Projector Not Working

I have a 2011 (early) Macbook Pro 13" with Mountain Lion on it and the projector used to work with my Mac. Then around 2 months ago it stopped working (It stopped working even while I was still using Lion). It'll still work with monitors, but not projectors (nothing bad with VGA cable or adapter). I've tried searching around for different solutions. I've tried a Power Reset, Reseting PRAM, Repair Permissions, Reducing Resolution on Mac to see if that would help the output. It's obvious it's trying to work, my Mac says it's connected to the projector. But nothing displays through the projector. Anybody know of a solution that might finally fix this issue?

Hi,
The game is too old, we cannot ensure this old game works good in Windows 8.1.
The best suggestion is to visit the official website to check if there is an appropriate version for Windows 8.1.
Alex Zhao
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I have used macs for 10 years
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