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req - freeware virtual desktop ?

  • 22-07-2005 9:00am
    #1
    outvader
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Heyas, im looking for a virtual desktop app for winxp, im currently running automated test scripts and i want to be able to switch to a different desktop and leave the automated test script running without interfering with my current work. Any suggestions?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,571 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    There is a virtual desktop manager as part of Microsoft's Powertoys XP.

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


  • #3
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    I was looking for this a while ago. There was one I tried ages ago (I think it was the Powertoys one) but it showed all the open applications in the taskbar on every workspace. I want one that will only show the apps open in the current workspace like in Linux. Does the Powertoys one do that?


  • #4
    Mac daddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    have you tried vmware yet?

    I use it in work and at home have a virtual computer running xp Comp is running on suse 9.2.

    Come to think might not be what your after ;)


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Must find a downloadable link to this - what I used to use on windows 3.11, unfortunatley it didn't work on '95
    http://ctl.ncsc.dni.us/bbsfiles/Pcbfiles.txt
    BIGDESK.ZIP 39416 02-03-92 Big Desk - makes desktop bigger - can
    switch between different views of the
    desktop.

    Investigate the options for FAST USER SWITCHING and the dos command RUNAS , also tick the box for run in separate memory space to keep them a little further away.

    [edit]Found it on http://riverbbs.net/files/output/446.Html
    £20 38K shareware http://riverbbs.net/cds/bonanza/winprogs/BIGDSK22.ZIP

    Just for the record, BackMenu and BigDesk are both © Copyright 1991, Ian Heath;[/edit]

    [edit2]Iin XP you right click to switch focus to the other desktops, bad news is that it doesn't sit on the taskbar, not bad for a 14 year old app.


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