So yeah. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate. I've got a 470 GTX driving two 4:3 displays at 1280x1024. I've downloaded some 2560x1024 backgrounds and gone into personalization and set it to "tile."

All I get are four images. Two per screen. I guess you could say it's acting like they're 1280x512 images or w/e and tiling them 4x across both displays.

I didn't have this problem pre-format. I had backgrounds spanning across just fine. As far as I know, everything is the same as it was then except for this problem. My desktop is "extended" across the displays. That means it's the setup where both displays are one big desktop and the task bar is only across the bottom of the primary screen.

Any ideas? I must have overlooked something.

Anyone? I've tried everything.

Did you try "centering" the background? Always worked for me...

Did you try "centering" the background? Always worked for me...

Yep. When I choose the center option it just centers the image on both displays.

I have win7 64-bit also and I haven't found a way to do this via Win7 options, might have to go through a 3rd party customization of Windows desktop. I have seen this idea done before as it isn't that rare, suprised that Windowns doesn't allow this option with dual monitors connected.

I have win7 64-bit also and I haven't found a way to do this via Win7 options, might have to go through a 3rd party customization of Windows desktop. I have seen this idea done before as it isn't that rare, suprised that Windowns doesn't allow this option with dual monitors connected.

Sigh. Very pathetic.

Especially since it was working fine in Windows 7 32-bit.

Plus I'm always wary of 3rd party desktop customizers. They tend to be resource hogs. Hopefully there's a good option out there.