Vista and dual monitors

I have an image that is 2560x1024 and I want it to span both 19" monitors. I
have tried all the settings in Vista Home Premium and I can't make it work.
If I set it to tile, it shrinks the image down to 1280 wide and tiles it. On
stretch, the image is distorted becuase the width is shrunk down to 1280 but
the height is correct. On center, the image shows up in the center of each
monitor, but doesn't span both monitors.
I had no problem doing it in XP, I think I just had to set it to "tile".
Can someone tell me how to configure this in Vista?

"John C. Iliff" wrote:

>create a double wide display for your desktop and that'll display properly in Vista, >eg, if you use 1024X768, create a 2048X768 picture

You may need a utility called UltraMon though they haven't worked out all
the issues regarding Vista yet.

Joshua

"shellbrain" <shellbrain@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an image that is 2560x1024 and I want it to span both 19" monitors.
>I
> have tried all the settings in Vista Home Premium and I can't make it
> work.
> If I set it to tile, it shrinks the image down to 1280 wide and tiles it.
> On
> stretch, the image is distorted becuase the width is shrunk down to 1280
> but
> the height is correct. On center, the image shows up in the center of
> each
> monitor, but doesn't span both monitors.
> I had no problem doing it in XP, I think I just had to set it to "tile".
> Can someone tell me how to configure this in Vista?
>
> "John C. Iliff" wrote:
>
>>create a double wide display for your desktop and that'll display properly
>>in Vista, >eg, if you use 1024X768, create a 2048X768 picture

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

"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.

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

"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

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
>
>
>

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "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

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>
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> 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
>>
>>
>>

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.