How can I quickly change display settings (dual monitor setup / single monitor setup on laptop)?

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Published on 2010-04-28T15:11:41Z Indexed on 2010/04/28 15:13 UTC
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I have my laptop (running Windows XP SP3) at work hooked up to an external monitor. Whenever I unplug the external monitor (time to go home!) I have to manually change the display settings. This takes time and involves a lot of clicks.

Is there a way to automate changing these settings? I'm thinking of a hotkey solution or a little application that I can start with Launchy to toggle between two profiles.

I use the MultiMon tool for "extending" the taskbar to the second monitor - will I have to give that up?

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