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Microsoft (sysinternals) have released a new multiple desktop manager available here

This is nothing special, however what is interesting because of the way it works, spawning multiple explorer.exe instances it allows you to have several different AHK scripts running across the desktops, and utilising the same keys on each desktop. (I have quickly tested this, but seems to work ok)

For example on desktop you could press g and open google, however on desktop 2 you could press g and open something else instead.........

Also unlike other virtual desktop programs I ahve seen, if you run a program which utilises the systray, the icon stays on the appropriate desktop.

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Steve F AKA Superfraggle

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This is great, only 62KB! I would like the option of a persistent tray though. Also, it seems I can only have one instance of TaskManager, and if I open it in desktop 2-4 it only shows in desktop 1.

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This is pretty cool, only thing I wish it could do that it can't is move windows between desktops.

Nice find

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It seems to use alot of memory, on 2k the three new instances of Explorer use ~22MB each. Without it running my single instance uses ~7MB normally. It's much faster at switching compared to VirtuaWin though.

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It literally creates multiple desktops.

I tried hiding a window, and then showing it on the second desktop thinking that could be a way of moving windows, however this didn't work.

I wonder if there is a way of doing it.

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Steve F AKA Superfraggle

http://r.yuwie.com/superfraggle

Doesn't work for me... bummer. I can create and switch to a new desktop, but within a couple seconds it switches back to the original. Perhaps I'm running an app that's not compatible with it, but I can't figure out what it is.

Darn... I liked how petite this was.

Very nice, this will be helpful.

Thanks for the find.

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-Chavez.

My problem with it is that notepad++ will only open in the first desktop, bummer!

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Scott Mattes

My small, and slowly growing, collection of scripts.

Turns out it's not compatible with IBM Lotus Sametime, our corporate IM standard. Every couple seconds the desktop running Sametime activates itself.

I can really get into this, probably one of the handiest tools i have ever downloaded.

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-Chavez.

I have looked into the DLL calls, and although it seems posible to launch any window on any of the desktops, it doesnt appear possible to transfer existing windows accross desktops.

Shame this would of been very handy if that was possible.

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Steve F AKA Superfraggle

http://r.yuwie.com/superfraggle

For a huge scrollable desktop try sdesk. It's small and portable.

I can't view that site... can someone post the download link on here?

Right here

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