Dual monitor questions

[DayUSeX]

Well i just added a 17 inch crt to my 21 in crt and are having a few problems getting it to work the way i want it to.

Is there a way to say play far cry on screen one, and change tracks on WMP on screen two?

Is it possible to make WMP go full screen on monitor 2 (17 inch) instead of 1??

thnx

[stratcatprowlin]

I havn't found a way to play a game on monitor 1 without monitor 2 shutting down or just showing a blank desktop with wallpaper.

I know that some apps only display on monitor 1,so u cant drag it to the other monitor.

I also know that once ur in the game on monitor 1 u cant get the mouse to monitor 2 to change anything.

I think i had motherboard monitor 5 on monitor 2 while gaming on monitor 1 but i couldnt do anything with it because of the controls being stuck on the primary monitor.

[FunkDaMonkMan]

Dual monitors can be tricky especially when playing a game. The only way I have found to control winamp while playing a game is by using the system wide hot keys. It is an option within winamp. I use ctl+alt+(right arrow) for next track and ctl+alt+(left arrow) for previous track. You get the idea.

I have not found a way to make the vis. full screen while playing a game. I don't think its going to be possible, but i'd like it if someone could prove me wrong.

The easiest way to keep your windows from "jumping around" when you open a game, is to set your main monitor's resolution to the same resolution that the game uses. All of your programs will stay put.

[DaBigJ]

if it's an nvidia card, then setting it on "dualview" will let you view things on the second screen while you use the first one. ATI cards, i think, have only "dualview", but it goes by another name. Your mouse, however, is confined to the screen your game is on until you alt-tab.

So yes, you should be able to see things on the second monitor while you play games, but not interact with them until you alt-tab. (excepting system-wide hotkeys)

[Demonghast]

Try putting in a pci card with the agp card. Even a 4mb pci should do the trick instead of running both monitors through the same card. Was the only way to get EVE Online to work in dual for me. Glad I finally kicked the habit of that game...