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Vista like taskbar thumbnail preview in WinXP

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/vista-like-taskbar-thumbnail-preview-in-winxp.53509/

blackpearl
blackpearl Original post #1
Mar 27, 2007 at 5:24 PM
The How-To Geek site details how to tweak Visual ToolTip so it displays a thumbnail when you mouse over a window's entry on the taskbar.

*www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/GetVistaTaskbarThumbnailPreviewsinWindow_D46/image0.png

*www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/get-vista-taskbar-thumbnail-previews-in-windows-xp/
saurabh.sauron
saurabh.sauron #2
Apr 2, 2007 at 2:02 PM
there is one more software, called Visual Task Tips. It uses a registry hack to display thumbnail images of minimized windows in XP. It is just 86 kb (i think) and runs as a service. no customization required. I prefer it over Visual Tool Tips. I even managed to run it under vista, as my computer doesnt support Aero.