November 08, 1999 01:08 PM

Using Windows 2000's Multiple Monitor Functionality

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Zubair Alexander
Windows IT Pro
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Windows 2000 (Win2K) has a cool new feature that lets you attach multiple monitors to one Win2K system. The idea is to give you more desktop space than you get with just one monitor. Stretching the desktop to multiple displays can make you more productive, although some people might want to add additional monitors just to impress coworkers. In this week’s column, I'll describe how to install additional monitors and discuss some of the advantages and the limitations of multiple-monitor functionality.

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Re::Ron -November 08, 1999
But your article was very good, sorry I was rude.

Anonymous User 4/5/2005 6:26:06 PM

Ron -November 08, 1999 is a f u c k i n g P r i c k

Just testing your blocker !!



Anonymous User 4/5/2005 6:12:29 PM

Ron -November 08, 1999 is a f*u*c*k*i*n*g P*r*i*c*k

Anonymous User 4/5/2005 6:04:58 PM

Ron -November 08, 1999 is a ******* *****

Anonymous User 4/5/2005 6:02:25 PM

I have researched many articles and nowhere does it tell you what to do when you do not see the check box "Enable My Extended Desktop".

I am using an ATI driver with an IBM laptop. Looking for answers...

Anonymous User 2/7/2005 3:13:03 PM

Im having a problem. I cannot set my additional monitor as the primary monitor. The box asking me if I would like to use monitor as primary monitor is not selectable. Any Ideas?

Anonymous User 1/18/2005 3:32:18 PM

Hi: Can you please tell me if I can use this feature to connect the second monitor to my exiting PC and share the PC without distrubing the main user? If yes, What equipment/software I need to by. Right now I have Home PC with Windows XP.

ajju6/25/2004 3:21:34 PM

What is this lie?
Extended monitors are not supported in Win 2K professional.
Only WIn 98 and XP, perhaps ME
AAAGGGGG

Pat Grier 6/19/2004 11:56:32 PM

Thanks for the help! I just needed to know how many monitors I could put on my system. Some of the other comments people left seemed a little rude to me. Thanks again!! Chuck

Chuck 6/5/2004 6:33:37 AM

This is very helpful info. I tried putting a S3 Trio64V PCI Adapter in Dell Optiplex with on board AGP (Intel). Windows 2000 sees the PCI S3 card, loads the driver, but after reboot I get a Error 10. Is there a way around this, or I am hosed?

John Lundquist 4/9/2004 9:22:45 PM

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