Vista Media Center & Dual Monitors - Mouse & Remote Focus?

[Drew2k]

I just bought a new 1080p LCD TV for my home office and set it up with my Vista Media Center, with the intent that Media Center will run full-screen on the TV (connected via DVI>HDMI cable) and I'd use the original LCD monitor for computer applications.

My setup is this:

[ LG TV = Monitor 2 (on left) ] [ HP LCD = Monitor 1 (on right) ]

The problem is when I launch Media Center full screen on the TV, the mouse focus is locked to the full-screen Media Center, and I can't bring the mouse to Monitor 1 unless I press ALT-TAB to switch to another running app. That leaves Media Center full-screen on the TV, but then the MediaCenter app no longer has focus for remote control operations (using the Media Center remote control HP provided).

How can I keep MediaCenter running full-screen on the TV (Monitor 2), keep it the focus for the remote, but not lock the mouse to Monitor 2?

[Rob77]

Drew, I had a similar problem with my HP Media Center and finally went through all the updates and found a download that fixed it. I am sure being the pro that you are....this has already been done....but just in case....thought I'd pass along my experience :)
Rob

[Drew2k]

Other than the Automatic Windows updates I haven't applied any special patches, so if you know of one that resolves this issue, I'd appreciate a link! :)

[scuba_tim]

Hi Drew,

You may have already found this on the Green Button, but this should solve your problem. I'm going to try it out myself, as I'm working on a Vista Ultimate machine that I'd like to do the same dual monitor on plasma in the living room connected via dvi.

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/240939.aspx

[Drew2k]

Thanks Scuba-Tim, and thanks Rob77 for your PM ... I'll check out the recommendations! :up:

[scuba_tim]

Did rob77 have another suggestion?

[Drew2k]

Did rob77 have another suggestion?To go to HP's site and get the latest updates direct from HP.

I'll say, though, that I tried the link to TGB and installed the multiMon beta app, and it's working like a charm to load VMC full screen on the TV while keeping my mouse on my desktop. I can then drag the mouse across monitors without incident, so that's great. Still some minor issues with the remote not working in VMC if I click elsewhere on the desktop, but it's a quick click back on VMC to rectify that.

Thanks for sharing that link - I never would have found it on my own!