Windows 7 dual screen help

Nick1881 · 23 Apr 2011 at 09:34

I have a 24" monitor connected via DVI and my Onkyo amp with 42" TV connected via HDMI.

I have my monitor set to the main display and it set to stretch my desktop across the other screen. The other tv and amp aren't always on but when I do switch them on my desktop icons tend to jump to the other screen, also things I had minimised (folders, browsers, itunes etc) tend to start maximizing to the TV screen.

Any way to stop this from happening?

I can't duplicate the screens as my monitor is 1920 x 1200 and the TV is 1080.

Any help would be great, thanks.

Dokinator · 23 Apr 2011 at 09:45

You should be able to duplicate, it should just change the res?

Nick1881 · 23 Apr 2011 at 10:11

No it wants them to use the same res.

Also in the windows resolution settings it shows the amp and TV as screen 1 and the monitor as 2, could this be the problem?

UnworthyBean · 23 Apr 2011 at 10:31

Nick1881 said:
No it wants them to use the same res.

Also in the windows resolution settings it shows the amp and TV as screen 1 and the monitor as 2, could this be the problem?

Yep, this is the problem. If you select the monitor as screen 1 by selecting 'Make this my main display' or words to that effect on different versions of windows.

Nick1881 · 23 Apr 2011 at 10:50

It's set as the main display just numbered as 2.

Could be it because I have my monitor set to the right? The TV is on the opposite side of the room, I just find it easier to drag video's over this way.

UnworthyBean · 23 Apr 2011 at 10:52

Ah in that case then, A big question mark

There is no harm in swapping them round and seeing if it works that way, But dont think it matters.