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03-13-2007
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| | Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well together. Is it possible to have a different background on each? |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... >I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well >together. > Is it possible to have a different background on each? No. Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a different one. -- Mike Brannigan |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. It is possible using a 3rd party application (such as UltraMon). You can not only have different backgrounds but different screensavers as well!! "Mike Brannigan" wrote: > "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... > >I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well > >together. > > Is it possible to have a different background on each? > > No. > Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a different > one. > > -- > Mike Brannigan > > |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. Mike, and you are an MVP I think? Lol... another MVP saying something is impossible.. Im fed of with these MVP naysayers.. they dont even know vista well enough.... and claim that vista is faster than xp.. GESH! If you are not an MVP I forgive you... to the OP>>>> Of course its possible with windows as it is or with ultramon that is now vista compatible... for ultramon just install it and you will figure it out... for windows stich 2 wallpapers one next to eacho ther using a program like photoshop so that this becomes one large wallpaper (long wallpaper if your monitors are side by side) then set this as a wallpaper in windows but on the TILE setting... ill look around for a tutorial if you need one... post back "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message news:184AFE15-469A-4DB9-BD00-8CF028F9851D@microsoft.com... > "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... >>I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well >>together. >> Is it possible to have a different background on each? > > No. > Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a different > one. > > -- > Mike Brannigan > > |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. No he isn't. He is an MS Employee. "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message news:%236s$7TYZHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Mike, and you are an MVP I think? Lol... another MVP saying something is > impossible.. > Im fed of with these MVP naysayers.. they dont even know vista well > enough.... > and claim that vista is faster than xp.. GESH! If you are not an MVP I > forgive you... > > to the OP>>>> > > Of course its possible with windows as it is or with ultramon that is now > vista compatible... > for ultramon just install it and you will figure it out... > > for windows stich 2 wallpapers one next to eacho ther using a program like > photoshop so that > this becomes one large wallpaper (long wallpaper if your monitors are side > by side) then > set this as a wallpaper in windows but on the TILE setting... > > ill look around for a tutorial if you need one... post back > > > "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message > news:184AFE15-469A-4DB9-BD00-8CF028F9851D@microsoft.com... >> "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... >>>I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well >>>together. >>> Is it possible to have a different background on each? >> >> No. >> Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a >> different one. >> >> -- >> Mike Brannigan >> >> > > |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. > No he isn't. He is an MS Employee. Well perhaps MS should hire me... I have some nice ideas about vista should have been.. hehehe <.> wrote in message news:ekV7ChYZHHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > No he isn't. He is an MS Employee. > "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message > news:%236s$7TYZHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Mike, and you are an MVP I think? Lol... another MVP saying something is >> impossible.. >> Im fed of with these MVP naysayers.. they dont even know vista well >> enough.... >> and claim that vista is faster than xp.. GESH! If you are not an MVP I >> forgive you... >> >> to the OP>>>> >> >> Of course its possible with windows as it is or with ultramon that is now >> vista compatible... >> for ultramon just install it and you will figure it out... >> >> for windows stich 2 wallpapers one next to eacho ther using a program >> like photoshop so that >> this becomes one large wallpaper (long wallpaper if your monitors are >> side by side) then >> set this as a wallpaper in windows but on the TILE setting... >> >> ill look around for a tutorial if you need one... post back >> >> >> "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message >> news:184AFE15-469A-4DB9-BD00-8CF028F9851D@microsoft.com... >>> "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... >>>>I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well >>>>together. >>>> Is it possible to have a different background on each? >>> >>> No. >>> Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a >>> different one. >>> >>> -- >>> Mike Brannigan >>> >>> >> >> > |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message news:e%23Cq1pYZHHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> No he isn't. He is an MS Employee. > > Well perhaps MS should