New to Lightroom- why can't I open two copies of LR?

I like to have two copies of my past management software open at the same time so I can tag the RAW images that I have processed to tiffs.  I am currently using a trial version of LR to see if I want to purchase it and I cannot open two copies.  Any ideas?  Is it just a feature of the trial version?
Thanks.
Barbara

"Just 5 minutes ago, I suddenly lost the icons in the upper right corner to resized, and close LR.  I can't seem to either move or resize it, only close it by using file/close.  ??"
You probably went into full screen mode with the F key. Hit it again to cycle through the screen modes.
What is your current management software?
With Lightroom you are able to catalog all your RGB image files including RAW, PSD, TIFF, JPG. Regardless of where the images are located on your hard drive or external hard drive, Lightroom can help you manage them with flags, ratings (stars), and color labels. It can also help you organize images into collections without actually moving the files.
All this can be accomplished with filters to sort images or by Smart Collections to automate the process of isolation.
For example: If you have RAW images and TIFF images in a folder then you will see them together in Lightrooms Library Mode while viewing the Folders Panel. You can then use a Fiter to isolate just the RAW files or just the TIFF files. If you want to use a rating system to let you know which images have been "done" you could assign a star rating or a color rating. Again another method of filtering what work has been done or need to be done.
In one of my workflows I will use a color code of Red for the files I need to work on for a client, Green for the files I have worked and Blue for the files that have been delivered. Note that I am not creating more images but simply tagging my images as their status changes.
Smart collections can be setup to automatically gather all of the Red, Green, or Blue labelled images, allowing me to see instantly with a single click which images are done, delivered, or in need of work.
Hopefully this helps.

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