Vista - odd multi-monitor behavior wallpaper issue

I have a really odd wallpaper issue that crops up with my multimonitor setup when I have different resolution monitors.

The prologue: I recently decided that my work-machine needed a third monitor. I also decided to upgrade my video cards while I was at it. (Hey, I'm tired of lagging in FPS's during office fragfests.) So I purchased a pair of GeForce GTS 250's and a third monitor, which runs at different resolution that my other two.

GTS250 #1: primary monitor (1680x1050) & secondary monitor (1680x1050)
GTS250 #2: tertiary monitor (2048x1152)

Which is set up like so:


I have taskbars enabled on monitors 1 & 2, but not on #3.

Ok... Here is the oddness: When the third monitor is enabled, the wallpaper that is displayed underneath the translucent taskbars is the incorrect area of the wallpaper. Both taskbars are for some unknown reason using an area of the wallpaper that is flat wrong.

Here is a picture of the wallpaper with only monitors 1 & 2 enabled. Notice the translucent taskbars showing the correct stuff underneath them. This is how the taskbars should appear.


And here is what happens when I enable monitor 3. Notice that the taskbar on monitor 2 is "borowwing" part of the wallpaper that displays on monitor 1, while monitor 1's taskbar is doing the same from the wallpaper showing on monitor 3 (which happens to be blackness).



Obviously, this is not a major problem.. it's just ... screwy.

Anyone out there in multi-monitor-land have any ideas what the problem is and/or how to fix it?

Thanks,

-ltwally

WELL... for one thing. is your desktop settings for pictures selected as stretched and not centered like it kind of looks like there? (control panel, Appearance & Personalization, Change Desktop Background, Then choose the flower on the left-most side a.k.a completely stretched)

Also, your 3rd monitor is a bigger resolution than the other 2. it could be a problem with that as well and it could be that (and im just hypothetically speaking) the wallpaper you are trying to use, isnt made for 3 monitors.

It is set for Tiled. The other modes do not work well under multiple monitor configurations.

Try this article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...n-vista-or-xp/

Looks like there is an option to "Span across entire desktop" function.

Hope it helps .

I should have mentioned that having all three in 1680x1050 works just fine. But it wouldn't make much sense for me to run a 2048x1152 monitor at 1680x1050.

Sorry for editing too late. look above your recent comment. try that article.

It's been a while since I used DisplayFusion... currently I'm using Ultramon.

I might revisit DisplayFusion as well Actual Window Manager and see if either of them is a viable solution.

Well, thats all i can say for different res desktops. hope it works out for you, but 1 24" is plenty for I