1) Try the Upperfilters / Lowerfilters registry edit solution in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116. Be sure to backup your registry first.
2) There may be a conflict between the drivers of the multiple burner programs installed on your laptop. Pick one and uninstall the others one at a time, rebooting after each uninstallation to allow the program's drivers to be removed from the driver stack.
G74SX-A1 - stock hardware - BIOS 202 - 2nd Monitor VISIO VF551XVT