Multiple Display Swapping Support
On one of our workstations we were able to successfully install Windows 7, it is excellent, however there is a feature missing from the Display properties that was available in Vista.
We need the ability to swap monitors assignments. Vista had an option to select which monitor was on the left, and which monitor was on the right.
We have a 24 inch HP monitor we use as the main monitor on the right, and a 19inch Samsung monitor we use as a secondary on the left.
While Win 7 does give the ability to choose which is the primary, it does not allow us to select which monitor is on the right or left of the other.
Unfortunately Win 7 has detected the HP as the left monitor. With the desktop setup it's not a matter of just switching the physical placement of the monitors. We need the ability to select position as it was offered in our previous setup.
Until we find a way to swap them, we will continue of course to use the RC, but hope this will be addressed in one of the service update releases before Win7 goes RTM.
If anyone has seen a solution to this issue outside of 3rd party software such as ultramon, we would be interested in hearing from you.
View Replies (Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:21 PM)
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