Attaching external monitor to T410

I have a T410 running Windows XP and I'm unsuccesfully trying to connect the Dell monitor from my desktop computer to the laptop. I got a DVI to VGA adaptor for the monitor cord. When I attach the cord with the adaptor to the VGA port on the laptop and then hit FN F7, the laptop screen flashes black, but nothing happens on the monitor. When I check NVDIA control panel and try to set up multiple displays, it does recognize the Dell 1704FPT. However, if I click on Clone, nothing happens on the monitor. The monitor does work when attached to the desktop.
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if you want to use the DVI port on the Dell LCD, then you would need to get a Displayport to DVI passive adapter. Otherwise, use the plain vga to vga cable.
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