Bootcamp 2.0, Win XP 32bit and beamer / external monitor activation

Hi,
similar topics have been posted but I could not find any solution yet...
My system: MacBook (NOT Pro, Core2Duo, with 10.5 Leopard and Bootcamp 2.0 with Win XP Pro 32bit SP2) and Mini-DVI to DVI adapter.
Working on Leopard connecting my external monitor (Fujitsu-Siemens P19-2) is working perfectly. It is automatically detected and activated.
When I connect the monitor on Win XP, the desktop and tasbar flicker/are reloaded, i.e. ANYTHING is detected. However, the monitor is black and says "No signal" and i cannot activate it. I considered/tried:
- the Windows way: FN + F7 => did not work / is deactivated and tools like Input Remapper didnt work (written for Macbook Pro only afaik)
- the 2nd Windows way: Display Properties, Settings => any changes without effect
- via Bootcamp / GMA Driver Properties: no possibility to activate 2nd monitor: Note at "Display Devices"-menu: "Two displays must be connected to the computer before you can use this feature. Please connect another display."
Therefore my questions:
- any solution i did not consider?
- is it a bootcamp / driver issue to be solved in bootcamp updates?
- is there a keyboard tool similar to inputRemapper for Not-Pro-Macbooks? (To activate not only FN+F7 but also Del and PSC)
Thanks in advance...
Ben

Thing is, I am trying this too. However, the only option I get is to clone the display. This is not what I want, I want to use the TV as the primary display. This way games will startup on the big TV and not on my Macbook Pro. Now I don't get the option to use that TV as a primary display.
So leaves me with the option to clone the display and have same image rendered on both screens... This is NOT what i want. In Leopard everything works great... obviously...
PLease let me know if you got any solutions for this

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