... And yet it moves! In many forums it is claimed that it was not possible to calibrate both monitors / TFT of a dual system. What actually would be quite important but ... If you work a lot with Photoshop, for example, while two Screens used (in one stage and in the other color schemes) will be surprised every time it a color from one another on the screen moves. You see that is suddenly different. Thus, if both were calibrated to the same color values, then that would be great.

Under Vista it is already possible to assign different monitors and different profiles. But in XP and Win2000? From home, at least not enough. But there is a fairly unknown tool from Microsoft itself, which retrofitted with this feature. (To download> Microsoft Color Control Panel applet ). A good tool from Nokia I can not recommend, which allows you to fine-tune the calibration screens from really: Nokia Monitor Test

While there are already devices (eg Spyder2Pro) that can precisely that, but why pay so much money for a feature that is also free. To install this tools is SP2, Admin rights and the. Net framework requirement.

First of all please, existing color profiles (if any) from the Windows color management to kick: Display Properties> Settings> Advanced> Color Management. Then do a restart, because embedded color profiles are already loaded at boot time along with the graphics card. Take on the occasion perhaps equally all links of the calibration program with reminders from the startup. Then the primary monitor (in my case, left) normal calibration. This guide works with any tool, whether Spyder or Eye-One. Then the generated profile to give a short title. Then again with the color management profile you just created to kick, but not delete! Then in the Settings box, select the second monitor and set "Use this device as primary monitor" is checked in, press OK again and make a fresh start. Thus we reach that holds the calibration program is the second monitor for the first and he thus can create a color profile for the secondary monitor. Alternatively, you can also swap the connections to the VGA / DVI outputs. Had even the advantage that the position is not the desktop icons is lost and you look at the restart saves. But since I do not like the dust under my desk herumkrieche, I prefer this solution. As mentioned before, now calibrate the other screen and to store the profile under a name other than indicated. Then remove the profile from the Color Management, select the correct screen again as the primary monitor and then it's already on the installation of "Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet". This tool can be found now in the Control Panel under the simple name "Color". On the tab "Devices" is selected then just his screen and puts him in the field including one of the newly created profile to - respect, the two do not mix!
Finally, it must have a new link will be created with the command: "C: \ Program Files \ Pro Imaging Powertoys \ Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP \ WinColor.exe" / L
Please use the / L and do not forget the quotes and use this shortcut to the Startup folder. This then is the Color applet started hiding and now loads the appropriate color for each of the monitor profile. Reboot to make to be happy and Nico leave a comment.