Hi Awl: I am now running multiple monitors. How do I prevent FSX from opening its menus and ATC windows etc and spanning 2 monitors when it opens them?If I open ATC window it places the window across two monitors. I can resize and drag this window to a single monitor, but the next time I run FSX it spans 2 monitors again.The worst is the Map window. Everytime it opens it spans 2 monitors. I can drag it to 1 monitor, but the next time it opens it spans 2 again.The aircraft selection and display settings windows also do this, always spanning 2 monitors every time no matter if I drag them to 1 monitor or now.Millions of people use dual or more monitors how is this prevented? I tried all my nvidia control panel settings to force sub windows and such to 1 monitor but they have not helped.Thank you, and to awl a good night.-Stampee

It would help if we knew your operating system.I only use XP myself, don't know about win7 or vista

Hi Awl: I am now running multiple monitors. How do I prevent FSX from opening its menus and ATC windows etc and spanning 2 monitors when it opens them?If I open ATC window it places the window across two monitors. I can resize and drag this window to a single monitor, but the next time I run FSX it spans 2 monitors again.The worst is the Map window. Everytime it opens it spans 2 monitors. I can drag it to 1 monitor, but the next time it opens it spans 2 again.The aircraft selection and display settings windows also do this, always spanning 2 monitors every time no matter if I drag them to 1 monitor or now.Millions of people use dual or more monitors how is this prevented? I tried all my nvidia control panel settings to force sub windows and such to 1 monitor but they have not helped.Thank you, and to awl a good night.-Stampee

Hi sorry I did not mention it. I use Xp service pack 2. I have an nvidia geforce 7600gs 512meg video card.I have the video set up as 1 large vertical desktop mode. "Vertical span"In FSX I have 1024x1536 resolution selected. I run FSX always in window mode, it gives a lot better frame rates for me.-Stampee

That will happen as long as you span the monitors. Try dual view, with your FS main window as primary, then open and drag other windows to the secondary monitor. You can save your setup as a flight (name it as you desire). FS should then open your saved flight as you want.Jim Harnes

That will happen as long as you span the monitors. Try dual view, with your FS main window as primary, then open and drag other windows to the secondary monitor. You can save your setup as a flight (name it as you desire). FS should then open your saved flight as you want.Jim Harnes

Hi Jim: I tried dual view and gave up on it. I had terrible frame rates for one thing. I have my instruments in the lower monitor and out the window in the upper monitor now. I could not get things configured nicely using the dual view mode. I did all the undocking etc tricks to no avail.Maybe there are some settings in an fsx cfg file someplace that tell FSX where and how large to open windows?-Stampee

As I understand it, the FS configuration files specify in what position and how large various window views appear on the main FS screen. Perhaps someone will post how they've done what you want to do using span mode.Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.Jim Harnes