I think I've found a bug with the way Vista handles dual screens and wallpapers.
I'm sure there are PLENTY of us who have dual monitors. For those of you who do, try this:
1. Make sure Aero is enabled, and that your taskbar is always transparent.
2. Download any dual screen capable wallpaper program. For instance, Ultramon, DisplayFusion, etc.
3. Set a DIFFERENT WALLPAPER PER MONITOR. Make sure to do this.
4. Observe?
You'll see THROUGH the transparency of the taskbar that the wallpaper schema is screwed up. There is a small part of the wallpaper that is cut off at the bottom right, around the system tray icons, and looks like the wallpaper repeating, or is confused with the wallpaper on the secondary monitor.
Here is the only way to work around this that I've found out so far:
1. Setting the taskbar to Autohide solves the problem (wallpapers display behind taskbar properly).
2. Changing the schema of monitors within the display properties. If Monitor 1 is on your right and Monitor 2 is on your left, you will have this problem. If Monitor 1 is on your LEFT and Monitor 2 is on your RIGHT, the problem will be solved.
3. Disable dual screen (not feasible).
4. Disable dual wallpaper ability (again not feasible).
Let me know what you think! If there is a way around this, I'd love to hear this. I've been literally fighting with this all weekend. Not having transparency in Vista sorta takes the life out of it.
I'm sure there are PLENTY of us who have dual monitors. For those of you who do, try this:
1. Make sure Aero is enabled, and that your taskbar is always transparent.
2. Download any dual screen capable wallpaper program. For instance, Ultramon, DisplayFusion, etc.
3. Set a DIFFERENT WALLPAPER PER MONITOR. Make sure to do this.
4. Observe?
You'll see THROUGH the transparency of the taskbar that the wallpaper schema is screwed up. There is a small part of the wallpaper that is cut off at the bottom right, around the system tray icons, and looks like the wallpaper repeating, or is confused with the wallpaper on the secondary monitor.
Here is the only way to work around this that I've found out so far:
1. Setting the taskbar to Autohide solves the problem (wallpapers display behind taskbar properly).
2. Changing the schema of monitors within the display properties. If Monitor 1 is on your right and Monitor 2 is on your left, you will have this problem. If Monitor 1 is on your LEFT and Monitor 2 is on your RIGHT, the problem will be solved.
3. Disable dual screen (not feasible).
4. Disable dual wallpaper ability (again not feasible).
Let me know what you think! If there is a way around this, I'd love to hear this. I've been literally fighting with this all weekend. Not having transparency in Vista sorta takes the life out of it.