Miscellaneous laptop discussions forum: Toshiba Portege M200 - Video Issues

I have a Toshiba M200 that I often use for presentations at work. This includes PowerPoint and often times Video (.mpg, .avi, etc.).

Here's some basic info:
A) The system uses the nVidia GForce FX Go5200 chipset.
B) You have two main options when attaching a second display:
- 1) Both displays view the SAME desktop.
- 2) Each display views a SEPARATE desktop (labeled monitor 1 or monitor 2)

When displaying any sort of video files, it will only display the video on one screen if two are connected (like configuration of B-1 - see above).

Here's an example:
1) I have connected the laptop to a projector and am using the main LCD screen as well (for the presenter).
2) I make no changes to the screen configuration therefore whatever is displayed on the LCD is also displayed on the projector (like B-1 above).
3) If I run a PowerPoint presentation with an embedded video, the powerpoint slides display on both screens. However, when the video slide comes up, the video plays ONLY on the LCD screen. Sound is heard, but nothing is displayed on the projector screen.

I currently work around this by making changes to the diplay properties so that the projector is now monitor #2 (display properties, settings, right click on monitor 2 and select attached, and apply settings).

I can then move the mouse between both screens, however I have to instruct the Powerpoint presentation (or ANY application i want displayed on the projector) to display on monitor #2 (nView option, send Windows to monitor 2) so that the viewers can see the presentation. The downside is the presenter loses the ability to see the slides on the LCD screen (monitor #1).

Does anyone know why the Video will not play for both screens under the first example and if there is a configuration setting that might resolve this?

Thanks,