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boyscout

I've looked at other threads related to using a screensaver with dual
monitors. I'm on another planet, I guess.

For months, when the screensaver kicked in Vista 64 would black out
monitor #2 and display my pictures on monitor #1. Perfect! Unlike all
other threads I've seen, that's just fine by me.

But I recently changed motherboards. Vista 64 required me to re-install
a few things, including video driver. Now, the screensaver displays one
photo split 50/50 between my two different-sized monitors.

I'd be DELIGHTED to get back to the behaviour everyone else complains
about: photo showing in its entirety on monitor #1, nothing on #2. Can
anyone help? (I know about Ultramon).

Thanks in advance.


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boyscout

uss kelvin

is it the same screensaver? are the 2 display adaptors (old and new) the
same?

are you using the latest drivers from their sites?

have you seen www.ultramon.com ?




"boyscout" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> I've looked at other threads related to using a screensaver with dual
> monitors. I'm on another planet, I guess.
>
> For months, when the screensaver kicked in Vista 64 would black out
> monitor #2 and display my pictures on monitor #1. Perfect! Unlike all
> other threads I've seen, that's just fine by me.
>
> But I recently changed motherboards. Vista 64 required me to re-install
> a few things, including video driver. Now, the screensaver displays one
> photo split 50/50 between my two different-sized monitors.
>
> I'd be DELIGHTED to get back to the behaviour everyone else complains
> about: photo showing in its entirety on monitor #1, nothing on #2. Can
> anyone help? (I know about Ultramon).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> --
> boyscout

Sorken

Sounds like you have the desktop stretched over both displays rather
then having them act as independent displays. Check your configuration.

"boyscout" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:4022a4b853783312bd962e5ae24e4b40@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> I've looked at other threads related to using a screensaver with dual
> monitors. I'm on another planet, I guess.
>
> For months, when the screensaver kicked in Vista 64 would black out
> monitor #2 and display my pictures on monitor #1. Perfect! Unlike all
> other threads I've seen, that's just fine by me.
>
> But I recently changed motherboards. Vista 64 required me to re-install
> a few things, including video driver. Now, the screensaver displays one
> photo split 50/50 between my two different-sized monitors.
>
> I'd be DELIGHTED to get back to the behaviour everyone else complains
> about: photo showing in its entirety on monitor #1, nothing on #2. Can
> anyone help? (I know about Ultramon).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> --
> boyscout

Synapse Syndrome

uss kelvin <ussk@microsoft.com> wrote:

<newbie top-posting macro corrected>

>> (I know about Ultramon).
>
> have you seen www.ultramon.com ?

<aside> What a moron.

ss.

uss kelvin's Ass Kicker

"uss kelvin" <ussk@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> is it the same screensaver? are the 2 display adaptors (old and new) the
> same?

No it's a different screensaver. You know, the one with YOUR picture with
your head up your ass.


>
> are you using the latest drivers from their sites?

Are you using someone elses brains? You have none.

have you seen: www.YouAreAMoron.com?

boyscout

Sorken, thanks, I *do* have "Extend the desktop onto this monitor"
enabled in Vista display settings for the second monitor. It gets
enabled when I click it on (obviously!) and also when I use the NVidia
software to enable dual monitors.

The NVidia software - latest driver package - again only allows me to
use, or not use, the second display. (It won't even let me decide which
is on which side. I have to go to Vista to set my second display to the
left side rather than the default right side, which is something ELSE
that was easy when I first set up this system a few months ago.)

I have just one video adapter, a two-port NVidia GTS 512, so yes, both
"adapters" are just as they were when all worked well.

Any further ideas gratefully accepted.


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boyscout