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March 20, 2008 - 4:24pm
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David Dixon II
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Virtual Dimension 0.94 Development Test 3

Application: Virtual Dimension
Category: Desktop
Description: Virtual Dimension is a application designed to create multiple desktops for you. (not virtual pc's). also allowing you to have different wallpapers for each desktop. Requires Admin Rights If You Dont Have mingwm10.dll in the system32 directory.
Download Virtual Dimension Portable 0.94 Development Test 3 [407 KB download / 988 KB installed]
(MD5: ab7662f75b120d8832618de4c3e0f888)

Release Notes:

Development Test 3 (2008-04-02):

  • fixed error message directory

Development Test 3 (2008-04-02): 3rd Release

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March 20, 2008 - 4:59pm
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can't start app after

can't start app after install.

on launch errormessage popup:
There was an error copying mingwm10.dll. Either mingwm10.dll is missing from Data\files, or your running this app from an account that does not have access to the system32 folder. This app will now close"

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March 20, 2008 - 5:34pm
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Question

Do You Have Access To The system32 Folder? in WINDOWS Folder?

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March 20, 2008 - 6:31pm
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Yes

He's on an admin account, I'm sure he does. I have the same issue and I also have access, on an admin account.

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March 20, 2008 - 6:37pm
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Ok Understood

Ill Check It Out May Be A Few Hrs. Very Busy With Something Else

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March 20, 2008 - 6:38pm
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I think you

don't need to copy it to $SYSDIR. I think you just have to put it in the app dir Blum

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March 20, 2008 - 7:06pm
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no

if u check the other forum's ive made. somewhere in there i already have and people still recieved the error. so this is the solution. lol

unless someone can redirect the directory for it. but, as usual, im not into advance coding. Blum

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April 2, 2008 - 3:55pm
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Ok

This is like virtual PC, right?

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April 2, 2008 - 4:23pm
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not at all...Virtual PC

not at all...Virtual PC creates a virtual computing environment, this application creates virtual desktops.

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April 3, 2008 - 7:45am
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Error

There was an error copying mingwm10.dll is missing from Data/files, or you are running this app from an account that does not have access to the system32 folder. This app will now close.

Edit: Oops, an update. Let me download the update first, and see if the error still applys. Also, by any chance, do I need admin privledges for this app?

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April 3, 2008 - 8:11am
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yep..........

due to the fact that this app needs a certain file from system32 if u dont have mingwm10.dll in the system32 folder and your running it from a non admin account. it might not work.

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January 30, 2011 - 11:01pm
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Admin Requirement

Due to the admin requirement, this can't be considered for official release at the time. David, would you like to re-pick this up and try getting a workaround?

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April 23, 2015 - 11:06am
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Virtual Dimension 0.94

I don't want to do thread necromancing, but as I'm using Virtual Dimension for myself, I also tried to make it portable by myself. And this is my first try to package a portable application.

Now, there is something general I don't understand and where I hope someone could explain to me.

Okay, what did I do?
I made a package where virtualdimension.exe, HookDLL.dll, langEN.dll and mingwm10.dll are in the directory VirtualDimension\App\VirtualDimensionPortable.

If I start the exe directly in that directory (yes, also *without* admin privileges), everything works fine.

If I start it in the launcher, VD starts and the launcher (!) complains about the missing mingwm10.dll --- but VD has successfully started in the background. I can work with VD, change desktops, move windows and so on.

I also tried running the exe with an app bouncer (an exe that does nothing but open the target exe and closes then itself) to assure that VD is started in the correct directory. Same effect.

1. Why do I get an error popup from the launcher?
2. Why is the dll started with the launcher missing, but when directly started from the same directory, everything is okay?

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