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Taskbar on multiple monitors...

Submitted by TheEconomist79 on February 13, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

I am on WIN7 beta, running dual monitors (extended display setting).

Yesterday I "by accident" enabled my taskbar to run on both monitors. I wasn't even aware that Win7 finally allowed multiple taskbars (one on each monitor covering the open programs located on that distinct monitor). I was VERY excited! Ultramon doesn't work, so I couldn't believe they had done this.

Unfortunately today I can't get it to work (don't even know how it happened). It certainly isn't an option on the taskbar and startup properties, nor display...

SHOW ME HOW TO ENABLE THIS AGAIN! ANYONE! PLEASE!

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Discussion (4 comments)

TheEconomist79 wrote on February 13, 2009, 10:55pm

Changed problem description.

JonathanJ wrote on February 14, 2009, 12:15am

As far as I know the only way to get the taskbar on multiple screens is to clone the display, but that's pretty worthless.

Arayta wrote on February 14, 2009, 3:53am

You lucky son'bitch. Unfortunately, this seems like a fluke. Probably won't happen again. But, maybe this proves that the functionality to do this is already in Windows 7, but they just need to create a control panel for the options. :o

xombie wrote on February 14, 2009, 11:10am

So...you don't remember that the "accident" was? :P

nakedparrot wrote on February 19, 2009, 7:07am

That's great! Now if we can just remember/figure out how it's done.

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