1 pc 2 screens and two accounts

Little Rahxephon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Useful People Stronghold [UPS]

N/Me

12 Aug 2008 at 19:19 - 1
Hello

I got 2 gw accounts and of course I want to play on both somehow..
The regedit way to use both seems useless - having to switch between 2 windows accounts to access each of the gw accounts..

Any way I can set up 1 windows account with 1 gw account on one pc screen
and the other on other pc screen (having 1 pc to run them both -> performance of the pc isn't an issue at all)

Any tips and suggestions will be appreciated

Kattar

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

12 Aug 2008 at 19:25 - 2
Most games won't play if they're not in the active window - the main screen.

Last time I checked anyway.

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

12 Aug 2008 at 19:46 - 3
need to know what your system specs are.... there may be a way around it, depends on your graphics card and how much software messing around with you want to do

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

12 Aug 2008 at 19:54 - 4
The two accounts bit is easy enough - gwx2_4.1

It works fine with two windows on a large-ish widescreen - dual monitoring is not my field of expertise, sadly.

(Yet to find out what is, tbh )

Masseur

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Southern California

R/Mo

12 Aug 2008 at 20:01 - 5
You can run dual monitor as long as neither game is full screen. I run gwx2 to be able to trade with myself between accounts. But i've always used it for entering an area with 2 of me and 6 heros. I then map out on the one account and leave me with 6 heros to do FoW or whatever area I want. I find 6 heros configured and Runed up how I want is far superior to having to deal with some henchies who I can't individually command.

Absinth187

Absinth187

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

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Some Like It Hot [sake]

12 Aug 2008 at 20:30 - 6
Sweet, I was just wondering about this a few days ago.

Little Rahxephon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Useful People Stronghold [UPS]

N/Me

12 Aug 2008 at 21:29 - 7
First of all, thank you all for replying so quickly! : )

My system spec is:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
The screen is 22''
4 gig of ram

I'd install a 2nd windows if needed for the program to work and mess long as it will actually work, but I'm not a pc expert so I need a detailed (enough ) explanation to make things work

It doesn't even have to be on 2 screens..if you somehow can make 2 gws work on 1 pc without logging on and off between xp accounts, it would be great

Sigma Onkoron

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Basement

12 Aug 2008 at 21:45 - 8
Your fine get the gwx thing. It works great. Window both screens and you will be fine.

I have a 22" screen and it is perfect.

Ec]-[oMaN

Ec]-[oMaN

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Ont.

[DT][pT][jT][Grim][Nion]

W/

13 Aug 2008 at 00:14 - 9
Anyone know if this prog offers better options/customization over regular nvidia software?
http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/overview/

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

13 Aug 2008 at 01:58 - 10
Not been updated since Oct '06, but may be worth a shot. Try the 30-day trial.

Give it a good ol' scan for malware first, though. I don't trust the interwebs.

Little Rahxephon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Useful People Stronghold [UPS]

N/Me

13 Aug 2008 at 06:30 - 11
I tried the little prog. and it works fantastic thank you very much for the help!