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Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager

Downloads Count: 9,725

License Type: Free

Price: Free

Date Added: Apr 24, 2008

Operating Systems: Windows XP

File Size: 550 KB

Author: Microsoft

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Editor's Review of Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager

With multiple workspaces comes the ability to organize the desktop environment freely, either by task, by application type, by priority, or any other way you care to slice it. It's particularly handy for keeping a handful of apps out of sight and out of mind, without having to shut them down. To get workspaces on Windows, however, you'll have to do some downloading.

XP users have an easy solution with the Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager, a free download from Microsoft's PowerToys collection. For Vista, however, you'll have to turn to a third-party utility. My favorite of these is a freebie called Dexpot, which offers a wide variety of configuration options.

--Robert Strohmeyer

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Reviewed by: bojac3

08-14-2008

Duration of ownership: 0 Days

Strengths: Don't know

Weaknesses: Don't know

Overall Evaluation: No instruction were given. I don't even know if it was downloaded. If I it worked, it would be a good program. I can't even find it on my computer.
Reviewed by: alkspa

07-24-2008

Duration of ownership: 1 Months

Strengths: Easy install

Weaknesses: Cannot move apps between Desktops (at least I think one can''t)

Overall Evaluation: Very similar to Ubuntu. Nice windowpane view as well. I was lucky to read cozmicharlie's (thanx cozmicharlie!) comments on how to use it. -- right click taskbar,click toolbars and check "Desktop Manager"
Reviewed by: tozan10

07-23-2008

Duration of ownership: 1 Days

Strengths: none

Weaknesses: Can't figure out how it works, no instructions.

Overall Evaluation: Piss poor,waste of my time, designer
Reviewed by: cozmicharlie

07-18-2008

Duration of ownership: 0 Days

Strengths: easy to use once you figure it out - seems to work fine

Weaknesses: There is nothing to tell you how to use this. I had to search and find instructions on the web. Go to taskbar, right click>toolbars>desktop manager

Overall Evaluation: does what it claims to do
Reviewed by: jo50

07-16-2008

Duration of ownership: 1 Days

Strengths: Unknown, don't know how to make it work.

Weaknesses: Documentation

Overall Evaluation: Unknown
Reviewed by: bouledoux

07-12-2008

Duration of ownership: 1 Days

Strengths: I maintain a large membership list add on for my logging program I use for Amateur radio. Virtual Desktop allows me to have my logging program open with the membership window active, open Excel, open Outlook Express and bounce easily from one to the other. I get frequent data via emails of member adds and changes which come in Excel I have to modify to import into my logging program, and then save in my logging program folder so I can easily import the changes. So far everything is "cool" with no hangups, no freezes.

Weaknesses: I think a little more explanation of just how it works and the fact you won't see any Icons or really be aware of any visual indications it is working and available was a bit disconcerting. I just started opening programs and laying them out on the screen and then realized there would be no brass band and majorettes announcing it was up and working.

Overall Evaluation: I think it seems to be doing fine, works as promised.

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