Guest lslomer@gmail.com Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 If a windows XP computer has multiple displays, how can I run a Windows GUI program automatically on a specific display? I dont want to have to manually start the GUI program, and then drag it to the correct display - I just want to specify which program I want to run on each display, either from a command file or from the "Start- >Programs->Startup" folder; or any other automatic method you can think of. Thanks!
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Starting an XP GUI on a specific display <lslomer@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187616894.157842.171930@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > If a windows XP computer has multiple displays, how can I run a > Windows GUI program automatically on a specific display? I dont want > to have to manually start the GUI program, and then drag it to the > correct display - I just want to specify which program I want to run > on each display, either from a command file or from the "Start- >>Programs->Startup" folder; or any other automatic method you can > think of. > A lot depends on how your multiple display is set up. If you are using windows's own native multiple display system then the displays are just one very large desktop. However, some graphics card vendors provide their own multiple display drivers that define the displays as 'primary' and 'secondary'. On my dual display setup (which is the latter type), all windows open on whichever display they were last closed from. Should that display (usually the secondary) be disabled they open on the other display. Opening any new window, it always opens on the primary display.
Guest lslomer@gmail.com Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Starting an XP GUI on a specific display OK, so there is no "generic" XP way of specifying a particular display (since it is just one big desktop)? I have the X-windows model of setting the "DISPLAY" environment variable, before invoking an X- windows program, in mind. Can you recall any of the graphics card vendors that provide multiple display drivers (as you mentioned)?
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Starting an XP GUI on a specific display <lslomer@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187619035.548292.259770@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... > OK, so there is no "generic" XP way of specifying a particular display > (since it is just one big desktop)? I have the X-windows model of > setting the "DISPLAY" environment variable, before invoking an X- > windows program, in mind. > > Can you recall any of the graphics card vendors that provide multiple > display drivers (as you mentioned)? > The only one I know about for sure is ATI (as that is what mine is). However, I am aware that there others that do. I know Intel provide a similar scheme but only because the overpaid clowns that set this machine up managed to convince the graphics driver that it is running a triple head graphics card (is there such a thing?) when in fact it's a standard single head.
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