Using dual monitors with Windows XP
Dual Monitor systems – Everyone has seen one in the movies and have wished to have your computer setup with dual monitors.
Well technically it is not that hard to setup and install. By default Windows XP will support dual monitors fairly well. But there are a few things that lack when letting Windows handle the setup.
There is a freeware Utility called Oscar's Multi-monitor Taskbar that rounds out what windows is missing and throws in a few extras. This program add a secondary task bar to the bottom of the second screen – Windows XP only allows one start bar on the main screen. The application open on that window will show on the respective start bar. Oscar's Multi-Monitor Taskbar add buttons to the tops of the windows allowing you to switch the program between windows using the Left Arrow or Right Arrow. The new taskbar also also included a clipboard manager so if you copy items to memory you can recall them via the taskbar (Can be turned off But I like it) of course the Time is on the right hand of each monitor. The new taskbar can also be set to auto-hide if you prefer that. The last feature is Oscar's Multi-Monitor supports up to 3 monitors (Secondary) – (Primary) – (Secondary) – The primary monitor will always be the middle monitor.
You can Download this software at: MediaChance.com
Additional Dual Monitor Information Can be found at: Wikipedia
Enhanced Shareware can be found at: RealTimeSoft.com – UltraMon Cost is $39.99 – This is a little more polished then Oscar's Multi-Mon – But for my setup Oscar's Is more then enough and will be for most people. But it is nice to have alternatives available if needed.
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I want to run an application on the second monitor. I get the short cut to bring up the app but it runs on the primary monitor. How do I move it to the second one? Help if you can. Thanks for your software. Have not tried it but will soonest.
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Drag it through the left “edge” of the screen and keep moving the mouse left, then it will reappear on the other one
to bring it back to main screen drag it through the side of the secondary one and back onto the main one
I have my monitors stacked. Is there any utility that will allow me to configure windows to recognize that I want to move to my other monitor by moving the cursor up and down instead of left and right?
i have the same problem did you find a fix
In the Windows control panel dual monitor setup you can drag and drop the positions of the two monitors (the ones with “1″ and “2″ on little pics) to reflect how you have your monitors, above, next to etc, and the mouse will then move across the side or the top according to where they are positioned.
I have a question though: how do I stop the auto-detect of monitors so when one is turned off Windows doesn’t stop using it? I have a TV and a monitor and if I use the monitor with the TV off, then turn the TV on, it switches everything to assume the monitor is the main screen; I want to force the TV to be the main screen no matter what.
i have 1 issue when using 2 monitors …1 when i move mouse over to other monitor ,the screen moves with the mouse …how can i fix this?
Norm – I believe your resolution is Set Wrong for the monitor you are using that would cause the screen movement – or the 2 monitors are of different resolutions and the other one is trying to match the larger settings.
I want to use two monitors, but for totally different applications. I want the one for my office work etc. and one for watching videos etc. I was going to buy a wide-screen monitor for the videos, get another video card with an HDMI port and use this video card for the videos and keep my old system up and running. Do I need to put both monitors on the new video card? Do I turn off the older video card? Or can I use both of them? The monitors will be in separate rooms.
Jim
i want to see the main monitors image on a secondary screen my tv in this case and it will only show extended screens. i had it working but it stopped.