How to make Lenovo recognize external monitor as default at boot time?

Hello,
I suspect this is a rather simple fundamental Windows operation procedure, but I am going bald - tearing my hair out - trying to get this to work!!  I use Windows XP on a Lenovo 3000 V100, with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver (Intel 945W chipset).  Whenever I plug into an external monitor, I always have to manually switch the display from the laptop to the external monitor.  Here's the sequence of what happens.
1) connect external monitor & turn on laptop
2) Lenovo banner appears on the external monitor
3) Windows banner appears on the external monitor
4) but then Windows GUI (log-on screen) switches back to laptop monitor.
5) must use hot keys to toggle the display from laptop to external monitor.
6) must then reselect resolution settings of the external monitor (none of previously saved settings were recognized!!!)
I must repeat these steps once I logged of my computer session; and reconnect with the external monitor later.  I would appreciate any help or suggestions.  Thank you.

I don't have an V100 to check the following but, if you go into BIOS (F1 at boot) there should hopefully be an entry in the Config > Display menu allowing you to select default boot display as VGA rather than intern.
Andy  ______________________________________
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