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Fabricio Ferreira
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RE: Vista logon changes Dual monitor display settings
Thank you _Tux_! That's completely solved my problem!
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Fabrício Ferreira
"_Tux_" wrote:
> I found this problem to be caused by a registry setting created by the nvidia
> drivers I installed.
>
> It created a DWORD registry value in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\TMM called
> UseIViewHelper and set it to 1. I renamed this key to "UseIViewHelper old",
> rebooted and the problem is now gone.
>
> When I login, the external monitor resolution stays as it should and if I
> unplug it, Vista detects this and switches the laptop monitor back to be the
> main desktop.
>
> great!
>
> "sgk00" wrote:
>
> > I use an external monitor with my laptop for a dual monitor extended desktop.
> > I want the external monitor to be the primary. This is easily setup via my
> > video driver software, windows display settings, or third party SW like
> > UltrMon. The problem is at logon Windows Vista resets the display settings
> > to make the Laptop screen the primary display, and changes the "layout" of
> > the monitor locations, and sometimes the refresh rate of the external
> > monitor. This happens at any logon whether from system restart or a simple
> > logon from locking the system.
> >
> > I experimented with UltraMon to see if simply forcing the display settings I
> > want via the StartUp menu would work. It appears the change Vista causes
> > happens after the services and StartUp programs load. This seems consistent
> > with the fact that a simple unlock logon causes the same problem.
> >
> > Note: the reset occurs at the end of the logon sequence. The logon screen
> > itself is always positioned correctly, and the desktop is redrawn properly on
> > both monitors until the end of the sequence when the display is changed.
> >
> > System Info: Dell XPS M1212 Laptop, NVidia Ge Force Go 7400 Adapter, Dell
> > 2007WFP external Monitor, Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade, all latest
> > drivers from Dell and MS, clean system (only OEM as delivered software with a
> > by the book upgrade to Vista), software passed vista compatibility checks.
Thank you _Tux_! That's completely solved my problem!
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Fabrício Ferreira
"_Tux_" wrote:
> I found this problem to be caused by a registry setting created by the nvidia
> drivers I installed.
>
> It created a DWORD registry value in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\TMM called
> UseIViewHelper and set it to 1. I renamed this key to "UseIViewHelper old",
> rebooted and the problem is now gone.
>
> When I login, the external monitor resolution stays as it should and if I
> unplug it, Vista detects this and switches the laptop monitor back to be the
> main desktop.
>
> great!
>
> "sgk00" wrote:
>
> > I use an external monitor with my laptop for a dual monitor extended desktop.
> > I want the external monitor to be the primary. This is easily setup via my
> > video driver software, windows display settings, or third party SW like
> > UltrMon. The problem is at logon Windows Vista resets the display settings
> > to make the Laptop screen the primary display, and changes the "layout" of
> > the monitor locations, and sometimes the refresh rate of the external
> > monitor. This happens at any logon whether from system restart or a simple
> > logon from locking the system.
> >
> > I experimented with UltraMon to see if simply forcing the display settings I
> > want via the StartUp menu would work. It appears the change Vista causes
> > happens after the services and StartUp programs load. This seems consistent
> > with the fact that a simple unlock logon causes the same problem.
> >
> > Note: the reset occurs at the end of the logon sequence. The logon screen
> > itself is always positioned correctly, and the desktop is redrawn properly on
> > both monitors until the end of the sequence when the display is changed.
> >
> > System Info: Dell XPS M1212 Laptop, NVidia Ge Force Go 7400 Adapter, Dell
> > 2007WFP external Monitor, Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade, all latest
> > drivers from Dell and MS, clean system (only OEM as delivered software with a
> > by the book upgrade to Vista), software passed vista compatibility checks.