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System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP-Pavilion/KT372AA-A2L a6518f
OS: Windows 7 Home Premuim (student upgrade from Vista Home Premuim)
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+, 2800 Mhz
Motherboard: Seriously, I looked for any kind of label and can't find it.
Memory: 3.00 GB Ram
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung SyncMater 920 Nx
Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Hard Drives: Drive C, Local Fixed Disk 263.94 GB free of 455.43 GB total, Samsung

I have been running an extended desktop to my TV with both XP and Vista with little problem. Now that I've upgraded to Windows 7, my graphics CP cannot even detect a TV, even when I do a forced hardware detection. I'm connecting with an s-video cable.

Any suggestions?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home PremiumAMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400...3.00 GBNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP-Pavilion/KT372AA-A2L a6518f
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+, 2800 Mhz
Memory
3.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMater 920Nx - 1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Drive C:
Local Fixed Disk
263.94 GB free of 455.43 GB total
There are a few threads with this issue and the common point appears to S-Video. Have a look through the other threads and try and connect via something other than S-Video.

In my set-up, I use an optical connection for sound to an external amp and DVI-HDMI direct to the TV for video.

Regards
UKMedia
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1)Intel Core i7 4770K OC32GB 1600Mhz DDR3MSI GTX580 Twin Frozr II/OC and NVIDIA GTX 970
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1)
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K OC
Motherboard
ASUS Maximus VII Ranger
Memory
32GB 1600Mhz DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX580 Twin Frozr II/OC and NVIDIA GTX 970
Sound Card
On-Board and Soundblaster Recon 3 D headset
Monitor(s) Displays
x2 Flat screen 21" LG displays + x1 LG W2363D (3D)
Hard Drives
5 internal Hard Drives:
1 x WD 120GB Solid State
4 x WD 1TB (CAVIAR BLACK 1TB 32MB 7200 SATA) as Raid 5 array
PSU
Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 932 Case - Black
Cooling
Thermaltake Contac21 cooler
Keyboard
Cyborg
Mouse
Razor Mamba
Internet Speed
0.5 Mb - (Benefits of rural location!) & 24 MB Sat
Antivirus
MSE
Other Info
Teaming 2 GB network connection to Wired 1GB switch.
Connected to 37TB (Raid 5) of network storage on a wired 1GB lan.
(Mixture of internal hard drives, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB & 16TB Terastations)
Have you gone to Windows Update?

Start Control Panel Classic View, Windows Update

Click Check for updates and install all the drivers available even the optional ones.
 

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Windows 7
OS
Windows 7
Have you gone to Windows Update?

Start Control Panel Classic View, Windows Update

Click Check for updates and install all the drivers available even the optional ones.

This is generally alright, but you really should get drivers from the manufacturer's website. Microsoft supplied video drivers tend to mess up systems rather often. Sometimes network drivers too.

Visit NVIDIA's website and install the latest driver.
 

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7600.20510 x86P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHzOCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHzHIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
Actually, I emailed the NVidia tech support and they told me to use a different S-Video cord. I found it, and things work now. Please close this topic. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home PremiumAMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400...3.00 GBNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP-Pavilion/KT372AA-A2L a6518f
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+, 2800 Mhz
Memory
3.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMater 920Nx - 1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Drive C:
Local Fixed Disk
263.94 GB free of 455.43 GB total
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