Get Vista Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows XP

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Want to be able to see a preview of open programs in Windows XP?

Windows Vista comes with this feature as standard. However, if you use XP - this software is for you.

Installing Visual Tooltip:

• Download Visual Tooltip here.
• Extract the program to your hard drive (For example: C:\Program Files\Visual ToolTip)
• Now find the folder and open VisualToolTip.exe.
• Select English and select OK.

Now the program is running.

Configuring Visual Tooltip:

• Open up the Options from the tray icon.

• Increase the size of the sliders to make the thumbnail bigger.
• Uncheck the option for “Size proportional to the target window“.

• Click on the Display tab, and then uncheck the “Show window title“

You’re done! Have fun. Note: sometimes previews wont show - this is usually a problem with resources, which occurs with Vista too.

For help using other features of the program, click here.

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