Problem: Computer has two screens side by side, one says "No Composite input signal"

Question

My 3 year old daughter did this to the computer and I don't know how to get rid of it.  The computer has two small screens side by side, and the one on the right has a blue background and says "No Composite signal."  How do I get out of this, I tried shutting down and turning it back on, didn't work.  Sny help would be appreciated, thank you.

Answer 1

Hi Matt626,

Thanks for using the Vista Forums.

Do you have 2 monitors or are you saying that 1 display is showing 2 screens?

If you are saying that you have 2 monitors, and then go to your desktop and right-click in an open area.

Select “personalize” then “display settings”.

Click the dropdown and change to 2.

There will be 2 boxes below that. Uncheck the one that says “Extend the desktop onto this monitor”.

But if you want to get your display back, I think you should check the cable in the back of the monitor to see if that is plugged in to the monitor and then the back of the computer.

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Answer 2

My 3 year old daughter did this to the computer and I don't know how to get rid of it.  The computer has two small screens side by side, and the one on the right has a blue background and says "No Composite signal."  How do I get out of this, I tried shutting down and turning it back on, didn't work.  Sny help would be appreciated, thank you.

This is exactly the problem I am facing.....only a 3-year old didn't do it!?!?!?!  The display is on only one monitor.  All cables are attached and peripherals are all working.