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Dual Monitors

Trebor · 2008-11-03 18:06:24

i have recently bought a dual monitor setup and i am running an extended desktop. my problem is that when i have something full screen on the main monitor and i click on something on the second monitor it forces the main screen out of full screen mode.

03-11-2008 6:06pm

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Trebor

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i have recently bought a dual monitor setup and i am running an extended desktop.

my problem is that when i have something full screen on the main monitor and i click on something on the second monitor it forces the main screen out of full screen mode.

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#2 03-11-2008 6:21pm

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that was wrecking my head for a long time. I think my solution was to make sure that both monitors were on the same refresh rate ? is that it ?

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#3 03-11-2008 6:28pm

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they have the same refresh rate...

they are at different screen resolutions though.. will try changing that and see what happens

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changed the resolution but still getting the same thing. can't have a program running full screen while using the other monitor

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#5 03-11-2008 8:46pm

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smemon wrote:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055410825#post57770222 +1

You'll need a graphics card that can support two monitors in order to fool the PC in to thinking the two monitors are just one big monitor (which i think is what you're talking about).

I've a dual monitor set up and use a great little tool called ultramon to help manage things.

Once you go for a dual setup, you'll never go back - trust me

smemon suggested that program... i havnt tried it myself cos my windows it behaving.
you could try it ?

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#6 03-11-2008 9:12pm

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cheers for that but i already have it installed. lol

it is very usful but i can't seem to find any option for keeping things full screen :S

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#7 03-11-2008 10:45pm

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It cant be done as far as i know. Simply run your full screen app in a window, and then maximise it so it covers the whole screenspace. Its not technically fullscreen but for most rigs you wont suffer much performance-wise. On the bright side it does eliminate that annoying delay between switching from fullscreen to desktop.

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