Plus! for Windows XP Screen Savers Do Not Appear on Secondary Monitors

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SYMPTOMS

When you are using any of the following Plus! for Windows XP screen savers, the screen savers do not appear on any of your multiple monitors except for the primary monitor:

Aquarium
Space
Nature
DaVinci
Robot Circus
Sand Pendulum
Mercury Pool

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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because of limitations of Microsoft DirectX when it is used with computers with multiple monitors.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, use a screen saver that is not included with Plus! for Windows XP.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP

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kbdisplay kbprb kbui KB307687

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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