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Forums -> Multiple monitors -> Getting taskbar to primary monitor
richmark   2009-02-13 03:23
Hello,

Sorry, I posted this first to UltraMon forum.

I have 3 monitors. Right now the configuration is 2-3-1 from left to right. That configuration seems to be the one that lets me move the mouse directly across all three. The #3 monitor in the middle is the primary monitor but the taskbar is on monitor #1 and I can't get it to monitor #3. My desktop icons are in the middle, but not the toolbar.

I have Windows XP. Here is the configuration data. This is UltraMon 2.7.1

3 monitors
Current desktop: 3072x768 (-1024,0 - 2048,768)

Monitor 1 - Plug and Play Monitor:
Settings: 1024x768, 32-bit color, 75 Hz refresh rate
Coordinates: 1024,0 - 2048,768. Workspace: 1024,0 - 2048,738
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Device: \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0

Monitor 2 - Plug and Play Monitor:
Settings: 1024x768, 32-bit color, 60 Hz refresh rate
Coordinates: -1024,0 - 0,768. Workspace: -1024,0 - 0,738
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Device: \\.\DISPLAY2\Monitor1

Monitor 3 - Plug and Play Monitor (primary):
Settings: 1024x768, 32-bit color, 60 Hz refresh rate
Coordinates: 0,0 - 1024,768. Workspace: 0,0 - 1024,738
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Device: \\.\DISPLAY3\Monitor0

Thank you
Christian Studer   2009-02-13 10:45
You can move the main taskbar to a different monitor with the mouse, first make sure it isn't locked, then grab a free area on the taskbar and drag it to the other monitor.

With version 2 of UltraMon you'll need to adjust your Smart Taskbar configuration after making the change, see Smart Taskbar: missing taskbar or taskbar shows tasks from wrong monitor for details.

Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
richmark   2009-02-13 16:46
Thank you Christian. That worked. I do have one more question. The configuration is now 2-3-1 left to right with #3 the primary. When I open a window from a shortcut icon on #3 it opens on 3 but the icon shows up on the taskbar on #1. If I then move the window to #2 the icon does show on taskbar #2, but if I move the window to #3 the icon never shows on the taskbar on #3. I've changed the configurations and looked through UltraMon help but can't find a fix.

Can you advise?
Thank you.
Christian Studer   2009-02-15 12:01
Did you already reset the Smart Taskbar configuration by deleting the Smart Taskbar registry key? This should fix the problem.

Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
richmark   2009-02-16 03:00
Got it. Thank you.
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