External Screen and Vista

hi,
I've saw a few topics talking about problems with external screens and vista.
I've got a big problem, i bought a screen (iiYama 24") and when i connect it to my Macbook on the DVI port, it works fine when i'm running leopard, but when i'm running vista, i don't manage to put the image on the screen. Can anyone help me please?

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