I agree with this. Horizontal span is essential for any but the newest games
if you want to play with two screens. Case in point: GTR2, rFactor, Race 07.
I'm sure the coders can rig up something to at least emulate the effect so
that old games can still run dualscreen (as ultramon solves this problem for
most programs).

I really would like to see Microsoft at least acknowledge these posts.

"SteveA" wrote:
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> Horizontal Span IS NOT the same as Extended Desktop. Extended Desktop is
> basically Dual View. In Vista there are only two options now: Dual View (w/
> extended desktop) and Clone.
>
> With Horizontal Span I could get a resolution of say 2560x1024 if I have two
> monitors supporting 1280x1024 each. The start menu would span BOTH screens.
> When application windows are maximized they stretch across the two displays
> rather than the confines of one monitor as is the case with extended mode.
>
> In games on XP I could get dual screen resolutions in the video options when
> Horizontal Mode was enabled. In Vista the same game only provides the options
> for one display. It is not a video card problem either. According to nVidia
> Microsoft dropped Horizontal Span due to the internal architecture of Vista.
> Tehy say Microsoft needs to bring it back. And I agree.
> --
> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz (OC @ 3.01 GHz), Asus P5K mobo, 4 GB Crucial
> BallistiX DDR2 8500 RAM, Radeon HD2600XT 256MB, Seagate Barracuda 320GB HD,
> Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
>
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
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> > "SteveA" <SteveA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:ACEFEB01-CBAF-46C9-A47D-89A6BA5124A2@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> > > What happened to Horizontal Span display mode?
> > >
> > > As a graphics designer Horizontal Span is a must have for me. Dual Mode
> > > just
> > > doesn't cut it with apps I use. And it's very annoying for games that I
> > > enjoy(ed) playing across two screens.
> > > What can we do to get it re-instated? A petition? Email?[/color]
> >
> >
> > Horizontal Span? Do you mean being able to extend your desktop over more
> > than one monitor? Of course it hasn't gone. You have to enable it in
> > Display Properties.
> >
> > You might be interested in using UltraMon as well. [url]www.ultramon.com[/url]
> >
> > ss.
> >
> >
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