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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
8,774
- Operating Systems:
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT
- Additional Requirements:
Windows NT/2000/XP
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
September 04, 2006
Publisher's description of Transparent TaskBar
Transparent TaskBar allows you to adjust easily adjust your taskbar's transparency level for free. The adjustment is in real time, allowing you to watch your taskbar change transparently as you slide your mouse up and down the transparency scale. No need to reconfigure your transparency setting every time you reboot. Transparent TaskBar will remember your settings, and automatically re apply them when you restart (optional).
Editor's review of Transparent TaskBar
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- "Transparent TaskBar"
- Version reviewed: Transparent TaskBar 1
Though lacking in extras, this freeware quickly changes the transparency level of your Windows Taskbar.
Transparent TaskBar's miniscule interface makes it easy to adjust the transparency level of your Taskbar through a slider. At first glance it left us puzzled about how the program works, and we had to dig into the program's folder to read the included documentation. Also, right-clicking the interface brings up a pop-up menu that contains a few presets for adjust the Taskbar transparency. In our tests, transparency changes took immediate effect, and adjusting the slider to the highest level of transparency made our Taskbar fully invisible.
The program worked well, and even closing the program or restarting our computer didn't remove the transparency effect. However, the general lack of other features lessens its appeal. Over all, this freeware is easy to use and will satisfy any user who is looking for basic transparency features.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.8 stars out of 4 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Transparent TaskBar 1
"Very Okay,Best one of way to make XP look ike VISTA"
Pros: It's Easy to use
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Version: Transparent TaskBar 1
"Come on guys... you can do a better work."
Pros: 1- The instalation works fine.
2- It's free.Cons: 1- It can't be minimized.
2- The systray icons and the textof the taskbar shouldn't be transparent.
3- Full transparency is useless, you can't see anyhing!! at least leave the text visible...Summary: It looks like if it isn't finished yet. I know it's free, I also know the goodwill of the creator but sometimes this is not enough. Keep working.
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Version: Transparent TaskBar 1
"Decent. Kinda pointless, though."
Pros: Works great, No bugs that I've found.
Cons: It would help if the slider thingee could be minimized.
Summary: Works very well. There's no real need for it, though, unless you're rteally picky about the looks of your desktop. It's neat.
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Version: Transparent TaskBar 1
"Overall, not really worth it, even though it's free"
Pros: It actually makes it transparent
Cons: Didn't really blend with the XP environment
Why not put the controller in the system tray?Summary: Overall, this program is lackluster in performance, dropping a transparent mask over all the elements in the taskbar instead of really getting creative and maybe recognizing things like WMP mini-mode and not masking them. Also, the fact that it alwa... read more >>
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