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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 98
- Date added: April 15, 2009
- Total Downloads: 56,610
- Downloads last week: 824
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 16 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
At first glance, this free utility seems exactly like the Windows Quick Launch bar. One major difference makes it far handier, though. With Free Launch Bar, you can add not only shortcuts, but entire pop-up menus of shortcuts. It's kind of like having as many Start menus as you can build. Interface options allow you to change icon size, fonts, and other minor display options. You even can password-protect your new menus to lock out changes. People who find the default Quick Launch bar too small for all their shortcuts will appreciate Free Launch Bar.Publisher's description
From Tordex :Free Launch Bar is a replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch also are in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. However, there is one huge difference. Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into groups. This feature looks similar to pop-up menus. This improves the management of your shortcuts and saves working space on your desktop. By using Free Launch Bar, you speed up the launching of your applications like never before. Version 2.0 adds Windows Vista support and 64-bit support.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.0 adds Windows Vista support and 64-bit support.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 16 votes
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Version: Free Launch Bar 2.0
"Easy to use - easy to customize"
Pros: Easy to use - it saves the 'classic xp' menu for Win7 users
Cons: None-none-none
Summary: I think that reviewers should take a look at this and talk it up more - it's great!
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Version: Free Launch Bar 2.0
"Would not install and operate as expected"
Pros: The bits that worked looked good - when it worked!
Cons: It displayed alongside my existing Quick Launch rather than on top of it, so I had two sets of icons, it looked a real mess. Not only that, but it wouldn't reappear after rebooting, I had to go to the folder and open it each time.
Summary: I tried installing it two times, with the taskbar locked, and with it unlocked. I followed the installation instructions, and I played around with all of FLB's options, but nothing made one jot of difference. If I deleted any of my existing QL icons... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Free Launch Bar 2.0
Pros: This is really a nice clean add on for Windows. You can drag and drop icons from the desktop plus you can arrange them to your liking...VERY NICE !!! The control panel can be tweaked to your liking and works.
Cons: After three weeks of use I can find nothing to gripe about.
Summary: I use to download and use programs that Windows already had only to find they worked no better then the Windows version. Now I use very few add on programs unless they really provide a real outstanding change. Sure, you can click on your system ba... read more >>
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Version: Free Launch Bar 2.0
"I use FLB on XP, love the functionality"
Pros: Easy to use, pretty easy to configure, doesn't seem to slow the system down at all
Cons: Fine-tuning control of appearance is a little difficult and limited IMO, but plenty good enough for what I need.
Summary: I would definitely recommend this to anyone that wants something faster and more compact than the start menu and doesn't already have something like a dock bar that they're stuck on already. XP's launch bar is way too simple, like many of it's othe... read more >>
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