Get the Windows 7 Taskbar for XP

[joelm3103]

For those who like the functionality of the taskbar in Windows 7 but don't have Windows 7, here's a solution for you . It's kind of old but thought I'd share it still .

Get the Windows 7 Taskbar for XP

One of my favorite features in Windows 7 has to be the redesigned Taskbar. The entire user experience is so smooth, and I think they really went down the right path with it. At work I'm stuck on XP, and I went looking for a way that I could get a lot of the same functionality as what Windows 7 offers.

That's when I came across the free ViGlance. It's a rather lightweight app (uses about 10MB of memory when running) that simulates the Windows 7 Taskbar. What I like is that it doesn't replace the entire Taskbar in XP. Instead it replaces just the portion where the Taskbar buttons normally reside, and leaves the System Tray, Quick Launch, and other native sections untouched.