Batch file commands to switch TV to be primary display (1 Viewer)

[elg2001]

Hi,
I've read around on these forums alot (including searching ALOT) and found that dual displays are not supported in MP. So, I thought of a way to get around it until the feature is added. I'd have a batch file called MP.bat that would do the following (in order):

1. Set display #2 as the primary display
2. Execute Media Portal
3. Set display #1 as the primary display

If this is executed in a batch file, display 2 will become primary, then MP will get launched. When MP is exited, display 1 will become primary, essentially reverting the system back to its default configuration.

The reason I'm posting this here is I need to know how to execute steps 1 and 3 in a Windows batch file (i.e. MP.bat). Does anyone know how?

 

[araghava]

you can use a utility called VidRes to do this. you can VidRes at

http://www.jddesign.f2s.com/vidres.htm

then put the following in your batch file

"C:\Program Files\JD Design\VidRes\Vidres.exe" /P /M1
start mediaportal
"C:\Program Files\JD Design\VidRes\Vidres.exe" /P /M0

 

[elg2001]

wow thanks! ill give that a shot.

however, is it possible to do it directly perhaps via the driver dll with some flags added? like

rundll32 %SystemRoot%\System32\nv4_disp.dll /P /D1

or something like that? that would be ideal because then i could use it without it depending upon any 3rd party program.

 

[araghava]

no idea. VidRes is what i've been using. You can also try ultramon. it's far more powerfull but you'll need to pay for the software.

www.ultramon.com

 

[foobart]

an all-in-one tool to do a lot of things like this from the command line is nircmd.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

I use this to switch resolutions from my remote, and a bunch of other things. Very useful..