How to have separate backgrounds

[jdoggg12]

I'm using a 7800gt and i want one back ground on my 37" westy and a different one on my 22" crt

Any way to do this?

 

[Guntizzle]

ultramon? maybe i only have 1 moniter so im not sure
check it out
http://realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

 

[zylander]

Yeah, use ultramon, here is a pic of my desktop with the ultramon window open; Text

Ultramon also lets you do different screen savers too. You can download the free version which only lasts for 30 days, but you can just uninstall then reinstall and it will start over. Its a great program, lots of features for multiple monitors.

 

[aka1nas]

If all you want is seperate backgrounds, Nview can already handle that natively.

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: zylander
Yeah, use ultramon, here is a pic of my desktop with the ultramon window open; Text

Ultramon also lets you do different screen savers too. You can download the free version which only lasts for 30 days, but you can just uninstall then reinstall and it will start over. Its a great program, lots of features for multiple monitors.

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[jdoggg12]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
If all you want is seperate backgrounds, Nview can already handle that natively.

Where? I tried foolin around with it, but didnt find a setting with that (classic view)

If it can do that, would there be an advantage in using ultramon?

 

[Noema]

Like mentioned, Nvidia's nView can handle that without using another program. Right click on NVIDIA settings on the taskbar, choose Nview desktop manager >> Nview properties, go to the 'Desktops' tab and then click on 'Properties', like this

Then make sure the 'allow different backgrounds per display' box is checked, and select the background you want for each display.

 

[zylander]

Ok, I played around with nView a little and found it.

Open nView in classic mode.
expand desktop management in the side menu.
Click on desktop.
click properties.
check the box for "allow different backgrounds per display".
Then select an image for each monitor.

Looks like the only main feature ultramon has over nview is the ability to have different screen savers. However, ultramon does expand the taskbar across to the second monitor, along with a few other small features. The main reason I use it is because the 7900gt does not natively support dual displays, so I use ultramon as a sort of hack.


edit: someone beat me to it, took a while for me to figure it out and write that up.

 

[jdoggg12]

It worked!! thanks guys!!


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a219/jdoggg1/Wallpapers/backgroundmulti.jpg

Just a couple sample pics, a digital blasphemy on the left and a pic of me (center) on a ride on the right