"VIRTUAWIN" FOR MULTIPLE DESKTOPSIN "WINDOWS.."

Summary:

"VirtuaWin" is a free, open-source software program that gives you the ability to make multiple desktops in a single computer that is running any version of "Windows..". This capability greatly enhances the utilization of the extremely small monitors in netbooks. By providing you with "virtual desktops", you have more two-dimensional monitor space to work with.

BASIC INFORMATION

The main Web site for "VirtuaWin" is located athttp://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/

It looks like this:

According this Web site:

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VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces'). Virtual desktops are very common in Unix/Linux, and once you get accustomed to using them, they become an essential part of a productive workflow.

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INSTALLING "VIRTUAWIN"

According to the "VirtuaWin" Web page at "SourceForge.net", in can install "VirtuaWin" into every version of "Windows.." from "Windows 95" to "Windows 7", inclusive. If you click on "Downloads", it looks like this:

Note that there is four versions of this amazing software:VirtuaWinVirtuaWin with Unicode SupportVirtuaWin PortableandVirtuaWin Portable with Unicode Support

The two portable versions are for carrying around and running from a USB flash drive.The two "with unicode support" versions are for certain foreign language modules of "Windows..".

You can download the desired "VirtuaWin" installation file by clicking on one of the four versions of "VirtuaWin":

In "Internet Explorer 8", the start of the download of "VirtuaWin" looks like this:

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In "Internet Explorer 6" and "Internet Explorer 7", the start of the download of "VirtuaWin" looks like this:

After downloading the desired installation file, you can "run" it to install "VirtuaWin" into your Windows computer. Either click on the "Run" button or double-click on the downloaded installation file:

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USING THE "VIRTUAWIN" PROGRAM

A new green icon will now be shown in the "Notification Area" in the right-most of bottom-most end of the Windows "Task bar":

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Use your RIGHT mouse button to click on this green icon.A pop-up context menu will be displayed:

Click on "Move to Next" to move to the next desktop.

By default, "VirtualWin" gives you four desktops. If you select "Setup" in the pop-up context menu, a "Setup" box will be displayed and you can set the number of desktops to a much larger number:

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For each of your "VirtuaWin" desktop, you get the same initial appearance:Each desktop will have your Windows "Task bar".

Each desktop will have all of the shortcut and file icons that you or "Windows" or your software application programs have placed onto your desktop.In the first desktop, let's open "Internet Explorer":

*Now, let's perform the RIGHT mouse button to click on the green "VirtuaWin" icon in the "Notification Area":

Now, click on "Move to Next" in the pop-up context menu.

A green "2" will now be displayed in the green "VirtualWin" icon to let you know that you are now in the second desktop:

Now open "Windows Explorer" in the second desktop:

Now, let's perform the RIGHT mouse button to click on the green "VirtuaWin" icon in the "Notification Area":

Now, let's click on "Move to Previous" in the pop-up context menu.

The original and first desktop will now be displayed again: