Multiple monitors and losing toolbars and window panes

[Gary Lameris]

I have a laptop, at work I work with dual monitors, on the road only one...

So I dragged one of my applications to the second monitor, when I was at
work, and now on the road how do I get it back to Monitor #1?

Or I dragged a toolbar over to monitor #2, how can I get that back to
monitor #1. I can't even alt-tab for the toolbar...

[Bill Martin]

> I have a laptop, at work I work with dual monitors, on the road only one...
>
> So I dragged one of my applications to the second monitor, when I was at
> work, and now on the road how do I get it back to Monitor #1?
>
> Or I dragged a toolbar over to monitor #2, how can I get that back to
> monitor #1. I can't even alt-tab for the toolbar...

Have you tried telling the machine to go back to using just one monitor?
Right click on an empty spot of your desk top and then click "properties".
On the "settings" tab click on the image of your second monitor that you're
not using. Unselect the box that says "extend my windows desktop onto this
monitor".

When you want to go back to two monitors, just reselect that same box again.

Good luck....

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Bill -- (Remove KILLSPAM from my address to use it)

[Gary Lameris]

Good point, Microsoft word, recognizes the Monitor changes and moves it's
tool bars, it is the non Microsoft programs I am using that don't detect the
change. Time to inform their tech support.


"Bill Martin" > wrote in message
om...
> > I have a laptop, at work I work with dual monitors, on the road only
one...
> >
> > So I dragged one of my applications to the second monitor, when I was at
> > work, and now on the road how do I get it back to Monitor #1?
> >
> > Or I dragged a toolbar over to monitor #2, how can I get that back to
> > monitor #1. I can't even alt-tab for the toolbar...
>
> Have you tried telling the machine to go back to using just one monitor?
> Right click on an empty spot of your desk top and then click "properties".
> On the "settings" tab click on the image of your second monitor that
you're
> not using. Unselect the box that says "extend my windows desktop onto
this
> monitor".
>
> When you want to go back to two monitors, just reselect that same box
again.
>
> Good luck....
>
> --
> Bill -- (Remove KILLSPAM from my address to use it)

[Bill Martin]

> Good point, Microsoft word, recognizes the Monitor changes and moves it's
> tool bars, it is the non Microsoft programs I am using that don't detect the
> change. Time to inform their tech support.

Back with Win98SE I also used to occasionally have trouble with an
application window somehow getting positioned off screen. One solution which
worked usually was to right click on your task bar and select "Cascade" from
the pop up menu. I haven't had to try this with XP, but it should still work
-- couldn't hurt anyhow.

Good luck....

Bill -- (Remove KILLSPAM from my address to use it)

[Bill Martin]

> Good point, Microsoft word, recognizes the Monitor changes and moves it's
> tool bars, it is the non Microsoft programs I am using that don't detect the
> change. Time to inform their tech support.

Back with Win98SE I also used to occasionally have trouble with an
application window somehow getting positioned off screen. One solution which
worked usually was to right click on your task bar and select "Cascade" from
the pop up menu. I haven't had to try this with XP, but it should still work
-- couldn't hurt anyhow.

Good luck....

Bill -- (Remove KILLSPAM from my address to use it)