windows 7 and warcraft dual monitor mouse issues

[treps]

ive recently purchased windows 7 for my pc and installed a second monitor, the problem im having is that when sign into world or warcraft on one screen the mouse gets stuck on that screen, im unable to open a window or do anything on the second monitor while WoW is going, any suggestions?

[Morphene]

ive recently purchased windows 7 for my pc and installed a second monitor, the problem im having is that when sign into world or warcraft on one screen the mouse gets stuck on that screen, im unable to open a window or do anything on the second monitor while WoW is going, any suggestions?

Have you changed WoW to window mode? I had to do that in order to switch between the monitors. Once in window mode expand to fill screen is checked also.

[treps]

my computer isnt the best, wouldnt that slow the game down considerably?

[Morphene]

It may but its worth a shot to see if happens. Do you use any fps monitors in game? That may give you a good indication if you lose anything.

[Lazure]

Nowadays, "Windowed Mode" is not much of a hit compared to "Fullscreen Mode" like it used to be.

The only reason why fullscreen is faster is because the entire screen surface can be completely dedicated to the game, and thus be more in direct communication with the video hardware. However, since video cards are so powerful nowadays, they can handle what little extra load there may be for having the windows GUI present.

I never played WoW, but I play Starcraft 2 beta and it has an option called 'Windowed Fullscreen'. This basically means it stretches the game to fill your desktop resolution without actually changing any video modes, and you can alt-tab seamlessly with no issues or flickering. I recommend this option if you want the fullscreen experience without losing access to other windows (including ones on second monitors).

[Shaun N.]

my computer isnt the best, wouldnt that slow the game down considerably?

If you want two sessions of Wow running then you will need wow to run in Windowed mode.

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ooo forgot I could do this, cheers lol

[vip]

I also play wow with two monitors. using window mode ... i have wow on one monitor then vent, chrome, IRC etc on the other monitor ... no problems or slowdowns at all ...

[Morphene]

Yep running Windowed Mode Maximized without issue too. So hopefully it can work for you too.