Windows 2000 vs. XP

[Anonymous]

I am trying to set up a dual monitor with my 17" WXGA (1400 x 900) and an external 19"LCD (1280 x 1024). Any help would be appreciated.

I am also using Windows 2000 Pro. How much better is Windows XP with Dual Monitors?

With ATI 9600 Pro the Resolution is set to (2304 x 846), Each Set at (1152 x 864). Does Windows XP allow for each monitor to have a different resolution?

[Anonymous]

Jay, I just upgraded to XP yesterday and found that startup is faster than 2000, applications load much faster, and switching from single to dual on the fly is considerably faster.

Grant

[Anonymous]

Are you allowed to have different screen resolutions on each screen?

[Anonymous]

MicroSoft Support tells me that with Windows 2000 the Dual screen is actuatly one screen split into two. (2304 x 846), Each Set at (1152 x 864).

With Windows XP I am told that the resolutions for each motitor can be set indipendantly. Time to buy XP and spend onother day doing the install.

[aahatimo]

jay,
which video card do you have? the nvidia geforce4 440go has a 'n view' feature that allows lots of 2 monitor settings. i run my 1600x1200 (too small text...) notebook lcd @ 1400x1050 and my 21" crt @ 1280x1024 w/ no problems. there is a n view icon that will allow you to move windows from monitor 1 to 2. pretty cool. you may need the latest greatest video drivers. i imagine ati has a similar feature set.

[stefan]

I have two monitors in XP which give me two full 1280x1024 screens.
This is an nVidia Quadro4 900 XGL card.

With the older Matrox G450 (used it both on 2000 & XP) I had one large resolution instead of two independent ones. But with newer drivers I could set them seperately on Windows 2000 as well (these drivers were not usable though, only as an administrator, so it might be workable if you find the latest ones).