Setting up the server component on our primary PC was straightforward—it automatically installs a display driver that mimics a physical graphics adapter but routes its output across the network. MaxiVista consists of two separate components: a “server” program for the primary system, and a viewer for the secondary system that will host the extended desktop. The notebook was linked to the network via Wi-Fi, while the desktop used a wired Ethernet connection. For our tests, we used the Windows 7 notebook as the primary system so we could extend its Windows desktop to the desktop’s larger display without having to make any physical connection between notebook and monitor. We put MaxiVista v4 through its paces with a pair of systems-one a notebook running Windows 7 Home Premium (final code) and the other a desktop with Windows Vista Home Premium.
You can download a limited-feature trial version of MaxiVista-no mirroring, and only one extended screen-that’s good for 14 days or 50 program launches. Installation MaxiVista v4 is available in three versions—Standard ($39.95), which offers screen extension to a single secondary system, Professional ($49.95), which includes remote control and clipboard synchronization features as well as support for up to three secondary displays, and Mirror Pro ($99.95), which adds the ability to mirror a desktop as well as extend it. (There are still a few caveats, which we’ll talk about in a moment.)
The just-released MaxiVista v4 addresses this major limitation, and is compatible with standard graphics drivers for 32- and 64-bit Windows Vista, or for that matter, Windows 7. When we first reviewed Bartels Media’s MaxiVista utility a little over a year ago, we found it to be a handy way to (among other things) extend a PC’s desktop to another system’s monitor courtesy of a network connection.Âīut the innovative program had an Achilles heel in its lack of support for native Vista graphics drivers, which meant that the only way to extend the desktop of a Vista system was to burden it with antiquated XP drivers. Pros: Extends desktop to one or more secondary PCs via network link compatible with native Windows Vista/Windows 7 graphics driversĬons: Aero effects disabled while program runs Windows Media Player 12 doesn’t play video on extended displays
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