Fullscreen Flashplayer on an Extended Desktop Problem

I have just started to use Lovefilm's watch online service. This involves using Flash Player to stream content directly to my PC without storage. I want to then watch that content on my TV which I have set up as an extended desktop. I also would like to use my PC for browsing at the same time.
My question is how do I get flash player to stay fullscreen on the secondary desktop and still use the primary. Every time I click on the primary screen the secondary drops out of fullscreen and reverts to standard. What can I do?
I am using XP, firefox and the TV is connected through S-video.

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I've just tested the "Extended Desktop for Tablet PC" powertoy, and that doesn't solve this problem. With the tablet set as the secondary monitor, when I move the window onto that screen, it just recurses the image over itself, which isn't really useful.
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Hi!
I own a 2011 iMac 27" and I am having issues using a Samsung SyncMaster T240M display as extended desktop.
It works fine when I am just using the computer for a while, but if the displays go to sleep mode, when I return to the computer the iMac display restores right away but then the Samsung display starts to go on and off repeatedly until it finally stays on, but then all my applications are on the iMac display.
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JP

If the machine is covered by warranty or even better by AppleCare then contact AppleCare. They will be able to do in-home service if you are within 50 miles of an AASP. You will have to request this service but they will do it.

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I don't know how to solve all your issues. But I too have had the problem of Hulu not dimming my extended display while I watch on my televison.
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I described before is wrong!!
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HT5019 If my second display is not showing up on the graphics display window, yet the second display is showing a mirror image, how can I get it to recognize the second display and allow me to setup extended desktop?

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HT5019 How do I play a video on my extended desktop (my TV) and still use my desktop to surf, work, etc.?

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Hey this is my first post here on the board,
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Bludger wrote:
Thanks for your replies! You are right mirrored mode would fix the problem iff it wasn't for the fact that the two displays (one being the TV) have different resolutions, this results on black bars on my iMac's screen -- which really isn't cool. Instead I would like to completely stop output to the other display (TV). Just like in windows (the feature called "Extend my display to this monitor" or something like that.
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