Fences + Microsoft 'Desktops' Software

fences get deleted/overwritten

Hi all,

I'm having an issue when using Micorosoft Desktops (multiple desktop software) and Fences.

Today I created one set of fences on desktop #1. I created another set of fences on desktop #2.

Later in the day today I did a computer restart.

When my computer came back up, the fences from desktop #2 overwrote the fences from desktop #1.

Anyone else experienced this? Any ideas on how to fix this issue?

Thanks!

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You can try to activate a function, which you can find under "tools" then "more tools". Put a checkmark to the first function (while all your fences are setted up correctly on the 2 desktops). But I'am not shure if it helps in this case.

I guess it happens cause fences may gets active before the other software does, so every fence is placed on your only available desktop.

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Quoting Asound,

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I guess it happens cause fences may gets active before the other software does

If this is the case, perhaps you can set fences for a delayed start.

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I tried the native resolution option. didn't work. to confrim, I did a cpu restart. checked the 'native resolution' option. set up fences on desktop 1. deleted all desktops from desktop 2. did another cpu restart. my fences on desktop 1 were gone. Desktop 1 seems to take the fences (or lack thereof) from Desktop 2.

I ran msconfig but Fences is not listed in the list of start-up items (which is odd, I think). So, I can't enable it manually. Any thoughts on how to get fences to not load on boot?

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anyone have any thoughts on this?

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Microsoft's Desktops (released in 2010) does not handle desktop objects like other virtual desktops do.

I do not believe that Fences was designed to handle this non-standard methods. The limitations described here are likely affecting Fences: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx

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