# How do you? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [March 16, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592 "2003-03-16T02:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GARRETTDESIGN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@GARRETTDESIGN](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GARRETTDESIGN)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/1 "2003-03-16T02:32:37Z")
Hey. I just bought a second moniter. Is there any type of software I need to get to Hook it up as a second moniter? so that my mouse can move between each one? any help would be awesome. Thank you ;( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/2 "2003-03-16T03:20:16Z")
what OS you running? a 2nd video card is really all you need. /unflux :goatee: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/3 "2003-03-16T03:56:10Z")
I’m running windows 2000 pro. Is that all I need is a second video card? Thank you for the help by the way ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/4 "2003-03-16T03:59:42Z")
Well… You can either… a) Get a second video card… or b) Get a newer video card like the Radeon 9000 series +. They support 2 monitors on the same card. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/5 "2003-03-16T04:06:31Z")
exactly. win2k supports either setup. Good luck with it. 🙂 /unflux :goatee: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/6 "2003-03-16T04:44:30Z")
Thank you guys so much! I appreciate that. I’ll do that and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/7 "2003-03-16T04:46:37Z")
[http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/howto/story/0,24330,2338786,00.html](http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/howto/story/0,24330,2338786,00.html) TechTv is the bible for computers. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/8 "2003-03-16T06:35:12Z")
Hey Unflux - some dude told me that I couldnt have to video cards running at the same time in windows xp, is that not true? Also - if you have two running does either monitor run off their respective video cards and can you drag and drop stuff from one monitor to the other? I have dual display at work but it’s off the same vid card. Any info would be great man… thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/9 "2003-03-16T16:09:41Z")
_bump!_ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/10 "2003-03-16T19:34:52Z")
Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/11 "2003-03-16T19:59:03Z")
mmh methinks i cann add two monitors under Xp and i only got one Voodoo which i dont think supports dual screens ive never tried though… … yes i checked and i have the option in XpPro’s settings i think mac Os’s do it too… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/12 "2003-03-16T20:52:06Z")
you can abslolutely have 2 video cards. add 10 if you like! Whoever told you that has no ideas what they are talking about, no offense. I have 2 video cards running in mine with XP pro right now. So…[shrugs] not sure what they were talking about. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/13 "2003-03-16T20:54:49Z")
…Mac has for ages… I added a vidCard that has two monitor and one TV out - they all act as (extensions of) one big screen when on one card - I don’t personally know about XP but believe if you have 2nd card as your only hookUp there shouldn’t be any problem ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/14 "2003-03-16T21:02:57Z")
why do people keep posting that they aren’t sure? I’m telling you, you CAN. What do I gotta do to get some love around here? sheesh! :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/15 "2003-03-16T21:11:10Z")
…Read the post times… I was typing my response as yours was posting, and I didn’t say I wasn’t sure - said I didn’t know but thought it should just as a matter of logic :love:… better now ?..sheesh :sure: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/16 "2003-03-16T21:11:55Z")
Thanks Unflux - feel the love over here brotha! 🙂 Can you drag stuff from one screen to the next? Like with a vid card that supports dual monitors… so I can have photoshop open on one screen and the pallets open on another… Again thanks dude… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/17 "2003-03-16T21:16:41Z")
RelandR - I was being sarcastic, but it didn’t come across that way, sorry! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/18 "2003-03-16T21:18:40Z")
**SureShot** - yeah, basically what you are doing is using your multiple monitors as 1 large desktop. So how you decide to use that space is up to you. Spreading windows out so you can see them all is a very common use, and probably why people started using it, from what I can tell. good luck with it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/19 "2003-03-16T21:20:22Z")
:love::love::love:…ahhh - lots more :love: now !!! …oK-dokey… 😉 …sarcasm _is_ difficult onLine… I screw it up often :!: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592/20 "2003-03-16T23:17:03Z")
thanks very much dude, I am going to grab a cheap vid card and try it out… Like I said - I do it at work but I have a card that supports dual monitors. I do a lot of web work so I like to have one set to 800X600 and the other one set to like 1280X1024 so when I am done working on something i can make sure it fit’s the smaller screen size properly. [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you/15592.md?page=2)