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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #1 (permalink)


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Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

Hey!
At first I have to say that I'm not looking for a desktop switch, which switches between two or more desktops with windows on it.
I am looking for a application which allows to switch between two or more desktops. With "desktop" i simply mean the wallpaper with the desktop icons on it.
Mine is very overcrowded and so I searched for a solution that allows to adapt my workplace to the thing I'm doing. If I'm programming i want links to all my compilers and tools, if I'm gaming I want all my games at the desktop.
Thanks a lot for helpful ideas!
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #2 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

Hi Male and welcome to Vista Forums

Have a look at this Vista/XP Virtual Desktop Manager - Download
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #3 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

Thanks a lot, Dwarf!
That's exactly what I was looking for!
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #4 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

You're welcome, Male.
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #5 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

No, sorry, it's definitely not what i meant. I first didn't read the description exactly. Now I've realized that it's just another Desktop Switch. The applications and windows in front change, but the desktop behind doesn't.

I will try once more to tell you what I mean:
On my desktop I have links to very different applications. For the reason of more efficient work, I want to have them categorized.
The best method seems to have a few desktops which can be switched. So I would be able to say "Just show me the links I need for work" or "Just show me communication links" (like skype, msn,...) and the PC will switch to the Desktop where those links are. I would like to have a desktop with just those links I need at the moment.
I know I could do it by making several users, but I would prefer a faster and simplier way.
Is there any application which can do this?
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #6 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

why not just put all the shortcuts that you want for a certain JOB in a folder
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Old 2 Weeks Ago   #7 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

Yes, that would be a solution, but it's not that easy..
I tried this and it didn't work, because I always closed the folder after I had clicked a application.. In XP their was another solution to make a sidebar of this folder... There I had 5 or 6 different sidebars and i fixed that one I needed.
But okay, I think I will do it like this, because I don't think there is a better alternative.
Thanks a lot, though.
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Old 2 Weeks Ago   #8 (permalink)


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Re: Desktop Switcher (read before you think you know what i mean!)

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by DaMale View Post
Yes, that would be a solution, but it's not that easy..
I tried this and it didn't work, because I always closed the folder after I had clicked a application.. In XP their was another solution to make a sidebar of this folder... There I had 5 or 6 different sidebars and i fixed that one I needed.
But okay, I think I will do it like this, because I don't think there is a better alternative.
Thanks a lot, though.

good luck buddy
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