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[Blargityblarg]

Right, so I've recently acquired a second monitor and added it to my setup, no dramas there. THe issue is that Windows only displays the taskbar on one monitor at a time, the 'main monitor'. The main monitor also happens to be where fullscreen apps open up, with no clear way of shifting them to the other screen. Is there any way, in native Windows 7, ideally without downloading one of them fancy shmancy desktop appearance things, of having the taskbar show up on my side monitor and ensuring fullscreen apps show up on the centre one?

[wierd]

Step 1) set center monitor as display 1, and the other (two?) Display(s) on the side(s). To do this, right click the desktop and choose "Screen Resolution". Your displays should be shown in the graphic of the window. Re-arrange them by clicking and dragging them where you want them. They will snap into place. You want the center monitor (the one shown displaying the start menu graphic) as the center, and the other two on the sides. Close the window.

Step2) this will make the taskbar appear on the center display. We don't want that. Right click on the taskbar, and uncheck "lock the tasbar". Now leftclick, hold, and drag the taskbar to the monitor you wish to dock it to. Right click it again, and relock it.

All done.

Now applications will fullscreen by default on monitor 1, which is the center display, and the taskbar will appear on the side monitor you drug it to.

[Blargityblarg]

...that actually seemed too obvious, so I didn't try it. Not currently at home, will report back once I give it a go.

EDIT: Ayup, that's done it. Lockan thread.