Comments on: No nView for Vista? http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/ Basically just a WordPress theme/plugin development playground Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:28:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Amnesiac http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-24606 Amnesiac Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:22 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-24606 Thanks for tracking down the alternatives dude, much apprciated! Thanks for tracking down the alternatives dude, much apprciated!

]]> By: Dave http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-23525 Dave Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:07:51 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-23525 I'm sorry to say but officially nView desktop manager will no longer be included in GeForce drivers. I'm trying out Vista x64 SP1 to see if I can get to like it, downloaded the latest Nvidia driver (175.19) and also the release notes PDF to find out where the f**k nView was and read the following on page 22 "The nView Desktop Manager will not be included in drivers for GeForce products" So that's XP and Vista then! Persoanlly on XP I run 74.12 drivers as they have been the most stable and they include nView desktop manager. I'm trying out Ultramon and Multimon but Multimon has the following:- "Vista use hardware acceleration for its aero theme with direct writing to the display buffer. It would be therefore risky to add arrow buttons to the aero application bar. However the "secret" hotspots for the arrow buttons (visibly pictured on the XP theme above) are still there and fully functional." Which probably means we are never likely to see nView features again on anything past XP :-( I’m sorry to say but officially nView desktop manager will no longer be included in GeForce drivers. I’m trying out Vista x64 SP1 to see if I can get to like it, downloaded the latest Nvidia driver (175.19) and also the release notes PDF to find out where the f**k nView was and read the following on page 22

“The nView Desktop Manager will not be included in drivers for GeForce products”

So that’s XP and Vista then!

Persoanlly on XP I run 74.12 drivers as they have been the most stable and they include nView desktop manager.

I’m trying out Ultramon and Multimon but Multimon has the following:-

“Vista use hardware acceleration for its aero theme with direct writing to the display buffer. It would be therefore risky to add arrow buttons to the aero application bar. However the “secret” hotspots for the arrow buttons (visibly pictured on the XP theme above) are still there and fully functional.”

Which probably means we are never likely to see nView features again on anything past XP :-(

]]> By: DP http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-22311 DP Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:31:12 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-22311 I keep checking on this as well. This is so important that it has remained the single reason I keep wanting to go back to XP. For my home theater system, Vista looks nice, but nothing can handle changing between my displays with a keystroke. This includes UltraMon, which I actually bought. In my case, my card is driving an LCD (DVI), Plasma (VGA), and separate (upstairs) HDTV using component video. UltraMon only sees two of the three displays at any given time, meaning that I must use Profiles through the nVidia Control Panel. At times, applying the profile results in a message stating that the control panel has stopped functioning - once I get this, the only way to use the profiles again requires rebooting my system. As I write this, I wonder now why I haven't switched back to XP. I guess just the work of setting everything back up again. And Aero is pretty on the plasma. ;) And who woulda thought... nVidia, and not Microsoft, would be the reason I give up after all this time. I keep checking on this as well. This is so important that it has remained the single reason I keep wanting to go back to XP. For my home theater system, Vista looks nice, but nothing can handle changing between my displays with a keystroke. This includes UltraMon, which I actually bought. In my case, my card is driving an LCD (DVI), Plasma (VGA), and separate (upstairs) HDTV using component video. UltraMon only sees two of the three displays at any given time, meaning that I must use Profiles through the nVidia Control Panel. At times, applying the profile results in a message stating that the control panel has stopped functioning - once I get this, the only way to use the profiles again requires rebooting my system. As I write this, I wonder now why I haven’t switched back to XP. I guess just the work of setting everything back up again. And Aero is pretty on the plasma. ;) And who woulda thought… nVidia, and not Microsoft, would be the reason I give up after all this time.

