Problem with extended desktop to multiple monitors when screen saver comes on

I have a Vista Ultimate laptop connected to two monitors. I can extend my
desktop to the second monitor just fine. But when I come back from a
meeting, and my screen saver has been on, my desktop is no longer extended.
Both monitors show the display for monitor 1.

The setting is still correct under Display settings and I can fix the issue
by changing Monitor 2 to be the main monitor and then switching it back to
Monitor 1 being the main monitor.

Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a known fix?

 

Have you checked to be sure you have the latest video drivers installed?

"cyrus" <cyrus@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Vista Ultimate laptop connected to two monitors. I can extend my
>desktop to the second monitor just fine. But when I come back from a
>meeting, and my screen saver has been on, my desktop is no longer extended.
>Both monitors show the display for monitor 1.
>
> The setting is still correct under Display settings and I can fix the
> issue by changing Monitor 2 to be the main monitor and then switching it
> back to Monitor 1 being the main monitor.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a known fix? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"cyrus" <cyrus@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Vista Ultimate laptop connected to two monitors. I can extend my
>desktop to the second monitor just fine. But when I come back from a
>meeting, and my screen saver has been on, my desktop is no longer extended.
>Both monitors show the display for monitor 1.
>
> The setting is still correct under Display settings and I can fix the
> issue by changing Monitor 2 to be the main monitor and then switching it
> back to Monitor 1 being the main monitor.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a known fix?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


I have noticed that I have do swap the monitors over depending on what OS
installation I am using. It seems to happen randomly, and has really
annoyed me. I use desktop monitors, with UltraMon, which allows you to turn
off the secondary monitor, or swap them around very quickly.


ss.

 

It does seem to be working better after upgrading the drivers. Thanks for
the idea.

Cyrus

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:2EF4E959-BAEC-4C9F-84B6-C27061B8F11A@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Have you checked to be sure you have the latest video drivers installed?
>
> "cyrus" <cyrus@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:09541E3B-9203-4FCA-8D51-450C079D6D73@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>I have a Vista Ultimate laptop connected to two monitors. I can extend my
>>desktop to the second monitor just fine. But when I come back from a
>>meeting, and my screen saver has been on, my desktop is no longer
>>extended. Both monitors show the display for monitor 1.
>>
>> The setting is still correct under Display settings and I can fix the
>> issue by changing Monitor 2 to be the main monitor and then switching it
>> back to Monitor 1 being the main monitor.
>>
>> Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a known fix?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

THE THREE MAIN WAYS TO SETUP MULTIPLE MONITORS

1) You can buy a pre-manufactured multi-monitor computer. The best
place to purchase a 'multiple monitor computer'
()
is at: 'Multi-Monitors.com' ().
They carry a multi-monitor computer line called 'SUPER PC'
() that can support from 2 to 16 monitors.

'Multi-Screen Computer Systems'
()

'Multiple Monitor LCD Displays'
()

2) You can get a 'USB to VGA Adapter'
(), or ' USB to DVI
Adapter'
() that
will allow you to add an extra monitor to your computer via any USB2.0
Port. You can also add multiple extra monitors by using multiple
adapters. This is a great option for viewing documents, surfing the web,
using Microsoft Office and many other business tasks. This is not a good
option for intense graphical situations such as HDTV, Blu-ray, Gaming
and 3D / CAD Workstation applications. For those types of scenarios, it
is highly recommended that you purchase a high-powered multi-monitor
workstation or a 'Matrox Dual or Triple Head2Go'
().

'Multi-Monitor Adapters'
()

3) You can replace or add an extra video card to your existing
computer, depending on how many monitors you wish to support. Although
this sounds easy enough, this is a rather complex solution for a
beginner, especially when trying to find a compatible graphics card. For
this reason, I am going to write an entirely seperate post on that topic
and will link to it here, very soon.

'Multi-Monitor Video Cards'
()

Once you have your multiple monitor system set up and ready to use, you
will need to enable all of your monitors in your “Display Properties”
Control Panel. Here is a great link to a complete and animated
walkthrough of how to enable your multiple monitors in Windows.

'How to Setup Multiple Monitors (Instructions)'
()

This is what it will look like when you are done:

'Multi-Monitor Video Demo 1'
()
'Multi-Monitor Video Demo 2'
()


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