary if HDMI is set to main. Somehow I find the question quite strange, care for some more details? Oh unless you have something like a TV and monitor setup then reverting back is easy. For Windows 7 and 8 it's something like this:Control Panel > Display > Adjust Resolution > you get this http://puu.sh/3HfQx/22a83ed04e.png Change whatever, pretty self explaintory. Edited July 20, 2013 by Ang3lofDarkness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legado Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Well i've tried to plug the computer to a monitor and its not detecting it, but when i plug it back in to a HDTV it detects it. Hmmm i might try plugging it on a monitor again... hopefully it'll work. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFlower Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Change the setting while it's plugged into the tv :\ EDIT: You should be able to have both screens connected as well. Edited July 21, 2013 by JohnFlower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legado Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Change the setting while it's plugged into the tv :\EDIT: You should be able to have both screens connected as well. ok i will try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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