KVM with External Monitor

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I have a laptop in a docking station with an external monitor. It's hooked
up to a KVM switch. Whenever I switch away from that machine, Vista notices
that the external monitor is no longer attached so it moves all of my
windows to the laptop screen. When I go back to it, it doesn't move all the
windows back to where they were (they are all on the laptop screen).

Is there anyway to stop this? I just want Vista to leave the windows where
they were.

TIA - Jeff.
 
Mufasa said:
I have a laptop in a docking station with an external monitor. It's
hooked up to a KVM switch. Whenever I switch away from that machine,
Vista notices that the external monitor is no longer attached so it
moves all of my windows to the laptop screen. When I go back to it, it
doesn't move all the windows back to where they were (they are all on
the laptop screen).

Is there anyway to stop this? I just want Vista to leave the windows
where they were.
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Can you make the external screen Extend from the laptop screen instead? I
think this will depend on the graphics chip on your laptop. ATi should be
fine, but I am not sure about Intel or nVidia. After changing how the
external monitor displays, you may find UltraMon useful, as it will give you
a Taskbar on the Extended monitor as well. www.ultramon.com

ss.
 
Currently I have it going the other way. I guess I could make the laptop the
main screen and extend to the monitor.

I'll give it a try.
 
I just tried it. And the same thing. Even with the primary being the
laptop - when I switch to another machine, everything moves to the laptop
screen. When I switch back - it leaves everything on the laptop screen.

Not earth shattering but still annoying.

XP didn't work that way.
 
Mufasa said:
Whenever I switch away from that machine, Vista notices
that the external monitor is no longer attached so it moves all of my
windows to the laptop screen.
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Your switch is too cheap. With good ones the graphics card *doesn't*
notice the disconnect.
 
So what do you recommend? I've got a linkskey one.

I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on one.

J.
 
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