VGA Monitor and S-Video Dual Display

[Guest]

I've just installed Vista Beta 2, and I'm having trouble with a dual monitor
setup. I'm using an nVidia GeForce FX 5500 graphics card.

My goal is to connect two monitors like this: my main VGA monitor running at
a very high resolution, and a TV at a lower resolution, connected via
S-Video. I've successfully gotten the desktop to span the two monitors like
this, but every time I reboot, both screens show the same desktop, both at
600 x 800. I need to manually change the resolution and desktop settings
each time I reboot.

Is there some way to get my dual screen settings to "stick" from session to
session? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

I've just installed Vista Beta 2, and I'm having trouble with a dual monitor
setup. I'm using an nVidia GeForce FX 5500 graphics card.

My goal is to connect two monitors like this: my main VGA monitor running at
a very high resolution, and a TV at a lower resolution, connected via
S-Video. I've successfully gotten the desktop to span the two monitors like
this, but every time I reboot, both screens show the same desktop, both at
600 x 800. I need to manually change the resolution and desktop settings
each time I reboot.

Is there some way to get my dual screen settings to "stick" from session to
session? Any help would be appreciated.

interesting, i have the exact same card and i cant seem to get my tv out to
work at all. do you want to detail exactly what you did to get it to work?
you are using the latest vista 2 drivers with the nvidia control panel applet
in classic view of control panel?

 

[Guest]

Actually, I don't have the nVidia control panel at all--I'm using the
automatically installed drivers for Vista.

When I plugged in my TV through the S-Video cable, Vista detected a new
display and offered several choices, including mirroring the desktop, or
extending it. This only happens the first time you connect the monitor,
though. You can change these settings later by right-clicking the desktop
and choosing "Personalize," then go into display settings. There, click on
the "2" monitor and check "Extend my desktop to this monitor." Then you can
fine-tune the two monitor setup with the options there.

If you do get this to work, though, you will probably have to reconfigure it
each time you start up (unless someone here knows a way around this). It's
quite annoying, as I'd like to use that second monitor for Media Center.