does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the secondary
screen is to the left of the primary one?

after reboot vista forgets this setting
but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching the
secondary screen from the left to the right
so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour broke
(maybe some update slipped in?)

so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen setup
it would make my day

tia,
marc

You could swap the physical connections from your video card(s) and see if
that will retain your settings.

"Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>
> after reboot vista forgets this setting
> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching
> the secondary screen from the left to the right
> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>
> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
> setup it would make my day
>
> tia,
> marc[/color]

Not if it's a laptop though...

D

Gary Mount wrote:[color=blue]
> You could swap the physical connections from your video card(s) and see
> if that will retain your settings.
>
> "Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
> news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
>> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>>
>> after reboot vista forgets this setting
>> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista
>> switching the secondary screen from the left to the right
>> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
>> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
>> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>>
>> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
>> setup it would make my day
>>
>> tia,
>> marc[/color]
>[/color]

"Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>
> after reboot vista forgets this setting
> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching
> the secondary screen from the left to the right
> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>
> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
> setup it would make my day[/color]


I'm not having any problems with my screens. Try using UltraMon.

[url]www.ultramon.com[/url]

If you right click the system tray ultramon icon and go to Display Settings,
you can choose which monitor is to be primary, but I am not sure if this is
just another interface to the same setting in the standard Windows Display
Properties.

ss.

it's a laptop indeed...
i'm almost sure this must be a corrupt registry setting...


"Gary Mount" <gary_mount@telus.net> wrote in message
news:F4FBA5E6-8FCC-4196-8E04-E14F6EE6E3AB@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> You could swap the physical connections from your video card(s) and see if
> that will retain your settings.
>
> "Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
> news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
>> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>>
>> after reboot vista forgets this setting
>> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching
>> the secondary screen from the left to the right
>> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
>> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
>> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>>
>> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
>> setup it would make my day
>>
>> tia,
>> marc[/color]
>[/color]

I'm going to guess here - but is it a NVidia graphics card in the
laptop? I have a Dell Preceision M60 which has an NVidia card and in
Vista and XP I also see that the monitor will always end up (after
reboot) as on the right, even if I set it left.

I've heard others NVidia users having this problem and I just assume
it's an NVidia driver thing. Could be wrong - just haven't heard an ATI
user, for example, complaining about this.

D

Marc Antheunis wrote:[color=blue]
> it's a laptop indeed...
> i'm almost sure this must be a corrupt registry setting...
>
>
> "Gary Mount" <gary_mount@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:F4FBA5E6-8FCC-4196-8E04-E14F6EE6E3AB@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> You could swap the physical connections from your video card(s) and
>> see if that will retain your settings.
>>
>> "Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
>> news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
>>> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>>>
>>> after reboot vista forgets this setting
>>> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista
>>> switching the secondary screen from the left to the right
>>> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
>>> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
>>> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>>>
>>> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals
>>> screen setup it would make my day
>>>
>>> tia,
>>> marc[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

You need to tell us what hardware you are using.

"Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>
> after reboot vista forgets this setting
> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching
> the secondary screen from the left to the right
> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>
> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
> setup it would make my day
>
> tia,
> marc[/color]

SS

There are still some issues using UltraMon on Vista. with the latest 2.7.1
release.

The mirroring feature is not available.
Aero does not display the UM buttons.
Using a monitor set to the left of the primary, messes up the wallpaper.
UM taskbar does not match the Vista taskbars.

The new version (3.0) should be released within a week or so and this will
fix all of these problems in Vista. :)

--


Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
news:uEkyt4VOHHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
> news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
>> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>>
>> after reboot vista forgets this setting
>> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching
>> the secondary screen from the left to the right
>> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
>> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
>> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>>
>> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
>> setup it would make my day[/color]
>
>
> I'm not having any problems with my screens. Try using UltraMon.
>
> [url]www.ultramon.com[/url]
>
> If you right click the system tray ultramon icon and go to Display
> Settings, you can choose which monitor is to be primary, but I am not sure
> if this is just another interface to the same setting in the standard
> Windows Display Properties.
>
> ss.[/color]

