Can I disable the PNP functionality on Windows XP?

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Published on 2009-08-27T19:01:43Z Indexed on 2012/04/02 23:33 UTC
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The reason I want to do this is most of the time I have the computer plugged into a 52" LCD in another room displaying information. Occasionally I need to update the software and to do so I need to see what I am doing so I plug a monitor in locally.

Problem is that it automatically adopts the device capabilities of the new monitor and thus changing the settings for the large screen. I then have to go to a networked administration panel for the software to update the resolution settings.

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