Damn vista!!! Weird

Hello group, about half the time when i start my computer up, the screen
after the Dell logo appears split into 4 windows. Thats right, 4 seperate
screens in 1. Doesn't seem to matter if it hibernates or is shutdown. I
already tried 2 newer drivers, one from dells website and a really new one
from ATI thats not dell approved. Same thing happened. Could it be the LCD
monitor and the digital input connection? Is there a problem with the ATI
driver that anyone knows about? Its a e52dell with 5000x2 proc and 4g
memory. Please respond to kwj2112- since i cant see my posts
for some reason, Thanks in advance

"skyman" <kwj2112-> wrote in message
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> Hello group, about half the time when i start my computer up, the screen
> after the Dell logo appears split into 4 windows. Thats right, 4 seperate
> screens in 1. Doesn't seem to matter if it hibernates or is shutdown. I
> already tried 2 newer drivers, one from dells website and a really new one
> from ATI thats not dell approved. Same thing happened. Could it be the LCD
> monitor and the digital input connection? Is there a problem with the ATI
> driver that anyone knows about? Its a e52dell with 5000x2 proc and 4g
> memory. Please respond to kwj2112- since i cant see my posts
> for some reason, Thanks in advance

It doesn't sound like a video card problem. It sounds like some kind of
desktop management software. I'd look in that direction.

skyman wrote:
> Hello group, about half the time when i start my computer up, the
> screen after the Dell logo appears split into 4 windows. Thats right,
> 4 seperate screens in 1. Doesn't seem to matter if it hibernates or
> is shutdown. I already tried 2 newer drivers, one from dells website
> and a really new one from ATI thats not dell approved. Same thing
> happened. Could it be the LCD monitor and the digital input
> connection? Is there a problem with the ATI driver that anyone knows
> about? Its a e52dell with 5000x2 proc and 4g memory. Please respond
> to kwj2112- since i cant see my posts for some reason,
> Thanks in advance

I've got a button on my mouse that puts all open windows in a TILE rather
than CASCADE.

Check your mouse settings? Don't cost nothing.

Em Quarta, 16 de Julho de 2008 23:33, skyman escreveu:

> Hello group, about half the time when i start my computer up, the screen
> after the Dell logo appears split into 4 windows. Thats right, 4 seperate
> screens in 1. Doesn't seem to matter if it hibernates or is shutdown. I
> already tried 2 newer drivers, one from dells website and a really new one
> from ATI thats not dell approved. Same thing happened. Could it be the LCD
> monitor and the digital input connection? Is there a problem with the ATI
> driver that anyone knows about? Its a e52dell with 5000x2 proc and 4g
> memory. Please respond to kwj2112- since i cant see my posts
> for some reason, Thanks in advance

i've tested a program called "DeskmanPowerToy" that does what you
describe... it aims to able 4 virtual desktops in winXP and Vista, and
maybe you have it installed without knowing...

those virtual desktops are not completed, as we don't have the ability to
move a window from a desktop to another like it's done in linux, but it
gives you 4 virtual desktops witch is great if you work with lots of
programs simultaneous. when you're dealing with 40 open programs on the
same desktop, it becames confusing.