Tips to share: a small story in the Windows taskbar

        The Windows taskbar is an area that is often used to operate. Recently, we have explored some software and techniques about it, and hope to share it with everyone.

1. "Quick Start" column, please lay off

Thanks to Microsoft for adding a useful "quick start" bar for Windows, although it is already very good, but we still I found a replacement, True Launch Bar. After installation, right click on the taskbar and select “Toolbar→True Launch Bar” to start it. The software automatically receives the items in the “Quick Launch Bar”, so enter the “Toolbar again”. ", cancel the "quick start" check, let it be laid off now. The True Launch Bar is very powerful. For example, if you move the mouse pointer over an icon, the corresponding program or folder will open automatically for a while; provide a rich set of plug-ins, such as: regularly check the mailbox, Winamp and other media players. Control plug-ins, weather forecast plug-ins, etc. (Figure 1), make the taskbar function colorful; you can also change the skin flaws.

Figure 1 True Launch Bar

True Launch Bar Small File

Software Version: 2.2 Software Size: 1.03MB

Software Nature: Shareware Applicable Platform: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

Download: http://www.truelaunchbar.com/bin/setup.exe

Multi-language package: http://www.truelaunchbar.combin/tlbint.exe

Software Note: After the True Launch Bar is installed, execute the multi-language package file - tlbint.exe , select SimplifIEd Chinese in the language selection list. Then right click on the True Launch Bar on the taskbar, select TLB Settings..., enter the General options tab in the window that opens, select "Chinese (China)" in the list after the Language: item, press "OK" It can be finished.

True Launch Bar currently offers the latest beta downloads, which you can download at http://www.onlinedown.Net/soft/5466.htm
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2. Recreate a "quick start" bar

Create a new folder on the desktop, then right click on it and select the "Rename" command to delete the "New Folder" "The five words, then hold down the Alt key, and enter 0160 in the keypad. After the carriage return, the folder becomes an unnamed folder, open it, and add some shortcuts to the program or file. Then right click on the "Taskbar" and select "Toolbars→New Toolbar". In the "Select Folder or Type Internet Address" window that opens, select the unnamed folder you just created (Figure 2). After confirming, right in the taskbar. A new toolbar appears on the side (to the left of the system tray area) and looks exactly the same as the Quick Launch bar.

Figure 2 Select "Unnamed" folder

3. Control Winamp directly in the taskbar

If you have Windows Media Player installed on Windows XP 9.0 (hereafter referred to as WMP), then you can right-click on the "Taskbar" and select "Toolbar→Windows Media Player". After you choose to minimize WMP, it will automatically shrink to the taskbar and perform the most basic playback control. . But it can only be implemented in Windows XP. In fact, just go to http://FTPwa.newaol.com/customize/component/2001/10/15/P/Winamp_Desk_Band.exe
to download the Winamp plugin - Winamp Desk Band, right click on the task after installation Bar, select "Toolbar→Winamp Desk Band", so that a new toolbar (Figure 3) will appear on the right side of the "Taskbar". It can also be used to start and control Winamp playback.

Figure 3 New Toolbar

4. Give the system tray a little energy

Do you want to add some anger to the boring system tray? ? Then try Tray Animations, a gadget that has no use, but is very interesting, and it can display animations constantly in the system tray. First go to http://www.ornj.Net/software/trayanimations/index.Html
to download and install, and also recommend downloading the Animation Archive on this page (unzip all the files to Tray Animations installation) The Animations folder in the catalog, which greatly enriches the animation material). Next launch Tray Animations, then right click on its icon in the system tray and select Show Animation List, select the animation in the open window and add it to the playlist.

5. More functions for the system tray

MR Tech Systray is a small, free system tray tool that will be resident in the system tray as an icon after installation. It can not only quickly shut down, restart or undo login, but also clean up the disk, organize MP3 files (even including renaming, ID3 tag modification, etc.), adjust the system, quickly uninstall the program, stop common Windows services, replace wallpapers, and so on. The download address is: http://www.vipcn.com/SoftView/SoftVIEw_549.Html
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