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Published: 2009-01-02 03:45:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 27512; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 12831
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Description Taskbaric - a utility to iconize Windows taskbar buttons (for XP and Vista)
  • Run the program to iconize the taskbar buttons.

  • To undo the effect, simply run the program again.

  • To get the optimal results with the XP version (taskbaric_xp.exe), apply the registry change Vishal Gupta describes in detail here to change the width of the buttons.

  • In some cases, the registry change alone is sufficient. But if you're still seeing texts like this then taskbaric_xp.exe will hide those texts for you.

    • The program does not stay in memory, and it does not modify any system files.

    Source code for Taskbaric is available at the Taskbaric site . Taskbaric is derived from Tclock2 .
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    Comments: 33

    thiagovdlk [2014-10-31 00:08:16 +0000 UTC]

    Muito bom obrigado

    👍: 1 ⏩: 0

    333day [2014-03-13 12:36:04 +0000 UTC]

    Hello Everyone

    Thank you aw2!

    taskbar.exe doesn't work

    windows 8.1 / 64 bit
    Core2duo　E8400　3GHz
    RAM Memory 6GB

    please Help me

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    asdsaasddas [2011-02-23 09:42:23 +0000 UTC]

    How to remove this

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    asdsaasddas [2011-02-23 09:41:54 +0000 UTC]

    How to Remove this

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    GuiMMP In reply to asdsaasddas [2011-03-17 22:55:17 +0000 UTC]

    Just double-click the file again.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    peewee-hermen [2010-09-14 16:17:02 +0000 UTC]

    epicwin

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    Ass9999 [2010-03-14 19:17:08 +0000 UTC]

    This is great!

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    asilaydyingdl [2010-01-13 07:57:50 +0000 UTC]

    Impressive. Next time I boot XP I will apply the text changes and resize my buttons to the appropriate width.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    iMallar [2009-05-30 12:32:48 +0000 UTC]

    i was wondering if you can make the program work even after a reboot, cause i made a shortcut of it to the startup folder and every time it runs it shows a command prompt and it kinda distracts me. so if you can do that it would be a huge thanks. it's really a great program!

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to iMallar [2009-05-30 22:42:51 +0000 UTC]

    Ha ha! Fair enough. I've updated the programs so that they no longer show any console windows.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    kaamya [2009-05-14 17:43:20 +0000 UTC]

    Well.... Thank you so much... It really works!

    Now I've a little question... How can I make my taskbar looking like as before this change?

    Now I'm seeing centered icons, but without text. That's cool for Windows 7 appearance, but the thing is I'm just trying this, I don't want to leave this as is.

    Could you add a little batch or something like that in order to undo this change, please?


    Thanks in advance
    Faved

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to kaamya [2009-05-15 03:00:59 +0000 UTC]

    Thanks!

    I assume you used the XP version. The effect will be gone after a reboot. I've also just updated the XP version so that running the program again will undo the "iconization" effect -- but you'll need to download the new version.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    13korj01 [2009-05-02 19:25:46 +0000 UTC]

    how do u get rid of it i cant undo it please help

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to 13korj01 [2009-05-04 18:50:40 +0000 UTC]

    Run the program again and it will undo the effect. It will also be gone after a reboot .

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    Sephiroth121 [2009-03-28 14:51:48 +0000 UTC]

    I got it to work! And it's easy to undo! Thanks!

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    Sephiroth121 [2009-03-28 14:51:48 +0000 UTC]

    I got it to work! And it's easy to undo! Thanks!

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    bigbosstx [2009-01-04 18:49:25 +0000 UTC]

    i cant get it to run on my vista is there FAQ or troubleshoot page

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to bigbosstx [2009-01-04 20:50:35 +0000 UTC]

    Could you post the error message, if any?

    Most likely it couldn't find the required VC++ redistributable package. There's a download link in the description above.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    bigbosstx In reply to sw2 [2009-01-04 21:38:30 +0000 UTC]

    some thing about side by side config incorrect. see application log for details
    no log nothing
    im running a 64 bit could that the problem

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to bigbosstx [2009-01-04 22:16:11 +0000 UTC]

    Try this non-SP1 redistributable package instead: [link]

    (Apparently I haven't patched my VC++ to SP1 yet...)

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    bigbosstx In reply to sw2 [2009-01-04 22:36:03 +0000 UTC]

    well i didnt try your link but some how it stared working thnx look great

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to bigbosstx [2009-01-04 23:02:53 +0000 UTC]

    Glab to hear that it's working now!

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    bigbosstx In reply to sw2 [2009-01-05 01:36:47 +0000 UTC]

    thanks for the program

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    tv8 [2009-01-02 19:35:32 +0000 UTC]

    Bug?When you close an application the used space is stil reserved and cant be used again.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 2

    sw2 In reply to tv8 [2009-01-04 10:42:42 +0000 UTC]

    There's an alt. version for XP now. No more unused space on taskbar!! (But the buttons are slightly bigger...)

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    sw2 In reply to tv8 [2009-01-02 20:50:27 +0000 UTC]

    It's a known bug on XP with high screen resolution. Screen width <= 1280 seems to work fine. On Vista it doesn't have this problem, either.

    I haven't figured out why that happens or how to fix it, unfortunately...

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    PeterRollar [2009-01-02 16:53:24 +0000 UTC]

    Hey man! Great info. Thanx for sharing.

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to PeterRollar [2009-01-02 19:04:41 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you!

    👍: 0 ⏩: 0

    sick742 [2009-01-02 13:55:50 +0000 UTC]

    hey dude...
    how do we change it back, if we've already apply it?

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sick742 In reply to sick742 [2009-01-02 13:57:17 +0000 UTC]

    EDIT:sorry for the lame question...
    yay... I've already figure it out

    thx for the info mate...

    👍: 0 ⏩: 1

    sw2 In reply to sick742 [2009-01-02 19:03:46 +0000 UTC]

    Glad it's working for you now!

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    flclrockstar [2009-01-02 13:25:57 +0000 UTC]

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    sw2 In reply to flclrockstar [2009-01-02 19:02:02 +0000 UTC]

    Thanks!

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