hire me... I have some nice ideas about vista > should have been.. > > hehehe > The Enterprise edition would have benefited from your input Kirk Jim ;-) -- Jon |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message news:%236s$7TYZHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Mike, and you are an MVP I think? Lol... another MVP saying something is > impossible.. > Im fed of with these MVP naysayers.. they dont even know vista well > enough.... > and claim that vista is faster than xp.. GESH! If you are not an MVP I > forgive you... Irrespective of my status my response was accurate as I am not about to go look at the large number of third party tools and hacks that follow a new OS release, nor am I familiar with every one - least of all pointless ones that could possibly resolve this question - as I see no reason to require separate wallpapers on a stretched or mirrored desktop. From the perspective of the base product - since the original poster did not suggest anything else or express their interest in one of the multitude of third party bits, my answer was entity accurate. Another poster later responded with a third party option. -- Mike Brannigan > > to the OP>>>> > > Of course its possible with windows as it is or with ultramon that is now > vista compatible... > for ultramon just install it and you will figure it out... > > for windows stich 2 wallpapers one next to eacho ther using a program like > photoshop so that > this becomes one large wallpaper (long wallpaper if your monitors are side > by side) then > set this as a wallpaper in windows but on the TILE setting... > > ill look around for a tutorial if you need one... post back > > > "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message > news:184AFE15-469A-4DB9-BD00-8CF028F9851D@microsoft.com... >> "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... >>>I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well >>>together. >>> Is it possible to have a different background on each? >> >> No. >> Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a >> different one. >> >> -- >> Mike Brannigan >> >> > > |
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03-13-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. I cant understand how you could write this whole reply and not say anything in it! Thats a talent! You should involve yourself with politics! "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message news:300F72B5-EDC0-4635-8CD5-875A67C39D2A@microsoft.com... > > "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message > news:%236s$7TYZHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Mike, and you are an MVP I think? Lol... another MVP saying something is >> impossible.. >> Im fed of with these MVP naysayers.. they dont even know vista well >> enough.... >> and claim that vista is faster than xp.. GESH! If you are not an MVP I >> forgive you... > > Irrespective of my status my response was accurate as I am not about to > go look at the large number of third party tools and hacks that follow a > new OS release, nor am I familiar with every one - least of all pointless > ones that could possibly resolve this question - as I see no reason to > require separate wallpapers on a stretched or mirrored desktop. > From the perspective of the base product - since the original poster did > not suggest anything else or express their interest in one of the > multitude of third party bits, my answer was entity accurate. > > Another poster later responded with a third party option. > > -- > Mike Brannigan > >> >> to the OP>>>> >> >> Of course its possible with windows as it is or with ultramon that is now >> vista compatible... >> for ultramon just install it and you will figure it out... >> >> for windows stich 2 wallpapers one next to eacho ther using a program >> like photoshop so that >> this becomes one large wallpaper (long wallpaper if your monitors are >> side by side) then >> set this as a wallpaper in windows but on the TILE setting... >> >> ill look around for a tutorial if you need one... post back >> >> >> "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message >> news:184AFE15-469A-4DB9-BD00-8CF028F9851D@microsoft.com... >>> "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... >>>>I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well >>>>together. >>>> Is it possible to have a different background on each? >>> >>> No. >>> Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a >>> different one. >>> >>> -- >>> Mike Brannigan >>> >>> >> >> > |
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08-12-2007
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| | Re: Setting Different backgrounds using multiple displays. Just to let you know this program is not compatable with vista thank you for the info "Frenchy" wrote: > > "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message > news:184AFE15-469A-4DB9-BD00-8CF028F9851D@microsoft.com... > > "Paul Hannah" <PaulHannah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:6BACE787-4D48-4708-AF71-44B16B88AA44@microsoft.com... > >>I am running Vista Home Premium and have two displays working well > >>together. > >> Is it possible to have a different background on each? > > > > No. > > Your desktop is either stretched across or mirrored. It is not a different > > one. > > > > -- > > Mike Brannigan > > http://www.wallpapertool.com/ > > This allows exactly what the OP wanted although not sure if it is Vista > ready > > Frenchy > > > |
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