KVM with External Monitor

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 <> wrote:
>
> 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.



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.


"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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> Mufasa <> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>

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" <> wrote in message
news:B2E93119-76D8-4D6C-A0A7-...
> 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.
>
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Mufasa <> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>

In article <#>,
"Mufasa" <> wrote:

> 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.

Your switch is too cheap. With good ones the graphics card *doesn't*
notice the disconnect.

--
Tobias Weber

So what do you recommend? I've got a linkskey one.

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

J.

"Tobias Weber" <> wrote in message
news:towb-...
> In article <#>,
> "Mufasa" <> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Your switch is too cheap. With good ones the graphics card *doesn't*
> notice the disconnect.
>
> --
> Tobias Weber