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When I end task on a full-screen app, usually a game, or when it crashes to desktop, the monitor positions and orientations reset to default. This is getting old, fast. Is there a simple way to save and restore monitor positions and orientations in a hurry?
Note: I submitted feedback on this both in the beta and RC, both were closed as "not reproducible".
tsilb
Posted 2009-07-16T05:21:46.083
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Seems to be a bug in Windows they aren't willing to allocate the resources to fix. Adding an answer so I can accept it.
tsilb
Posted 2009-07-16T05:21:46.083
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Have you tried checking if there are newer ATI video drivers available for Windows 7? The orientation issue could be driver related.
Chris Thompson
Posted 2009-07-16T05:21:46.083
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Have updated to both the newest Windows Update driver as well as the newest one at ati.amd.com. Both gave me video problems so I reverted. – tsilb – 2009-07-31T21:52:33.233
What is the game? And is it truly reseting, or is the game leaving the video adapter in a bad state (more likely)? – Avery Payne – 2009-07-16T05:53:25.773
What do you mean by position and orientation? Do you have your monitor at a 90* angle? – Chris Thompson – 2009-07-16T05:54:03.993
I'm not surprised they were closed, I wouldn't be able to reproduce that behaviour myself and have not noticed any problems like this so far. What monitors? What game? What orientations? What graphics card? – Stefan Thyberg – 2009-07-16T11:24:44.590
@Avery: Happens on multiple games (starcraft, half life 2, supreme commander, NES Emulators - Anything.) Not sure how it happens; looks like a normal video mode switch. Event logs show no relevant detail.
@Chris: Yes, two of the six are in Portrait mode. Position means physical location relative to each other.
@Stefan: Two Dells, an HP, two Westinghouses, and a Viewsonic. 2 portrait, 4 landscape. Three ATI Radeon X1650 Pro's. – tsilb – 2009-07-16T21:40:31.910