"Double monitor" error

mrbagrat · 01-30-2006, 02:14 AM

I have a new Viewsonic Graphics Series G220fb CRT 21" (up from a 19" Dell 1905fp flatscreen) but have a weird problem. Whenever I run certain apps (itunes, dell media experience) or sometimes just randomly the video card seems to think there are two monitors and tries to stretch the image out across two monitors. Me only having one monitor, however, makes it kind of hard to do much with a stretched screen. Whats even weirder is that it only happens on my account and not on the two other accounts on my machine. Any ideas for the cause?

ckfordy · 01-30-2006, 02:33 AM

try uninstalling and reinstalling the videocards drivers and see if that helps.

mrbagrat · 01-30-2006, 02:35 AM

I don't think its a driver problem. If it were, it would affect all accounts but it only affects mine. Anyway, I got a driver update and it worked fine for like a month before screwing up.

**ceewi1** · 01-30-2006, 05:28 AM

I don't suppose that there's anything plugged into the second port on the video card, or into the VIVO port, if the card has one?

01-30-2006, 02:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrbagrat banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: See above Posts: 1,237	"Double monitor" error I have a new Viewsonic Graphics Series G220fb CRT 21" (up from a 19" Dell 1905fp flatscreen) but have a weird problem. Whenever I run certain apps (itunes, dell media experience) or sometimes just randomly the video card seems to think there are two monitors and tries to stretch the image out across two monitors. Me only having one monitor, however, makes it kind of hard to do much with a stretched screen. Whats even weirder is that it only happens on my account and not on the two other accounts on my machine. Any ideas for the cause?

01-30-2006, 05:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,300	I don't suppose that there's anything plugged into the second port on the video card, or into the VIVO port, if the card has one? __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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01-30-2006, 02:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	try uninstalling and reinstalling the videocards drivers and see if that helps.

01-30-2006, 02:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
mrbagrat banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: See above Posts: 1,237	I don't think its a driver problem. If it were, it would affect all accounts but it only affects mine. Anyway, I got a driver update and it worked fine for like a month before screwing up.