How to Swap Display Identity (Identities)

Anonymous
2009-12-03T02:46:30+00:00

Windows 7 - Display 'A' Philips primary display - Display 'B' IBM secondary display.  A shows as Identity 2 and B shows as Identity 1.  I want to reverse these.  Reason is that the cursor currently travels from display B to A and I need it to go the other way - due to physical location of displays

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Anonymous
2009-12-03T03:38:29+00:00

In the Screen Resolution window, under Change the appearance of your displays , click and drag one of the monitors to its correct location vs. the other one.   The Identity numbers don't matter.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-27T16:20:13+00:00

    Try swapping the eizo and Sony TV when the TV is connected in the AMD Catalyst Control Panel -> Desktop Management -> Creating and Arrange Desktop, click on the black arrow on the main display and press swap?

    I believe it stores different profile when you plug in different things, so you just have to set it correctly for each scenario.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-31T13:49:43+00:00

    Still no news about that da*n issue...?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-05T00:35:13+00:00

    In the Screen Resolution window, under Change the appearance of your displays , click and drag one of the monitors to its correct location vs. the other one.   The Identity numbers don't matter.

    I love it when people answer the wrong question. DERP DERP DERP I undersand nothing, allow me to vomit.

    Still need a solution to this problem.  Should be as simple as a right click, assign monitor identity.  Seriously.  Fix it. Now.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-11-07T10:01:27+00:00

    ANY NEWs HOW TO CHANGE MY PRIMERY DISPLAY TO SECONDARY??? or how to change Identities? Because my primery display is 2#!!!

    It is really stupid you caant set this. Its 2014 year almoust and when I am pushing win+p I have to set projektor (second screen) to my primary dispaly.

    I have TV HDMI-HDMI, LCD Benq DVI-DVI

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