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I'm not sure whether this is a Windows XP problem or a ThinkPad problem, but I need help anyway. I have a ThinkPad T60 with a 15" wide screen, and a docking station to which I have attached a 17" LCD monitor.

I also have glaucoma and some visual difficulties so it is difficult to use the maximum screen resolution.

I'd like to be able to run the ThinkPad by itself with at one screen resolution, and the ThinkPad+docking station+external monitor with another screen resolution, and know which display setting is which so that I don't accidentally set a screen setting on the ThinkPad when I think I'm setting up the external monitor.

Can anyone help?

Which video chipset do you have in your T60? ATI?

Presentation Director should fix you right up. Press Fn + F7 to launch Presentation Director. You can edit the display properties for both the ThinkPad display and an external monitor there. Be aware that Docking creates a different hardware profile in Windows, so you likely will need to set it up while docked.