Windows 7 - Does Windows offer virtual desktop options?

Anonymous
2009-10-21T13:19:43+00:00

original title: Multiple desktops in windows 7 ?

Hi,

Why Windows 7 is not providing the virtual desktops like in Mac or Linux ? It helps a lot in arranging the applications into various groups like personal, office etc and placing them on different desktops.

Best regards,

Bins.

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Anonymous
2011-03-27T20:25:33+00:00

Hello SanatTalmaki,

The download does not seem to be malware. I suggest you might scan the file with another Antivirus such as Microsoft Security Essentiasl and see if you come up with the same results.

You can download Microsoft Security Essentials from the link below:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Thanks,

Marilyn

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Anonymous
2010-10-18T18:38:31+00:00

I've developed an application because I wanted the same thing. My program is extremely lightweight and requires no configuring.

You install, or you can use the zip and just run it. Then use alt+ the number of the desktop to switch to it. Then alt+ctrl+number to send the active window to a desktop.

My program is open source and free.

The current desktop is shown in the tray on the icon, and the icon can optionally be hidden.

http://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/

Jason

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-03-30T20:36:05+00:00

    mDesktop contains no malware or adware whatsoever. Its a legitimate program, developed by legitimate developers. 

    We create software with the open source scripting language Autohotkey. When you compile a script, autohotkey uses the UPX packer by default, which might cause a false positive.

    You can read more about this here. http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic31975.html&sid=8ccf1e65af20e5508bae5bfb58d3db2d

    Heres the result of a scan of the exe itself.

    http://virusscan.jotti.org/en/scanresult/fdb7e9ed4aee992d14c34a294d756346415c6a0a

    In the future, I will not pack the exe.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-03-27T16:15:22+00:00

    Please do not download mDesktop given earlier my the other user. it installs malware.. if u dont believe me, just install it and run HitMan Pro on ur machine 

    Hope this saves u of some of the trouble I have had over the past one day

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-03-27T16:08:32+00:00

    Try this one - its hosted on SourceForge.... Hope it helps

    http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/

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