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
news:%23Kw$kbbOHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> SS
>
> There are still some issues using UltraMon on Vista. with the latest 2.7.1
> release.
>
> The mirroring feature is not available.
> Aero does not display the UM buttons.
> Using a monitor set to the left of the primary, messes up the wallpaper.
> UM taskbar does not match the Vista taskbars.
>
> The new version (3.0) should be released within a week or so and this will
> fix all of these problems in Vista. :)[/color]


Oh, that's good news. How did you hear about that? The long awaited beta
doesn't seem to be out yet? I've been waiting so long for v3 that I had
given up on it ever coming out.

ss.

it is
i have a M90
but it used to run just fine
now that i think of it, i think i recall a windows update for the video
driver...

"David Hearn" <david.hearn@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:ehGbCmXOHHA.4644@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> I'm going to guess here - but is it a NVidia graphics card in the laptop?
> I have a Dell Preceision M60 which has an NVidia card and in Vista and XP
> I also see that the monitor will always end up (after reboot) as on the
> right, even if I set it left.
>
> I've heard others NVidia users having this problem and I just assume it's
> an NVidia driver thing. Could be wrong - just haven't heard an ATI user,
> for example, complaining about this.
>
> D
>
> Marc Antheunis wrote:[color=green]
>> it's a laptop indeed...
>> i'm almost sure this must be a corrupt registry setting...
>>
>>
>> "Gary Mount" <gary_mount@telus.net> wrote in message
>> news:F4FBA5E6-8FCC-4196-8E04-E14F6EE6E3AB@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> You could swap the physical connections from your video card(s) and see
>>> if that will retain your settings.
>>>
>>> "Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
>>> news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
>>>> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>>>>
>>>> after reboot vista forgets this setting
>>>> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista
>>>> switching the secondary screen from the left to the right
>>>> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
>>>> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
>>>> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>>>>
>>>> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
>>>> setup it would make my day
>>>>
>>>> tia,
>>>> marc
>>>[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

dell M90
nvidia FX2500 512mb


"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uqWIUEYOHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> You need to tell us what hardware you are using.
>
> "Marc Antheunis" <ask_me@ask.me> wrote in message
> news:%233%23lI5UOHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the
>> secondary screen is to the left of the primary one?
>>
>> after reboot vista forgets this setting
>> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching
>> the secondary screen from the left to the right
>> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
>> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour
>> broke (maybe some update slipped in?)
>>
>> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen
>> setup it would make my day
>>
>> tia,
>> marc[/color]
>[/color]

I talked to one of their support people recently, and she said that the
target date for v3 is the first quarter 07, but they are pushing hard for it
being available when Vista is released on the 30th.

--


Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
news:uqu6ZBgOHHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
> news:%23Kw$kbbOHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> SS
>>
>> There are still some issues using UltraMon on Vista. with the latest
>> 2.7.1 release.
>>
>> The mirroring feature is not available.
>> Aero does not display the UM buttons.
>> Using a monitor set to the left of the primary, messes up the wallpaper.
>> UM taskbar does not match the Vista taskbars.
>>
>> The new version (3.0) should be released within a week or so and this
>> will fix all of these problems in Vista. :)[/color]
>
>
> Oh, that's good news. How did you hear about that? The long awaited beta
> doesn't seem to be out yet? I've been waiting so long for v3 that I had
> given up on it ever coming out.
>
> ss.[/color]

I had the same problem. Disabling the Windows Event Logging service stopped
the problem. Right click the computer, select manage, open the services and
applications, open the services snap in, find "Windows Event Log", right
click, select properties, select disable. Restart and see if this fix helped.

"Marc Antheunis" wrote:
[color=blue]
> does anyone know how to retain a dual screen desktop setup IF the secondary
> screen is to the left of the primary one?
>
> after reboot vista forgets this setting
> but also when you lock the desktop and unlock it you see vista switching the
> secondary screen from the left to the right
> so doesn't vista like left side secondary screens or what <g>
> anyway this used to work perfectly but all of a sudden this behaviour broke
> (maybe some update slipped in?)
>
> so if you know something that would defenately persist my duals screen setup
> it would make my day
>
> tia,
> marc
>
>[/color]