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Solved How to swap Windows ID numbers for two monitors?
I have two monitors. Before a computer crash, the one on the left was identified by Windows 7 as #1, and the one on the right as #2. Now the numbers are reversed and macros that rely on screen coordinates no longer function correctly. I've tried disconnecting the right (currently #1) monitor and starting the system with only the left monitor functioning. Windows identifies the monitor as #1 as desired, but as soon as I add back the second (right) monitor Windows changes the left monitor back to #2.
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ... Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz 3.00 GB NVIDIA GeForce 210 PC/Desktop Custom build Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz Jetway/Kuroshio JBI-600-LF (or BI-600) [Intel Burnside?] 3.00 GB NVIDIA GeForce 210 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD with THX SB1270 1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz (1) Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 ATA Device (2) ST1500DM003-9YN16G ATA Device (3) Avast Antivirus Firefox
Is the monitor that is now 2 selected as your main display?
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Wind... INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066 64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 ... EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB PC/Desktop Custom Built Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066 Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3 64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB Realtek Onboard ALC1220 2 x Samsung S27E310 1920x1080 Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe Seasonic X-1050 Thermaltake Armor+ Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler Logitech G510s Logitech MX Master 2S 200 Mb/s ESET NOD32 13.1 EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome ASUS RT-AC68U router
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Yes, that's correct - current #2 is selected as the main display. (It was also the main display before the crash when it was #1.)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ... Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz 3.00 GB NVIDIA GeForce 210 PC/Desktop Custom build Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz Jetway/Kuroshio JBI-600-LF (or BI-600) [Intel Burnside?] 3.00 GB NVIDIA GeForce 210 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD with THX SB1270 1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz (1) Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 ATA Device (2) ST1500DM003-9YN16G ATA Device (3) Avast Antivirus Firefox
Have you tried reversing the monitor connections?
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Wind... INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066 64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 ... EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB PC/Desktop Custom Built Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066 Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3 64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB Realtek Onboard ALC1220 2 x Samsung S27E310 1920x1080 Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe Seasonic X-1050 Thermaltake Armor+ Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler Logitech G510s Logitech MX Master 2S 200 Mb/s ESET NOD32 13.1 EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome ASUS RT-AC68U router
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I thought I'd tried that some time ago and it didn't work, but I tried again and -yes! - it worked. Thanks!
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ... Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz 3.00 GB NVIDIA GeForce 210 PC/Desktop Custom build Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz Jetway/Kuroshio JBI-600-LF (or BI-600) [Intel Burnside?] 3.00 GB NVIDIA GeForce 210 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD with THX SB1270 1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz (1) Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 ATA Device (2) ST1500DM003-9YN16G ATA Device (3) Avast Antivirus Firefox
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Wind... INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066 64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 ... EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB PC/Desktop Custom Built Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066 Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3 64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB Realtek Onboard ALC1220 2 x Samsung S27E310 1920x1080 Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe Seasonic X-1050 Thermaltake Armor+ Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler Logitech G510s Logitech MX Master 2S 200 Mb/s ESET NOD32 13.1 EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome ASUS RT-AC68U router
