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12-21-2006
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| | Vista and dual monitors Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a second monitor? There was a work around with XP. Thanks Steve |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... > Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a > second monitor? You could use Ultramon. It's not free, but it adds other features too, like a second taskbar. www.ultramon.com ss. |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors I would hope that when the respective graphic card drivers mature, they will start to add features like this again, at the minute some of the bigger features are still missing so it might take a while. Colin T "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... > Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a > second monitor? > > There was a work around with XP. > > Thanks > > Steve |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... > Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a > second monitor? > > There was a work around with XP. > > Thanks > > Steve What was the work around for XP if you dont mind. I have dual monitors and would love to do that, without buying ultramon Thanks Bill |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-each-desktop/ "Bill" wrote: > > "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote in message news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... > > Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a > > second monitor? > > > > There was a work around with XP. > > > > Thanks > > > > Steve > > What was the work around for XP if you dont mind. I have dual monitors and > would love to do that, without buying ultramon > > Thanks > Bill > > > |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message news:eCuK2nTJHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote in message > news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... >> Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a >> second monitor? > > > You could use Ultramon. It's not free, but it adds other features too, > like a second taskbar. > > www.ultramon.com > > ss. Loving the ultramon, cheers. -- RCE Defiant |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors Steve My video card is Nvidia, and I have lost the ability to customize each window, but Nvidia will eventually get their act together and release decent drivers and tools again.. "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0580E6DE-D5F7-4F28-B472-F00C453CCCA1@microsoft.com... > http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-each-desktop/ > > "Bill" wrote: > >> >> "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> >> wrote in message >> news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... >> > Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a >> > second monitor? >> > >> > There was a work around with XP. >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Steve >> >> What was the work around for XP if you dont mind. I have dual monitors >> and >> would love to do that, without buying ultramon >> >> Thanks >> Bill >> >> >> |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors Ultramon seems to be incompatible with Aero. Anyone running it on Vista with Aero? "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message news:eCuK2nTJHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "steves100@hotmail.com" <steves100hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote in message > news:CB080DEC-DF06-4FCE-AADC-ECF4EFA2EBD5@microsoft.com... >> Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a >> second monitor? > > > You could use Ultramon. It's not free, but it adds other features too, > like a second taskbar. > > www.ultramon.com > > ss. |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors steves100@hotmail.com wrote: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-each-desktop/ Can you translate that for Vista? THX Frank |
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12-21-2006
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| | Re: Vista and dual monitors "gadgeteer" <nospam@spam.com> wrote in message news:C4F8FF95-EE10-4C45-AE74-4976817EF391@microsoft.com... > Ultramon seems to be incompatible with Aero. > Anyone running it on Vista with Aero? > It works fine here. Maybe you should try updating Java in the Control Panel. ss. |
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