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ericfgarcia


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I probably have something set wrong here, but I am not able to figure it out. I am running on Win2K and no matter which desktop I am on my machine will randomly switch back to default.

I have the mouse switching turned off and am using hotkeys to move from one desktop to another. Alt-1, Alt-2 and so on.

I am also not using virtual desktops.

I ove the program and it has made my computing experience much better...thanks.

Any help would be appreciated.

Eric Garcia



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I experience this issue as well!  I checked all my settings... everything should deny it to do that...  My settings are the same as yours!  In fact, it happened 2 times while typing this message!


I also experience issues w/ my background not appearing.  However, I think that issue is due to MSVD (Microsoft Virtual Desktop) DONT GET IT!  MSVD is a bad program... R2D2's one is much better SO MANY MORE FEATURE



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Oups, sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for feedback.


We're currently testing over a W2K SP3 (english), but we cannot reproduce your problem. We created a non virtual desktop and executed Notepad within it. We worked for a while without any unwanted auto-switch.


Can you give us more information?


What is your OS version (service pack included) and language?
When does the auto-switch occur? Immediately, after one or two (or more) minutes?
Which software are you using when the auto-switch occurs?
How did you configure your computer (computer settings, virtual screen settings, desktop settings)? Any screenshot of the properties dialogs to support@R2d2-Software.com would be appreciated



-- Edited by R2D2 at 18:26, 2005-01-14

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I am running Windows XP Pro.  My default desktop has the following applications running: AsusProbe (motherboard monitoring software), Norton anti-virus corporate, Zone Alarm Personal Firewall, and your software.


 


When it happens I am sometimes doing nothing.  Sometimes I am chatting in AIM.  Sometimes I am just reading.  Sometimes I am typing a message into this forum…  I really can’t see any similarities in the program I am running.


 


One time, however, I got switched and I saw that it had opened up Emule automatically.  I never even told the program I had it installed… I just saw it was up and connected but I hadn’t done anything.


 


I am actually starting to see a repeat.  It seems to be switching me to the default desktop about (maybe exactly) every 2 minutes.  I am defiantly not always Idle when it happens.  I checked my settings, and I cant find something that says to switch every 2 min.  If it is a setting, please tell me where I can find it!  If you need more info just ask…



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So, it will be a little bit complicated . What you can do is to download the latest Beta version 2.30.0  http://www.r2d2-software.com/VDT/VDTSetup.EXE 


This version includes information about switchs in the Windows event LOG.


Install VDT 2.30.0, go to the Service settings dialog (VDT menu, Settings, R2d2 Kernel Authority) and choose to put in LOG all messages (information, warning and error in the top area of the first tab): http://www.r2d2-software.com/VDT/Tutorial/Default/Page3-1.htm


Doing so, the service should add to the Windows (application) event LOG information about why it switched (messages like "Switching to ... (reason)"). Immediately after an auto-switch occured (one of the last "R2d2 Kernel Authority" messages should be a switch message), open the Windows Event Viewer (Administrative tools), save the application LOG to a text file and send us this LOG.


Note: when the switch was not initiated by VDT, the reason is "third-party tool" (that can be the OS itself or another software that displays notifications for example). The reason is "External request" when the switch was intiated by VDT and not internally by the R2d2 Kernel Authority.



-- Edited by R2D2 at 03:09, 2005-01-18

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littleaman


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Alright!  It only took me the whole entire day, but I FINALLY figured out the problem.


 


I did what you said, and no it wasn’t that hard (not for a program I love anyway) :)… anyway, I downloaded the Beta, set it up to record switching and reasons.  I found out: Switching to Default (switch made using 3rd-party tool) .  This meant that it was my own fault for having a piece of software that was somehow trying to get my attention every 2 minutes.  This program (even though it was set-up to load onto my second non-virtual desktop) would switch me back to my default desktop every 2 minutes.  I went to start>run and typed in: msconfig . This allowed me to configure the programs that load on startup.  I deselected all of them with the exception of: C:Program FilesR2d2 SoftwareVirtual Desktop ToolboxVDTlbx.exe   for obvious reasons.  As my computer booted I switched to one of my non-virtual desktops and waited 2 minutes.  Sure enough it switched over.


 


I then checked my task manager and began to:


1. Delete a program


2. Switch to a non-virtual desktop


3. Wait 2 minutes to see if I would get switched over


4. Repeat if I did get switched over.


 


Eventually I hit the source.  I bet you 10-1 that ericfgarcia has a gmail account.  All of us at gmail know that it is a pain in the ass to have to log in every time to check our e-mail, so we get a program called Gmail Notifier.   This helpful little tool notifies us upon incoming messages.  I assume that every 2 minutes it goes out to check for new mail.  So, I disabled it on start, re-checked everything in msconfig, and made it so that I was booting up as normal (with the exception of gnotify.exe).  No problems.


 


Gmail is a great service offered by google ( www.gmail.com ).  It is a revolutionary email account because they offer a whole gigabyte of space (10-100 times more than most free email accounts).  Yes, gmail is free however it is still in testing and you cannot sign up for an account yet.  You must get an invite.


 


If the R2D2 staff would like to run tests of Virtual Desktop Toolbox using the Gmail Notifier to prevent this switch from occurring while running the it, I would gladly give you one of my gmail invites.  All I need is an email address to send it to…



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Thank you for feedback. This will undoubtedly help us in supporting our software (we cannot test it with all other softwares, so it is always useful to know how they works, especially notifiers).


Both the SwitchDesktop function and the Default desktop are opened objects published by Windows. Any program can use them to switch back to the Default desktop and VDT cannot cancel a switch request made directly through the system.


To avoid unwanted switch made by GMail notifier, you can use virtual desktops; virtual desktops are VDT built-in objects; from other programs point of view, only one desktop exists, the Default one.


Thanks again for feedback.



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