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How to get a better task switcher
There are a number of task switching applications out there, and one of the nicest is the VistaSwitcher. Contrary to the name, it works with Windows XP, too, and in addition to displaying your open applications and showing a preview of the selected one, it lets you quickly switch among them and even includes a right click menu from which you can minimize, maximize, close and end the process. Best of all, it's free. See screenshots and download it here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110222-Task-Switcher
Add Dropbox to the Send To menu
If you don't already use Dropbox to share files and folders over the Internet, be sure to check it out. Its simplicity is its greatest strength - users like it because it's easy to use and does exactly what its name implies. You can also use it for backing up your files. You can download it here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110222-Dropbox
If you're already a Dropbox user, here's a way to add it to the Send To menu in the right click menu in Windows XP, making it even easier to send files there:
Right click Start and select Explore
In Windows Explorer, click Tools | Folder Options
Click the View tab and under Advanced Settings, click "Show hidden files and folders" (you can skip these steps if you already have Explorer set to show hidden files and folders).
In Windows Explorer, navigate to \Documents and Settings\\SendTo
In the SendTo folder, right click and select Create Shortcut
Create a Shortcut to your Dropbox folder
Now when you right click a file or folder, you can select Send To and then select the shortcut to Dropbox.
Can I get drive info in XP?
QUESTION:
I still use Windows XP on my main computer, but I have a new laptop that runs Windows 7. Generally I like XP better, I'm more familiar with how to do things in it. Something that I like about Windows 7, though, is the way the icons for the drive letters in Explorer show you how full or empty the drive is. That's really handy and I'm wondering, is there a setting or an add-on program I can use to get that same look in XP? Thanks! - Dean J.
ANSWER:
That extra info in Explorer does come in handy. Sure, you can right click the drive and click Properties to see the pie chart showing you how much of your drive is being used, but that's a couple of extra steps. Vista/Windows 7 makes it a lot more convenient by showing you the drive's status right there "up front." And if you want the same thing in XP, you're in luck. There is a little free program called Vista Drive Status that will do exactly what you're asking for. It puts a storage bar beneath each drive icon to let you easily keep tabs on the remaining storage space on each of your drives. Read about it and find a link to the download page here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110222-Extra-Info-Explorer
There are a number of task switching applications out there, and one of the nicest is the VistaSwitcher. Contrary to the name, it works with Windows XP, too, and in addition to displaying your open applications and showing a preview of the selected one, it lets you quickly switch among them and even includes a right click menu from which you can minimize, maximize, close and end the process. Best of all, it's free. See screenshots and download it here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110222-Task-Switcher
Add Dropbox to the Send To menu
If you don't already use Dropbox to share files and folders over the Internet, be sure to check it out. Its simplicity is its greatest strength - users like it because it's easy to use and does exactly what its name implies. You can also use it for backing up your files. You can download it here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110222-Dropbox
If you're already a Dropbox user, here's a way to add it to the Send To menu in the right click menu in Windows XP, making it even easier to send files there:
Right click Start and select Explore
In Windows Explorer, click Tools | Folder Options
Click the View tab and under Advanced Settings, click "Show hidden files and folders" (you can skip these steps if you already have Explorer set to show hidden files and folders).
In Windows Explorer, navigate to \Documents and Settings\\SendTo
In the SendTo folder, right click and select Create Shortcut
Create a Shortcut to your Dropbox folder
Now when you right click a file or folder, you can select Send To and then select the shortcut to Dropbox.
Can I get drive info in XP?
QUESTION:
I still use Windows XP on my main computer, but I have a new laptop that runs Windows 7. Generally I like XP better, I'm more familiar with how to do things in it. Something that I like about Windows 7, though, is the way the icons for the drive letters in Explorer show you how full or empty the drive is. That's really handy and I'm wondering, is there a setting or an add-on program I can use to get that same look in XP? Thanks! - Dean J.
ANSWER:
That extra info in Explorer does come in handy. Sure, you can right click the drive and click Properties to see the pie chart showing you how much of your drive is being used, but that's a couple of extra steps. Vista/Windows 7 makes it a lot more convenient by showing you the drive's status right there "up front." And if you want the same thing in XP, you're in luck. There is a little free program called Vista Drive Status that will do exactly what you're asking for. It puts a storage bar beneath each drive icon to let you easily keep tabs on the remaining storage space on each of your drives. Read about it and find a link to the download page here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110222-Extra-Info-Explorer
