Author: AndrewTW | Posted on: 11/19/2008 4:30:36 AM | Views : 324

I'd like to retrive model name of display monitor, such as ACER X192W

 

I know the monitors' model name locate at

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY\?VESA_Monitor_ID?\?PNP_ID?\HardwareID

 

And check the running status through Control & DeviceParameter\EDID

 

But after plugin / remove several monitors, this rule comes out wrong answer,

there're too many monitors seem to be active.

So I try to fingure out the real active monitor by WMI & GDI, and compare the PNP_ID with redundant monitors.

 

But WMI and GDI return w ...

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