I first posted this in the P3D forums as thats what I use but now I am thinking this is a hardware/driver issue. and may effect those with FSX as well.

 

This morning I got the typical Windows message saying they have some updates for my Win7 install. Looks like they fixed a couple of issues - windows boot screen is locked to one screen - the Win7 Start/launch bar can now be hidden in Surround mode. Usually installing updates are a non-issue but today after installing, rebooting I am not able to span P3D across three displays. Usually, I can just be in window mode, grab a corner and stretch 'er out (same as FSX).Well the window stretches but P3D stays only on one display. Actually, I think it bleeds a tad onto the 2nd display but I can't grab 'er to extent it?

 

If I now use the 'borderless' program to simulate a full wrap-around mode in non-window mode, the entire three screens go black. So first I just want to ask to see if any other Surround simmer has updated and is seeing the same type issues? Seems like they fixed some issues while breaking others? And I would assume it may be the same for FSX? Also tried the lasted Nvidia drivers 310.54 but still the same issue.

 

Any of you guys seeing something similar before I revert back?

 

Clutch

Ah... no one else. Mmmm. Well, did a restore point and everything went back to normal. Have to check line-by-line to see what MS is up to with these latest updates. Did notice a few mentioned about Windows 8. Oh well.

Hi Clutch,

 

Strange one, but I did notice you said that you can now hide the taskbar, so maybe you could not before.

 

The task bar is set by default to display on one screen with surround, with that setting it will not auto hide.

 

If you go to Nvidia control panel, at the top next to 'file', and 'view' select the 'desktop' tab.

 

In there you can deselect the default to 'only show taskbar on one screen' ( or centre, can't remember)

It can be set to display across all screens.

 

Now you will be able to autohide the taskbar.

 

Ron.

Thx for reminding me Ron, that's right Surround gives that option. So what was strange (or nice depending on how you look at it), the MS updates allowed to have the taskbat hide even with it across only one display, in my case the center one. So I thought that was nice. Again, as mention I lost the capability to run P3D in Surround.

 

Sounds like your a simmer who has Surround set up? If so, have you updated your MS Win7 up through Nov14th by chance? Gonna check the Widescreen Gaming forums to see if anyone else encountered this. I would think gamers would be hollering by now if it was affecting their systems so it must be just me.

I updated win 7 the other day, I did notice they had one for Nvidia ( video ) as well, I declined that one as per usual. I Only use the Win update for OS related ones.

 

No problems here with P3D. or surround??

All I can think of is, maybe the video drivers were updated ( by Winupdate ) and your surround settings were affected, as the hide/centre option is in Nvidia control panel and that obviously changed.

 

Ron.