Suggestion!!

[Rheassi]

I have spent the last several days reading as much of this website as I can.. There are a lot of amazing things that can be done it seems!!

What I need is a suggestion for the most simple free software for dual boxing 2 accounts.. I do not need anything fancy nor do I need a lot of the complicated features Ive been reading about in some of the programs. All I want is a way to maximize my screen setup on 1 computer for 2 accounts.. I have a 19 inch monitor and would like to be able to play with both accounts running split screen so I can easily switch back and forth and see what is going on both screens at once.I also liked the screen shots Ive seen with the second account in PiP. I do not need it to send keys bindings or macros etcc for me as I just switch screens if I need to heal myself etc..

Right now I play with the screens overlapping and I switch that way but I really hate looking at the screen like that lol.

Iam playing a shammie/pally combo. Pally is the healer and is mostly just on autofollow atm lol

Thanks

[Coltimar]

I started the same way you did, with two accounts. Keyclone isn't free but it worth the price. Most likely you will someday escilate to more than two accounts down the road (most people do it seems) and will want the extra features. But if you never do, it still works like a pro. I can only recommend Keyclone, as it is all I have used.

[olipcs]

Well, as you are searching a free software, hotkeynet might be a solution for you, even if you don't want to pass keys.
Hotkeynet can be found at www.hotkeynet.com .
A simple script to do what you described would look like:

//-----------------------------------------------------------
// SUBROUTINE TO LAUNCH AND RENAME A COPY OF WOW.
//-----------------------------------------------------------
<Command LaunchAndRename>
   <SendPC %1%>
  <Run %2%>
  <RenameTargetWin %3%>
  <RemoveWinFrame>
  
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// SUBROUTINE TO Position Windows 
//-----------------------------------------------------------
<Command ResizeAndPosition>
   <SendPC Local>
	  <SendWin %1%>
     	       <SetWinSize 1280 512>
     	          <SetWinPos 0 0>
	  <SendWinM %2%>
     	      <SetWinSize 1280 512>
     	          <SetWinPos 0 512>     
     
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// HOTKEY TO LAUNCH AND RENAME YOUR WOW WINDOWS 
// Please configure the Path and processor afinitys correctly
//-----------------------------------------------------------
<Hotkey Alt Ctrl L>
<LaunchAndRename Local "C:\temp\multi\w1\wow.exe" WoW1>
<LaunchAndRename Local "C:\temp\multi\w2\wow.exe" WoW2>
<ResizeAndPosition WoW1 WoW2>

with this you can start the two wows with a press of 'ctrl + alt + L' and the ResizeAndPosition-command resizes them then.
To get this working you need to use the correct path in the LaunchAndRename-command and perhaps customize the window-positions and sizes.
More detailed infos how to do this can be found in the here: Hotkeynet Guide: Resize and Position

If you need anymore help, simply ask here or on the hotkeynet-site.

[SlayerX]

Just something that might make this abit easier. i use to dual box like that in eq, with two overlapping.

Now this wasn't exactly what you asked for but it will make it easier, ever thought of a 2nd monitor? i don't know if your video card has two ports thou most today do. You could extend your desktop to two monitors adn play one wow on each, you can do this with maximizer software, which you can find info on in the forums here.

Also, its xmas time and alot of moniters are on sale, you prob could find a 19inch lcd for pretty cheap.

[zanthor]

Simple
Powerful
Free

Pick any 2.

Seriously, for free solutions I'd say HotKeyNet is your best bet as it has great support and isn't THAT hard.

[olipcs]

What zanthor ment (i think) is:

Simple + Powerful (but not free) = Keyclone (Here the simple means, it has a gui-based-setup)
Powerful + Free (but nor simple) = HotKeyNet (Here not simple means, you have to actualy write scripts (or let them be written from me )), and maybe AutoHotKey
Powerful + simpler (but not free) = Innerspace (Here simpler means, as you are looking for only windowpositioning, this can be done with IS with the autolayout-function which is quite simple, but also require you to write some scripts (or use zanthors))
Simple + Free (but not so powerfull) = honestly no real idea, what would fall in this category, maybe the original wowmaximizer.