Run game twice on single computer..

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This is probably both the dumbest and weirdest thing you guys have been asked in a while..

I am having a BF2 (yes 2) LAN party with some friends, mainly because it's an easy game that most computers can run, and it is still a lot of fun.. And I have a computer that is:
-i5 3570
-8GB Ram
-GTX 660.

Not by any means the best computer on the market, but it does pretty good for what I have in it. And I'm sure this is dumb, but I got to thinking "Can I hook 2 monitors up along with 2 keyboards and Mice, assign one to each screen, and play 2 at once?" And I can't think of a way this would be possible, because I don't think Windows will recognize multiple pointing devices. But maybe there is something I am overlooking?

Anyways, I do own 2 physical copies of the game so I won't be violating anything there.. Right now I have 3 1920x1080 monitors in my GTX and then another 1400x900 hooked into another card just because I'm a freak.

Is there any way I can run the game 2x just so that I don't have to prepare so many computers?

Feel free to make fun of me.
 
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Answering the question, no, running 2 instances of the same game hoping to run a local co-op is most likely not possible especially like you said, the pointer instances. The computer will be able to detect multiple mice or keyboards, but it won't have 2 different pointers. Each mouse and keyboard will just fight over the same stuff, as far as I'm aware.
Answering the question, no, running 2 instances of the same game hoping to run a local co-op is most likely not possible especially like you said, the pointer instances. The computer will be able to detect multiple mice or keyboards, but it won't have 2 different pointers. Each mouse and keyboard will just fight over the same stuff, as far as I'm aware.
 
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That's sweet.. If I like this software I'd easily pay $30 for it. I might even get the pro version, because me and my friends would use this a ton.

It says in doesn't support Windows 8.. Do you have any experience?

Thanks!