Hi, I'm wondering if there is an app somewhere that allows you to "clone" an active process/program so that the exact memory/screen/etc is shown in the clone, which then acts like a second program.

What I need it to do is more complicated than simply saving and opening it again in another instance of the program- that won't work in this case.

Anyone ever heard of such a thing?
 

Off the top of my head I can't really think of anything. I mean there's a feature that's vaguely similar in Windows 7 (Vista too? not sure) that allows you open a window in a new process (eg: so your explorer windows don't all crash if one crashes).

But not sure about this. Is the program/process by default not one you can open twice? Virtualization maybe?

Technically you can have two programs opened in windows if both users are logged in at the same time -- this was how you could have Diablo II open twice for self-muling on battle.net; windows-key + L, switch user, gg.

Sorry if that doesn't help :\

I suppose you could setup virtual machines or use like sandboxie or something.
 

No..it's a quirky program where, I create a dashboard (basically an interactive flash app) and can export it as swf, exactly as I see it in the program when it's open. But if I save it in native format, and reopen it, some of the layout/sizing changes and I have to readjust everything, which is a huge pain in the ass.

So the solution is to just keep the program open at all times, right? Never turn off your computer. But then, what if I want to modify this and make a second dashboard from the same basic format, without losing the original format in the process? This is what I need a cloning tool for.

Not sure if anyone is going to know what I am talking about.
 

Sorry drawing a complete blank.

Would it be possible to go with a different program or solution though?
 

Well deadline is past, I worked around it. Would be nice if someone made a program that could do this though. You know, how "hibernate" works for your computer - only this would work for specific programs, and you could "dehibernate" into multiple instances.