I typically do not install the video manufacturer's display control programs. In addition to usually loading a bunch of junk programs into your system (usually telling you about free crapware), I find its better to use native Windows controls.
Try uninstalling the nVidia display controller and just use windows display manager for establishing the desktops. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Steven O'Neal <[email protected]>wrote: > > Here's the lash up > Home brew box (The best on sale parts that Fry's can supply.....LOL) > Windows XP > 4 GB Memory > AMD Phenom II 550 on Asutek M3A78 MB > GTS 250 512Mb Video, DVI outputs on both Primary and Secondary monitor > > About 7 different "windows" open at one time...various programs running, > hey XP is supposed to be multi tasking. > > Monitors run as Dualview. > > I'm tweaking a few settings with NVIDIA control panel, see if that makes a > difference. > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:16:37 -0400 > Subject: RE: [FlexEdge] Computer Display question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you using DVI or HDMI interfaces on the monitors (or that > old VAG stuff)? > > > > > > > > -Tim > > ----- > > W4TME > > > > > > > > > > From: Steven O'Neal > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:10 PM > > To: Tim Ellison; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [FlexEdge] Computer Display question > > > > > > > > > > Yea been there, done that, I always try that trick first. > > > > Oh well...not a real problem, just an annoyance. > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:04:31 -0400 > > > Subject: RE: [FlexEdge] Computer Display question > > > > > > Try an NVIDIA driver update. The latest one was released 4 weeks ago. > > > > > > > > > -Tim > > > ----- > > > W4TME > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven O'Neal > > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:01 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [FlexEdge] Computer Display question > > > > > > > > > All, > > > > > > I am running a dual monitor setup with a Nvidia 250 card and have a > "funny" that maybe someone else is seeing or has a solution to. > > > > > > I've got my main screen with all the usual computer trash going on with > PowerSDR running. On the other monitor I've got HRD running. Both monitors > are > 21 inch LCD's in 1660 by 1050 mode, 32 bit on main and 24 bit color on > secondary screen where HRD is running. > > > > > > CPU load is low, memory is not used up or any other normal sort of > issues, > but I am getting this strange flashing effect at times where both screens > seem > to pause and the refresh with the HRD main screen blanking to white for a > second or so and then coming back to display normally. > > > > > > Other than the occasional flashing, no other effects and nothing seems to > be happening to Power SDR or any operations, just a strange effect. > > > > > > Anyone ever encounter something strange like this and figured out a fix > or > work around. This not so much a problem as an annoyance. > > > > > > Tips hints comments? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flexedge mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > > > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who > are using alpha and beta versions of the software. > > > > > > > > The > New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get > started. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
