MBP shows VGA display, but none connected

I am facing a quite strange problem. My MBP shows an external VGA display but there is none connected. I can see it in the display preferences. I already checked the hardware but there is nothing wrong with it. I connected a real display via dvi to vga and it works fine. Anyone who knows this problem and knows what to do about it?

Found a possible solution.
Do you have bootcamp installed?
I restarted into windows xp and checked my nvidia settings and made it was set to "Use One Monitor"
Then restarted and Voila!
Hope it can help

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From your description, it sounds like you may have been using the SMS feature of Continuity in iOS 8. If this is the case and it has somehow become misconfigured after a recent change, you may find the information and steps outlined in the following articles helpful:
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