dual monitor issue

[hoppa]

I've got a new 1920x1200 monitor but I want to use it alongside my old 1680x1050. I'm running a 7600gt. I'm fiddling around with the nVidia control panel but I can't figure out how to get both monitors at their native resolution. Instead it's giving me all sorts of weird spanning resolutions. How can I do it?

I've seen before on other machines something native in the desktop properties where you normally set the resolution, a little display where you can click and drag around each monitor and set it up how you like it. Why am I not seeing that?

 

[Slugbait]

Originally posted by: hoppa
...a little display where you can click and drag around each monitor and set it up how you like it. Why am I not seeing that?

Cuz you're not using Windows' display properties settings. Right-click the desktop, select Properties, and choose the Settings tab.

 

[hoppa]

I am, though... that's what I'm saying. The option isn't there. It's showing the resolution slider as a combination of the two monitors rather than showing the two screens and letting me pick for each one individually. nVidias drivers seem to be intercepting it somewhere.

 

[dderolph]

Are applications spanning across both monitors when you open them?

 

[hoppa]

Yes. Both monitors are displaying. That's not the issue. The issue is that they are both at reduced resolution and look like crap and I can't seem to find a way to resolutions independently and arrange them like I'd like.

 

[Lonyo]

You should be able to set it all up somewhere in the nVidia driver control panel, although unfortunately I can't remember where since I haven't used nVidia for a while, but I know there's a dual view thing somewhere in the NV control panel thing somewhere.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. Might want to try a post in the video forums instead.

 

[Slugbait]

Originally posted by: hoppa
I am, though... that's what I'm saying.

My mistake. I thought you were saying that you were using the nVidia control panel.

I've been using nVidia since the Ti-200, and have never seen it intercept Windows display properties settings with any of my cards/drivers. I've never had a problem setting separate resolutions with any of my dual-monitor display configs over the years. A screenshot of what you are seeing would help.

 

[hoppa]

Here is a picture:
http://i40.tinypic.com/347b1qf.gif

As you can see, the Windows settings panel seems confused that there are two monitors. The nVidia panel knows, but no matter how much I futz around in there I can't get good results. In "change resolution" only one of the sliders works (on the secondary monitor, no less). If I go to "manage custom resolutions" and type in 1680x1050 I can get it on both monitors, but I can't seem to get 1920x1200 on the main no matter what I do, it just wants to set them both to the same rez. All I want is the default windows control back, that one actually works

 

[hoppa]

*sigh*
All I needed to do was reboot with both monitors plugged in. I apologize to everyone who's time I've wasted with this =\