how to setup multiple monitors? help

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  1. irbullet
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    how to setup multiple monitors? help


    I would like to setup 2 monitors on my computer. I know my computer is older but it is very fast and I don't plan on using the monitors on resource hogging stuff
    My specs are
    Intel pentium 4 3ghz HT ENABLED
    4gb ram
    1tb hdd
    Nvidia gt 520 1gb
    windows 7
    My monitors are 2 different inputs / outputs
    If I just plugged them both in to the plugin on my gpu would it work?
    and have to adjust stuff?
    I have never used dual monitors so I dont know.
    One monitor has a 1600x900 (I plan on this being main monitor)
    Other is 1024x768
    what do I need to do?
    Any GOOD software for this?

    EDIT
    one of them is dvi and other is vga
    Also I am new to this site and I dont know what section this should be in
    Last edited by irbullet; 19 Apr 2012 at 21:08. Reason: added types of.monitor
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  3. Franken7
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    Win7 has some built in features for multi monitors.

    This makes it better DisplayFusion: Multi-Monitor Taskbar, Multi-Monitor Screen Savers, HotKeys, Multi-Monitor Wallpaper, Windows Logon Changer and more...
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  4. irbullet
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    Franken7 said:
    Win7 has some built in features for multi monitors.

    This makes it better DisplayFusion: Multi-Monitor Taskbar, Multi-Monitor Screen Savers, HotKeys, Multi-Monitor Wallpaper, Windows Logon Changer and more...
    What I dont know is will my hardware work
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  6. JoeDavola
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    Turn off you computer, plug the second monitor in,reboot, and go to the Nivida control panel(right click desktop>Nvidia control panel), there you will find options for set up. You will see the number 1 and 2 in the set up, identify and arrange so monitor 1 is your larger monitor.

    I used a 2048x1152 and a 1024x768 monitor with no problems, I didn't span or clone the displays, just used the smaller monitor as a second desktop. That way the taskbar and desktop icons stay on the main monitor, I think it's called dual view in the Nvidia control panel.
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  7. irbullet
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    I don't have the panel as its a a clean install of windows 7 and it wasn't needed
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  8. JoeDavola
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    irbullet said:
    I don't have the panel as its a a clean install of windows 7 and it wasn't needed
    Then go Control Panel>Display>adjust resolution, it should work pretty much the same as the Nvidia control panel, but I don't use that so I'm not sure.
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  10. irbullet
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    JoeDavola said:
    irbullet said:
    I don't have the panel as its a a clean install of windows 7 and it wasn't needed
    Then go Control Panel>Display>adjust resolution, it should work pretty much the same as the Nvidia control panel, but I don't use that so I'm not sure.

    Ill try display fusion as suggested above.
    it has more features and can have taskbar on both monitors and 2 different wallpapers on monitors
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  11. JoeDavola
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    Here you go How To Setup Dual Monitor in Windows 7 ( From Microsoft) - YouTube
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  12. JoeDavola
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    irbullet said:
    JoeDavola said:
    irbullet said:
    I don't have the panel as its a a clean install of windows 7 and it wasn't needed
    Then go Control Panel>Display>adjust resolution, it should work pretty much the same as the Nvidia control panel, but I don't use that so I'm not sure.

    Ill try display fusion as suggested above.
    it has more features and can have taskbar on both monitors and 2 different wallpapers on monitors
    I'm using Actual Multiple Monitors, and there are some nice features, especially if you use 3 monitors.
    The newest Nvidia drivers finally have some desktop management tools for multi monitors, but it takes a tweaked inf file to install them on a 5xx series card.
    I'm sure display fusion is great, but I haven't tried it.
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  13. irbullet
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    JoeDavola said:
    irbullet said:
    JoeDavola said:

    Then go Control Panel>Display>adjust resolution, it should work pretty much the same as the Nvidia control panel, but I don't use that so I'm not sure.

    Ill try display fusion as suggested above.
    it has more features and can have taskbar on both monitors and 2 different wallpapers on monitors
    I'm using Actual Multiple Monitors, and there are some nice features, especially if you use 3 monitors.
    The newest Nvidia drivers finally have some desktop management tools for multi monitors, but it takes a tweaked inf file to install them on a 5xx series card.
    I'm sure display fusion is great, but I haven't tried it.
    Would u reccomend it? I don't want to add startup time
    Does it automatically start and work good?
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