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Vista keeps changing the positions of my dual monitors
I've got a notebook with a second monitor also attached. My notebook Monitor
(#1) is on the right and the Second (#2) on the left. So I go into display settings and change it from #1-#2 to #2-#1 and all is fine for awhile. But every five to ten reboots Vista changes the setting back to #1-#2, which is annoying. Frequently this occurs after a software update of some sort - no pattern on what is updated, could be MS-office, Vista, firefox, or anything. But it doesn't necessarily happen for every update. It also occurs less frequently when no update has occurred. I may be falsely correlating the problem to updates because the updates are causing me to reboot more frequently than I otherwise would. How can I get Vista to remember my monitor locations and not reset them to the default. I'm on the latest version of Vista Home Premium, and have had this problem with every previous version of Vista. |
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Vista keeps changing the positions of my dual monitors
I have the same issue. I just flip them back as it is easier than searching
endlessly for the answer. "Rodger in SF" wrote: I've got a notebook with a second monitor also attached. My notebook Monitor (#1) is on the right and the Second (#2) on the left. So I go into display settings and change it from #1-#2 to #2-#1 and all is fine for awhile. But every five to ten reboots Vista changes the setting back to #1-#2, which is annoying. Frequently this occurs after a software update of some sort - no pattern on what is updated, could be MS-office, Vista, firefox, or anything. But it doesn't necessarily happen for every update. It also occurs less frequently when no update has occurred. I may be falsely correlating the problem to updates because the updates are causing me to reboot more frequently than I otherwise would. How can I get Vista to remember my monitor locations and not reset them to the default. I'm on the latest version of Vista Home Premium, and have had this problem with every previous version of Vista. |
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Vista keeps changing the positions of my dual monitors
I just wonder why someone from Microsoft isn't posting answers or trying to
figure this stuff out. I have the same issue. Happens mostly when I dock and undock, though. "Ron" wrote: I have the same issue. I just flip them back as it is easier than searching endlessly for the answer. "Rodger in SF" wrote: I've got a notebook with a second monitor also attached. My notebook Monitor (#1) is on the right and the Second (#2) on the left. So I go into display settings and change it from #1-#2 to #2-#1 and all is fine for awhile. But every five to ten reboots Vista changes the setting back to #1-#2, which is annoying. Frequently this occurs after a software update of some sort - no pattern on what is updated, could be MS-office, Vista, firefox, or anything. But it doesn't necessarily happen for every update. It also occurs less frequently when no update has occurred. I may be falsely correlating the problem to updates because the updates are causing me to reboot more frequently than I otherwise would. How can I get Vista to remember my monitor locations and not reset them to the default. I'm on the latest version of Vista Home Premium, and have had this problem with every previous version of Vista. |
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Vista keeps changing the positions of my dual monitors
SMeddows wrote:
I just wonder why someone from Microsoft isn't posting answers or trying to figure this stuff out. I have the same issue. Happens mostly when I dock and undock, though. Because this isn't Microsoft support. This is a peer-to-peer newsgroup (Usenet) hosted on Microsoft's servers. While occasionally an MS employee might post in the newsgroups, the people who try to help you are volunteers who do not work for the company. If you don't get an answer (and I'm sorry but I don't have one for you either), it can be because 1) no one knows; 2) the person who knows hasn't seen your post or isn't following the newsgroups right now; 3) the post is unclear and/or hard to read. (I'm not saying *your* post is unclear, just enumerating some of the reasons a poster might not get an answer.) If you want actual Microsoft tech support, you have to call them and pay for it. One avenue for you might be to see if your laptop mftr. has user forums. For instance, the Dell user forums are quite active and often will solve problems that are specific to Dell computers. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Vista keeps changing the positions of my dual monitors
SMeddows wrote:
I just wonder why someone from Microsoft isn't posting answers or trying to figure this stuff out. I have the same issue. Happens mostly when I dock and undock, though. "Ron" wrote: I have the same issue. I just flip them back as it is easier than searching endlessly for the answer. "Rodger in SF" wrote: I've got a notebook with a second monitor also attached. My notebook Monitor (#1) is on the right and the Second (#2) on the left. So I go into display settings and change it from #1-#2 to #2-#1 and all is fine for awhile. But every five to ten reboots Vista changes the setting back to #1-#2, which is annoying. Frequently this occurs after a software update of some sort - no pattern on what is updated, could be MS-office, Vista, firefox, or anything. But it doesn't necessarily happen for every update. It also occurs less frequently when no update has occurred. I may be falsely correlating the problem to updates because the updates are causing me to reboot more frequently than I otherwise would. How can I get Vista to remember my monitor locations and not reset them to the default. I'm on the latest version of Vista Home Premium, and have had this problem with every previous version of Vista. I've seen this happen sometimes too, but only after software or driver installations. What I notice with my graphics card is that the connector I am using for the main display [DVI in this case] is recognised as the secondary display connector by the drivers. The VGA connector becomes primary when it is being used and the S-video which I am using tends to be tied to the VGA (eg. POST shows up on the TV before the LCD displays it). I've even seen my entire desktop moved over to the second display after certain software or driver updates. My speculation about this is that something in the software installer is reseting the Windows desktop configuration. |
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Vista keeps changing the positions of my dual monitors
This isn't the case with my setup. Vista always remembers which is the
primary and secondary monitors. It just forgets that the primary should be on the right and not the left. Also some other forums suggested updating the video driver. I did this, but the problem still persists. "RalfG" wrote: SMeddows wrote: I just wonder why someone from Microsoft isn't posting answers or trying to figure this stuff out. I have the same issue. Happens mostly when I dock and undock, though. "Ron" wrote: I have the same issue. I just flip them back as it is easier than searching endlessly for the answer. "Rodger in SF" wrote: I've got a notebook with a second monitor also attached. My notebook Monitor (#1) is on the right and the Second (#2) on the left. So I go into display settings and change it from #1-#2 to #2-#1 and all is fine for awhile. But every five to ten reboots Vista changes the setting back to #1-#2, which is annoying. Frequently this occurs after a software update of some sort - no pattern on what is updated, could be MS-office, Vista, firefox, or anything. But it doesn't necessarily happen for every update. It also occurs less frequently when no update has occurred. I may be falsely correlating the problem to updates because the updates are causing me to reboot more frequently than I otherwise would. How can I get Vista to remember my monitor locations and not reset them to the default. I'm on the latest version of Vista Home Premium, and have had this problem with every previous version of Vista. I've seen this happen sometimes too, but only after software or driver installations. What I notice with my graphics card is that the connector I am using for the main display [DVI in this case] is recognised as the secondary display connector by the drivers. The VGA connector becomes primary when it is being used and the S-video which I am using tends to be tied to the VGA (eg. POST shows up on the TV before the LCD displays it). I've even seen my entire desktop moved over to the second display after certain software or driver updates. My speculation about this is that something in the software installer is reseting the Windows desktop configuration. |
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