Vista + dual monitors = crapfest...

Phenom Z28

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I don't know what is going on. I updated to Windows Vista from XP about a week ago. Installed all my drivers and everything worked great for three or four days. But, all the sudden and for no reason at all I woke up one morning and only had one monitor able to recieve a signal from my computer. I checked all my connections, checked all my equipment to make sure nothing was broke, updated all my drivers.

Now it's just funny. When I restart my computer sometimes my computer randomly changes which monitor works. Sometimes both work fine, sometimes both work but they're switched (it thinks the second monitor is the primary and vice versa). Sometimes both will work fine until I do something, for example if I'm browsing the internet and I click on a random link a monitor will just lose signal. Sometimes they both lose signals.

What is going on? I never had any such problems on XP. Then this problem begins in the middle of the night one night? :cry:

Oh and specs...

Vista 32 Home Basic
Lan Party UT NF4 Ultra-D motherboard
Nvidia GeForce 7900GS videocard
 
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My Computer

With an nvidia chipset I would not use the microsoft drivers, I would rather get the latest forceware from NVIDIA. Then you can use that control panel to properly configure you dual monitor display.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    a6130n (Modded)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 ghz
    Motherboard
    ECS Nettle 2 NForce 430
    Memory
    4GB G.SKILL DDR2 800mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS ATI Radeon 4850 (Overclocked)
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL 2408WFP
    Screen Resolution
    Digital 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDT72504 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Silencer 550w
    Case
    OEM
    Keyboard
    Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Verizon Fios 20/5
    Other Info
    It is an affordable fast little one.
what 2 cards are you using?
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My Computer

I need to know how much RAM you have and what kind of monitors and connector type you have.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    a6130n (Modded)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 ghz
    Motherboard
    ECS Nettle 2 NForce 430
    Memory
    4GB G.SKILL DDR2 800mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS ATI Radeon 4850 (Overclocked)
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL 2408WFP
    Screen Resolution
    Digital 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDT72504 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Silencer 550w
    Case
    OEM
    Keyboard
    Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Verizon Fios 20/5
    Other Info
    It is an affordable fast little one.
This monitor screw up happening as the computer is turned on before Windows even loads (still on the bios/boot screen)? If so then it is a hardware problem and not a Vista problem.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
I've never goten this problem for me, i run Vista Ultimate 32bit. but though soon, i plan on downgrading back to XP since this is possibly a graphic card problem, vista + Nvidia drivers dont work so good together

check this website and tell me if these are any of the errors you are getting

www.nvlddmkm.com if so, then i'd get a new graphic card or simply just downgrade back to XP
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    Pentium 4
    Motherboard
    ECS 945P-A v1.1
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 9600 GT OC 512mb
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy 2 with 5.1 Logitech Surround Speakers
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x HP L2208W
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 Pixels
    Hard Drives
    2 x 250gb Sata (internal)
    1 x 500gb Sata (External)
    1 x 100gb IDE (External)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower W0104 650W
    Case
    Thermaltake M9
    Cooling
    4 x 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech MX118
    Internet Speed
    DSL 8mbs
Are you using the same type of cable for both monitors?
Check the seating of the connections, if one is loose then you will get this type of behaviour.
Are the monitors of the same resolution/refresh rate?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
i am using 2 x VGA cables both using a VDI plug
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    Pentium 4
    Motherboard
    ECS 945P-A v1.1
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 9600 GT OC 512mb
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy 2 with 5.1 Logitech Surround Speakers
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x HP L2208W
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 Pixels
    Hard Drives
    2 x 250gb Sata (internal)
    1 x 500gb Sata (External)
    1 x 100gb IDE (External)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower W0104 650W
    Case
    Thermaltake M9
    Cooling
    4 x 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech MX118
    Internet Speed
    DSL 8mbs
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