May 12, 200917 yr I will start off by saying that I am currently running Vista64 with FS9.1. My video card is an NVidia 7950 GX2. My problem is as follows:I can run FS9 without a hitch. However, when I attempt to move any window (FSNAV, especially FSINN, MSFS Checklists, etc) to my second monitor I run into problems. Primarily one of two things happens.#1 When I start MSFS my second monitor will continue to display the desktop#2 When I start MSFS my second monitor will go blank/blackWhen I attempt to move something to the second monitor (i.e. FSINN 1.3 CP) the window will not display, assume the image of the desktop (no buttons will display etc), or cause the second screen to flicker from black to the desktop. The windows will still "be there" and retain functionality if I click ont he ATC button of FSINN that window pops up) but nothing really shows. If I attempt to correct the problem and move the window/program interface back into the primary monitor it usually keeps the blank image of the desktop while still keeping the functionaility mentioned above.Any and all help would be/is appreciated in this matter! Thanks in advance! I would post this in FSINN's forums, however, I don't have the "special permission" nor are any of the e-mail links to the moderators working for their forums. As a sidenote, I will say that I have installed SB3 with the option of running dual monitors. The SB3 window is on my second monitor, however, usually that monitor is black, and I have to switch back and forth (ALT+TAB) or (ALT+ENTER) out of MSFS to get it to pop up correctly, if that even works at all. I am running (trying) in fullscreen mode if that is any help. CFI, CFII www.allegianceaviation.com
May 12, 200917 yr I will start off by saying that I am currently running Vista64 with FS9.1. My video card is an NVidia 7950 GX2. My problem is as follows:I can run FS9 without a hitch. However, when I attempt to move any window (FSNAV, especially FSINN, MSFS Checklists, etc) to my second monitor I run into problems. Primarily one of two things happens.#1 When I start MSFS my second monitor will continue to display the desktop#2 When I start MSFS my second monitor will go blank/blackWhen I attempt to move something to the second monitor (i.e. FSINN 1.3 CP) the window will not display, assume the image of the desktop (no buttons will display etc), or cause the second screen to flicker from black to the desktop. The windows will still "be there" and retain functionality if I click ont he ATC button of FSINN that window pops up) but nothing really shows. If I attempt to correct the problem and move the window/program interface back into the primary monitor it usually keeps the blank image of the desktop while still keeping the functionaility mentioned above.Any and all help would be/is appreciated in this matter! Thanks in advance! I would post this in FSINN's forums, however, I don't have the "special permission" nor are any of the e-mail links to the moderators working for their forums. As a sidenote, I will say that I have installed SB3 with the option of running dual monitors. The SB3 window is on my second monitor, however, usually that monitor is black, and I have to switch back and forth (ALT+TAB) or (ALT+ENTER) out of MSFS to get it to pop up correctly, if that even works at all. I am running (trying) in fullscreen mode if that is any help.-----------------I am not familiar with Vista but I run triple monitors/triple views on WinXP with no problems. EXCEPT- Full Screen is impossible! Have tried everything with no success. Solution was to go with regular Windows desktop but auto hide Menu and Task bars and change colour of Title bars to black/dark gray with dark green lettering. Also change colour of Desktop itself to black/dark gray. Resulting appearance is very close to Full Screen and the performance is smooooth.Alex Reid
May 12, 200917 yr I have had no problems running FS9 on two monitors (one video card) or on three monitors (two video cards) and I can run in windowed or full screen mode. Like Alex, I run Windows XP. I suspect that your problem is Vista-related.R-
May 12, 200917 yr I've got the same problem with Vista. I was told to set up in windows mode which I did but as soon as I try to undock the panel and move it the hour glass goes crazy and I have to quit. I've tried it with both the lds767 and PMDG737ng, I don't think either were really planned for Vista. Side note in FSX any panel I need just slides over in full screen or windowed np. John
May 12, 200917 yr I have had no problems running FS9 on two monitors (one video card) or on three monitors (two video cards) and I can run in windowed or full screen mode. Like Alex, I run Windows XP. I suspect that your problem is Vista-related.R-Same here. I'm running three monitors on one XP system, and two on another through Wideview with no problems.
May 12, 200917 yr Author Well poop. :( Anyone else have any encouraging news? :( Thanks for the input guys! CFI, CFII www.allegianceaviation.com
May 12, 200917 yr In Vista, your route will be Matrox Dualhead or Triplehead. It's the only way to use more than one monitor in a way that is convenient for flightsimming. XP can do without, Vista has lost this function.
May 12, 200917 yr Well poop. :( Anyone else have any encouraging news? :( Thanks for the input guys!----------------Can you make multi mons work in windowed mode? Here is what it looks like when you recolour title bars, autohide Menu and Task bars and set desktop colour to black (see below GPS & above Sw panel). Hard to distinguish from Full Screen!Alex Reid
May 12, 200917 yr I've got the same problem with Vista. I was told to set up in windows mode which I did but as soon as I try to undock the panel and move it the hour glass goes crazy and I have to quit. I've tried it with both the lds767 and PMDG737ng, I don't think either were really planned for Vista. Side note in FSX any panel I need just slides over in full screen or windowed np.Make sure you have the Windows Sidebar turned off and Aero disabled. I had the crazy hour glass thing and I found that Vista's Sidebar was the criminal.Also, the latest 185.xx nVidia drivers with nHancer 2.5.1 set up per Nick Needham's guide is a lot more stable too, if you're using an nVidia 8000 series or higher.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 12, 200917 yr I haven't narrowed it down yet, but I can do fullscreen in FS9 on multi-monitors when I have Anti-Alias turned off and filtering set to bilinar. If i switch AA on or to triliner then I cannot do it...only in Windowed mode.However, I'm getting used to it. Building a full scale 737-800 Simulator running P3D v5.x 210 degree wrap around screen Jason Lohrenz (@lohrenz737) • Instagram photos and videos Lohrenz 737 Simulator Project (lohrenzsimulator.com)
May 12, 200917 yr I haven't narrowed it down yet, but I can do fullscreen in FS9 on multi-monitors when I have Anti-Alias turned off and filtering set to bilinar. If i switch AA on or to triliner then I cannot do it...only in Windowed mode.However, I'm getting used to it.-------------------------Interesting. I have long used those same settings (AA Off & Filter=Bilinear)- and multi mons do not work in Full Screen on my sys. (AMD 1.8 with 2 GeForce FX5200 GPUs- AGP/PCI)Tried every setting known to mankind- nothing works for Full Screen/multi mons. Perhaps it's the Triple Views that screws it up. But perfectly smooth in Windowed mode- so smooth it is very flyable right down to about 7 FPS. (Nearby objects such as runway lights flashing past wingtips may exhibit some chattering.) [There is only one CPU- so only one view is being updated at any moment. The other two views are always static so 66% of the whole view image is always unchanging! Smooth! A neat optical trick to fool our brains. Frame rate appears to be largely meaningless with multi views.] Alex Reid
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