Windows 7 comes with lots of new features. Two of them are Aero Shake and Aero Peek.
"Aero Shake" feature lets you minimize all running windows except the one which you are currently working on using a simple mouse shake.
"Aero Peek" feature has replaced the old "Show Desktop" button. It can be found as a small rectangle present at the end of Windows 7 taskbar. When you hover the mouse cursor over it, it allows you to peek behind all open windows by hiding all windows and showing only outlines of all windows.
"WinShake" is a very small and free software which can bring Windows 7's "Aero Shake", "Aero Peek" and "Show Desktop" features to Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.
Its size is 600KB and it doesn't take much resources. The new version 2.02 finally adds true Windows 7 Aero Taskbar Peek, making it possible to Peek at a window, just by hovering over its Taskbar Button. You can even Peek at minimized windows. This new function, plus all the other ones, can now also be used with your mouse.
Thanks to our reader "Fred" for the screenshot image...
This utility has been created by "Fred" and here is what the developer says about this program:
The Taskbar Peek function is similar to the true Windows 7 Aero Peek function, making it possible to Peek at a window, just by hovering over its Taskbar Button: when clicking the Middle Mouse Button on one of the program buttons, all other windows are Peeked, leaving only the desired one to look at. You can use this to quickly find a window in real size, making it easier to see the differences between two windows. Or maybe you just want to take a Peek at one without actually switching to it.
By hovering over a Grouped Taskbar Button, its menu automatically opens, so you can Peek at these windows too. Even minimized windows can be Peeked at!... As long as they’ve been open long enough for WinShake Control to take a SnapShot of them, that SnapShot is being shown in real size on the position where the window was when the picture was taken. And when you click on a SnapShot, the actual window is restored.
This Taskbar Peek function however is not completely free to use anymore... I hope you will find it worth a little bit!... :) But first you can try it of course, so...
Enjoy the program!
You can download it using following link:
NOTE: You can also check other similar free tools at following link:
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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Tangmeister
Awesome!
But one suggestion:
If a tut or app needs NET Framework or something, could we have this posted in teh article to save people's time if they don't have the requirements?
Just a suggestion,
Tangmeister.
need
This is great but to buggy in vista SP1 x86...maybe only in my PC...
if i use this programs after that my start orb will have start text on it...
sometimes my windows will be half glass and half not after using it...
zacharia
1. How to change the text and screen colour of shut down screen in win xp?
2. How to change the color of welcome screen ?
I have changed the welcome text in win xp as per your instruction, it is work fine.
3. Where can i find the winlogon in regedit?
I want to point the winlogon which i edited " winlogon1 "
This is what i followed from the web.
You don't need to overwrite the file. Just make a copy and edit, then, in the registry, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. There's a string value "UIHost", pointing to logonui.exe. Just make the path point to your edited file and you're done.
Thanking you.
Sathya
I'm wondering if there's a program which can um, "emulate" the most useful feature of Aero Peek - that of thumbnail/sneak peak of all windows together (um I hope you get my point), in XP. Aero Peek is a tremendous productivity boost for someone like me, who has atleast 10 windows open at any time. Sadly I can't install Win 7 beta, and get the retail version when its out on my office laptop and thats a bummer :(
So coming back to my Q - any app which can do a Win 7 Aero peek in XP ?
Sathya
I did read it, but the description didn't quite meet to my requirements, nevertheless will check and reply.
Thanks
fadly
Wooooooow, is the best !!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
SDreamer
Doesn't really uninstall? Having a hard time deleting this from my computer...
mannuforall
Nice but only trial version!
berus_jamban
hi vishal.. how to remove this program from my system?
VG
^^ It seems it doesnt have uninstallation feature. You can close it using its system tray icon.