DeskTop Manager for GeForce 6800

Hi all,

I've got a new Dell Dimension 8400 that comes with a Nividia GeForce 6800
board. A friend is telling me about a DeskTop Manager feature that would
allow me to set up different desktops with different screen resolutions. I
can't find the Nividia control panel that would allow me to set this up on
my system. He is suggesting that I find out how to activate or install the
nView Desktop Manager' for your GForce2 6800 board. I've got what I think is
the latest graphics driver (version 71.24) for this board. There is no
listing for Nvidia in XP's control panel. I can access a Nividia control
panel by right clicking on my desktop and choosing the Dell monitor that's
listed in the Nvidia Display context menu that shows up. But there is no tab
for a desktop manager.

When I research this on the Net, it seemed to indicate that I need to have
Nwiz.exe on my system or in my startup folder, in order to run the desktop
manager. I did a search of my system and that file isn't on my hard drive
anywhere.

I'd appreciate thoughts and ideas on how to proceed. Thanks very much.

....Jason

"Jason Saffer" wrote in message

Hi all,

I've got a new Dell Dimension 8400 that comes with a Nividia GeForce
6800 board. A friend is telling me about a DeskTop Manager feature
that would allow me to set up different desktops with different
screen resolutions. I can't find the Nividia control panel that would
allow me to set this up on my system. He is suggesting that I find
out how to activate or install the nView Desktop Manager' for your
GForce2 6800 board. I've got what I think is the latest graphics
driver (version 71.24) for this board. There is no listing for
Nvidia in XP's control panel. I can access a Nividia control panel by
right clicking on my desktop and choosing the Dell monitor that's
listed in the Nvidia Display context menu that shows up. But there is
no tab for a desktop manager.
When I research this on the Net, it seemed to indicate that I need to
have Nwiz.exe on my system or in my startup folder, in order to run
the desktop manager. I did a search of my system and that file isn't
on my hard drive anywhere.

I'd appreciate thoughts and ideas on how to proceed. Thanks very much.

...Jason

Ok, first, download the nvidia 71.89 driver set from
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html

Next, uninstall your current video drivers completely. It appears
you're running the Dell set, which may not have all the features the
nVidia set does.

Reboot, then run the driver installer. After it completes, reboot
again. When you get to your desktop, set the res and color the way you
want. Then open the control panel, go down to Desktop Management, click
on it. You have to Enable it first. Have fun with the settings. You
might want to enable the taskbar icon. Tools for that one.
McG.