Re: FLASH: Huge OT: Dual monitors in win98

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 10:21 PM 6/13/00 , you wrote:


>Hi everyone... sorry for the extreme OT... but can someone who has 

>configured 2 monitors in win98, please contact me off list?

>

>I have installed my second card..... and when I boot, a message pops up on 

>the second monitor saying that windows has successfully initialized the 

>display adapter. Yet I can't activate it in the display properties. So I 

>checked the device manager, and it says that:

>

>  multiple display support can't start the device. The area normally used 

> by video is in use by another program or device.

>

>To enable Multiple display support, remove EMM386 or other memory managers 

>from Config.sys and restart the computer.

>

>I have removed the EMM386.... does anyone have any other suggestions?


Microsoft has, I believe, a list of compatible 2nd video display cards for 

use in Win 98. Not all cards work. The Matrox G400 dual-head is expensive 

by some standards (about $150 US) but can't be beat for simplicity and 

power. Get one if you can.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media

Flash portfolio: http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/portfolio



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