Nview & Vista

[LOUISSSSS]

so i have 2 monitors and i'm tired of using the ultramon 30day trial haha.

i heard good things about "nview" never really heard of it before. what does it do and does it work with vista 32-bit?

where can i get it?

 

[aka1nas]

AFAIK, Vista doesn't have Nview. Most of it's functionality is available in the NV Control Panel.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

theres really not many dual screen options in the NV control panel

 

[aka1nas]

What were you looking for exactly? You should at least have clone and dualview. Horizontal and Vertical spans don't work currently in Vista with WDDM AFAIK.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

hmm i CAN get both my monitors working and programs/windows to open on both monitors but i want a productivity software, where i can have two taskbars on the bottom of the screen or ability for 2 wallpapers or 2 screen savers. maybe the ability to switch the windows to the other monitor with a button or expand across both monitors... etc

i've used ultramon before but tired of using the trial...

any free solutions?

 

[speckedhoncho]

Look for "Set Up Multiple Displays" under " the "Display" topic selector on the left for tasks.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i did, but the options they give are very basic:

1. single, clone, or dualview. i have it on dualview.
2. select the displays to use (basically select which monitor is on the L which is on the R)
3. which to use as primary (which to have the start button/clock on the taskbar)

theres no option to extend the taskbar across both monitors. is there something i'm missing?

 

[aka1nas]

I'm pretty sure that Nview can't do that in XP either.

 

[speckedhoncho]

If you drag a toolbar to a side of the screen on single view, it docks the toolbar to that side. Maybe if you drag it across monitors, you can dock it to a side on the 2nd monitor. I dunno.

 

[n7]

Buy Ultramon.

There's really nothing else out there quite as good.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

yea thats what i was thinking. are there any FREE alternatives to ultramon? even if its not as feature-packed?

 

[imported_Jmac]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
yea thats what i was thinking. are there any FREE alternatives to ultramon? even if its not as feature-packed?

http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm

 

[LOUISSSSS]

does multimon work with vista?

 

[lopri]

Windows Vista compatibility

Do not install versions earlier than 2.7.1 on Windows Vista: installation of the mirroring feature will fail, and after each reboot Windows will try to install a driver used by the mirroring feature, which will again fail.

Version 2.7.1 will mostly work fine on Windows Vista, with the following limitations:

1. 
   * the mirroring feature is not available
   * when using the Aero theme, the window buttons added by UltraMon aren't visible
   * if a monitor is positioned to the left of the primary monitor, the wallpaper won't display correctly
   * UltraMon taskbars don't fully match the look of the Windows taskbar

3.0 Beta has improved Vista compatibility, but is less mature than 2.7.1.