]]> By: irate n8 - san diego http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-22075 irate n8 - san diego Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:49:21 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-22075 my my. this is a dated entry, but the point is soooooo valid. i just went through a re-format/re-install of my xp mce (which for some reason, also made me have to re-activate my windows vista ultimate and fix the janked up the dual-boot setup on the other partition- damn you microsoft!!- but i digress.) when finished i realized that the newest nvidia drivers i had installed have no nView functionality whatsoever. and over on the 'cutting-edge' vista ultimate system, same lame no-nview and a crappy control panel add-in deal. which is a f**kn rip. even tho i'm no longer using the dual monitor setup (dvi to the sony lcd and s-vid to the TV) i would still like the features i've grown to know and love.. like the gestures, and the ability to set the options for the right-click menu (always on top and transparent are musts, you see!!)... what the hell to nvidia for jacking its customers. :( my my. this is a dated entry, but the point is soooooo valid.

i just went through a re-format/re-install of my xp mce (which for some reason, also made me have to re-activate my windows vista ultimate and fix the janked up the dual-boot setup on the other partition- damn you microsoft!!- but i digress.)

when finished i realized that the newest nvidia drivers i had installed have no nView functionality whatsoever. and over on the ‘cutting-edge’ vista ultimate system, same lame no-nview and a crappy control panel add-in deal. which is a f**kn rip.

even tho i’m no longer using the dual monitor setup (dvi to the sony lcd and s-vid to the TV) i would still like the features i’ve grown to know and love.. like the gestures, and the ability to set the options for the right-click menu (always on top and transparent are musts, you see!!)… what the hell to nvidia for jacking its customers. :(

]]> By: Kitt http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-21023 Kitt Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-21023 Nvidia has upset a lot of Vista users with this Nview deal. I use Vista at work with a duel display setup, a 22" 1650x1080 and a 19" 1280x1024. At home I have the exact type of setup only on XP Pro. I dread having to go to work on the Vista computer now. I will not switch to Vista at home until Nvidia clears this mess up. Some companies tend to lose sight of their customer base at times. It's not just about the hottest cards to play to hottest games. Nview became a very important part of my work flow over the years and now, where I need it the most, I can't use it. Poor decision by Nvidia. Nvidia has upset a lot of Vista users with this Nview deal. I use Vista at work with a duel display setup, a 22″ 1650×1080 and a 19″ 1280×1024. At home I have the exact type of setup only on XP Pro. I dread having to go to work on the Vista computer now. I will not switch to Vista at home until Nvidia clears this mess up. Some companies tend to lose sight of their customer base at times. It’s not just about the hottest cards to play to hottest games. Nview became a very important part of my work flow over the years and now, where I need it the most, I can’t use it. Poor decision by Nvidia.

]]> By: nview alternative http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-17999 nview alternative Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:03:43 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-17999 check out XNeat at http://www.xneat.com/ it has most of the features as nView. and even if you didn't find what you are looking at. and you know a little bit about VBScript or JScript you can write what you want using XNeat's Script Regards check out XNeat at http://www.xneat.com/ it has most of the features as nView.

and even if you didn’t find what you are looking at. and you know a little bit about VBScript or JScript you can write what you want using XNeat’s Script

Regards

]]> By: Eric in Salt Lake http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-17220 Eric in Salt Lake Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:50:31 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-17220 I feel your pain on this. I just bought a pre-built gaming system a couple days ago from Newegg, and of course it came loaded up with Vista. I set up my twin monitors, went to change the wallpaper on the right-hand - and found out that nView is not included nor supported under Vista. I hope nVidia corrects this soon. It's just one more thing to tempt me towards pulling XP off the old system and loading t up on the new box... >< I feel your pain on this. I just bought a pre-built gaming system a couple days ago from Newegg, and of course it came loaded up with Vista. I set up my twin monitors, went to change the wallpaper on the right-hand - and found out that nView is not included nor supported under Vista.

I hope nVidia corrects this soon. It’s just one more thing to tempt me towards pulling XP off the old system and loading t up on the new box… ><

]]> By: DeeJay - Dance Music Blog http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-16860 DeeJay - Dance Music Blog Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:59:07 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/2008/01/16/no-nview-for-vista/#comment-16860 Yeah, nView is very useful. Since Vista dosn't support it, lets stay on XP for some time. ;) Yeah, nView is very useful.
Since Vista dosn’t support it, lets stay on XP for some time. ;)

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