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Originally Posted by mkjaekmi
So let me clear this up a lil. If I have 2 monitors, I HAVE to make 1 as a priority correct?
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Windows automatically assigns one monitor as your primary monitor. This is the monitor in which full screen programs will appear. Most likely when you first plug both your monitors, only one will be active. If you go to display settings, you can activate your second monitor and/or set the second monitor as primary.
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Originally Posted by mkjaekmi
What happens if I don't?
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That won't happen.
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Originally Posted by mkjaekmi
Also, once I play a game, it'll only show up on my main screen correct?
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Under normal circustance that is correct, unless you set your card to SPAN mode, then, if your game alows for widescreen gaming, it will stretch across the full array of monitors. A company that made a multi-display software has loads of information in this
FAQ->
(click here for the different modes section of the FAQ)
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Originally Posted by mkjaekmi
What happens If I scroll over to the next monitor?
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If you scroll your mouse while in a full screen program (like a game), nothing will happen unless you click something. The game loses focus and minimizes. There's two things you can do about that. One thing is set your graphics card to SPAN mode like I was saying. Also, with a program called
Ultramon (This program is very usefull for multi-monitor systems) You can set a shortcut to temporarily disable your second monitor if you click on it. (Some games your mouse won't escape to the other screen anyway, so it's not much to worry in that case)
For example if you play an old game like Starcraft, you need to be able to scroll by moving your mouse to the edges. But with a secondary monitor active you'll lose your mouse in the other screen. By setting the Starcraft shortcut to automatically disable that screen (thanks to Ultramon), this problem is eliminated. Then, when you exit Starcraft, Your second screen will automatically re-activate.
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Originally Posted by mkjaekmi
Thank you
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My pleasure! I love letting people know about the multi-display world
By the way the
Ultramon (click here) program I was talking about can also add taskbars to other monitors (Windows doesn't), you can also manage your desktop image and screensavers properly in a multi-display configuration. It even adds usefull buttons to windows: One to move the windows to the next screen, and one to maximize window to the whole desktop.
