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Multiple Monitor/ Video card setup HELP!

i_dog_69

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Hey guys i just setup my system with a new second video card. it is NOT SLI it's just a second card that i got to run my HDTV, in the same computer. however i am having trouble getting it to work the way i want. i want windows to show my full desktop(start menu, ect...) on both monitors, is this possible in vista. and my thinking was that i wont see a performance hit when they both are running, because the HDTV is run by a seperate card. im using a standard computer VGA connection for the HDTV so there is nothing really funky there, and i have used it before as my primary monitor with GREAT SUCCESS!!!!(i love Borat).

ANY IDEAS OR TIPS TO MAKE THIS MORE FUN AND WORK BETTER?? THANKS!!:respect:

EDIT: P.S. My system config is to the right, and the new card is a 256mb 7300gs(should be enough for a 1366x768 monitor, right?)
 
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Motherboard MSI Big Bang X-Power (X58 Chipset)
Cooling Corsair H100
Memory 8GB DDR3@ 1066Mhz/// 12GB Triple Channel Corsair Dominator DDR3@ 1528Mhz
Video Card(s) Nvidia Geforce 335m GT-1Gb// 2x Nvidia GTX 670 in SLI
Storage 320GB Hitachi 7200rpm// Kingston 128GB SSD; 1TB Hitachi Deskstar// 3TB Seagate Momentus
Display(s) 11.6" Glossy 1366x768 Widescreen// 30"Dell Ultrasharp u3011 IPS Pan
Case Corsair Obsidian Series 550D
Audio Device(s) Creative X-Fi Titanium HD
Power Supply XFX PRO750W XXX Black Edition Semi-Modular 80Plus
Software MS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmark Scores 3DMark11-P 13540
any help out there?
 
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Sorry, don't know.

Ultramon has Smart Taskbar which will enable a taskbar on each monitor, but won't enable a second start button.
 
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