[dba-Tech] Program Manager (Fences) for Win7

Hi John

You can collect shortcuts in groups (small windows) which live in a larger window (Program Manager):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Manager

My colleagues serve each perhaps 20 clients. Each client has a group and within this you can collect RDP shortcuts, local shortcuts, etc. Clients not in use are minimized. A good example of simple and productive design.

/gustav

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Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af John R Bartow
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Hi Gustav,
I must confess that I have no idea what you are doing with progman.exe that windows explorer couldn't replicate. Could you please explain further?
John

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 4:08 AM
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Subject: [dba-Tech] Program Manager (Fences) for Win7

Hi all

Some of my fellow users use WinXP virtual machines to run a bunch of applications. These are so many that I've used the good ol' PROGMAN.EXE of Windows 3.11/Windows 95 to keep the shortcuts organized.
But these WinXP VMs are about to be phased out and replaced by Win7. Program Manager doesn't run on Win7 (a hack exists but that is beyond what I'll deal with). So I've looked for alternatives.

I've found Stardock Fences. But it attacks the Desktop itself which is not so well. Further, a bug exists that if you create folders in folders (which you have to to mimic Program Manager), the background of these "folder portals" are black if running in a terminal session. Also, you can't minimize the fences/windows which means you have to move them around all the time.

So could anyone recommend an alternative? Nothing fancy is needed beyond the basic features of the original Program Manager.

/gustav