Is it possible to have 2 workspaces on the same screen

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1 PC, 2 consoles (as in 2 monitors, keyboards and mice)

Is it possible to divide the screen into 2 work-spaces, each with its own keyboard and mouse , mouse pointer etc.

Each workspace must independent of the other and must act as if it is an another computer.

I should also be able to ping the other Work-area.

[OS: Windows XP or Windows 7]

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@techie007: Will I be able to ping both consoles using BeTwin VS ? — SpongeBob SquarePants, Mar 07 '11 at 05:38
What do you mean by divide? If you want to share the desktop look into VNC. If you want to support multiple independent desktops in Windows for different users simultaneously then there's Windows Remote Desktop Service but this only available in server versions of Windows. While client versions of Windows have Remote Desktop Service, it's only for Fast User Switching and doesn't allow multiple remote desktops like Windows Server's Terminal Services. — , Mar 07 '11 at 05:44
@techie007: The duplicate does not apply - only one monitor here. — harrymc, Mar 07 '11 at 09:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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Yes, setup a virtual machine and assign it a separate keyboard and mouse. See here for details.

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

Community

answered Mar 07 '11 at 06:19

MaQleod

Can I get different ip like in the image in my question ? – SpongeBob SquarePants Mar 07 '11 at 08:19
Yes, your VM can have a different IP, but with VMs you will have to use private IPs - you can do something like 192.168.1.100 for the host and 192.168.1.101 for the VM. – MaQleod Mar 07 '11 at 08:35
That sounds awesome , can you tell me which VM will suit me ? – SpongeBob SquarePants Mar 07 '11 at 08:38
VirtualBox is always a good bet. – MaQleod Mar 07 '11 at 08:44
Can you tell me the steps to setting up a private IP in VirtualBox ? – SpongeBob SquarePants Mar 07 '11 at 15:44
Look here for network configuration for virtual box: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html#network_nat – MaQleod Mar 07 '11 at 18:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '11 at 06:05

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Not that I am aware of. I would suggest a second monitor or a KVM switch.

answered Mar 07 '11 at 06:05

goblinbox

What is a KVM switch – SpongeBob SquarePants Mar 07 '11 at 08:21
Keyboard Video Mouse. It lets multiple computers share one keyboard, monitor and mouse set. Some will let you share audio as well. – MaQleod Mar 07 '11 at 08:38

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '11 at 09:34

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You could use WinSplit Revolution or Gridvista, both are free.

However, as they are on the same computer, ping does not apply.

answered Mar 07 '11 at 09:34

harrymc

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