XBMC multiple-monitor setup

Hello,
I have running xbmc on my machine in stand-alone mode, there are two monitors connected to this machine and I want to force xbmc to use just one of them. Is there a way how can I do this? Can you please point me.
Thanks

I've done all of this but still there is no signal. Could it be because I am running a wire from my mac's mini displayport to a VGA adapter, and then to the monitor? Or could it be a driver issue? when I start windows, the only thing to show up is the "starting windows" screen. Then the monitor loses signal every time.

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old computer: HP Pavilion PU131AV / a1050y, Windows XP MCE, SP3 32bit, Nvidia GeForce 6600, Intel Pentium 4 CPU, 3.20 GHz, 2GB of RAM
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VeloDramatic wrote:
Thanks for all those votes Rob. Now we just need to get the other 999,999 on board.
Actually, this topic has come up a lot on this forum. At this point, I think we just need to get Adobe on board.
VeloDramatic wrote:
There may be another thread for this one additional thought. If Adobe does improve multiple monitor support, we should be able to optimize our previews for those screens. Even after prerendering 1:1 previews there are issues with DEVELOP doing its own thing (I believe) each time a new image is loaded. I make extensive use of the PREVIOUS button moving through my shoots and there's always a lag of one or two seconds while the develop preview loads before the button is active. In a desktop environment where multiple screens allow landscape and portrait images to be displayed full screen I'd argue that 100% of the host screen resolution would be the ideal preview. Hope that made sense.
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