Hide task bar and start button
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Hide task bar and start button
Submitted August 7, 2008 by magician13134
35 comments, 26996 downloads 20 votes |
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Hide taskbar AND start button (Vista too)
(version 2.4!)
Every program I've tried to hide these left the start button in Vista, so I wrote a small program myself to do it.
Instructions:
-Begin by auto-hiding your taskbar (right click, properties, auto hide), this frees up the maximum space on your desktop when the bar is hidden
-Run it, if you are running a dock program (like Rocket Dock), then allocate 45 pixels or so for it
-Click Ok
-To re-show the taskbar, or close the program, simply hit Ctrl+Alt+Esc to bring the options back
-You can also re-adjust the allocated dock space in that menu
Known bugs
-Some anti-virus programs have blacklisted everything written in Autoit, I've included the source, you can compile it yourself with a compiler from www.autoitscript.com
-Sometimes the taskbar likes to come back (like if you invoke the start menu), just wait <2.5 seconds, and my program will hide it again
-Can't hide the start menu... I mean... I guess I could try if there's enough demand...
Enjoy
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(version 2.4!)
Every program I've tried to hide these left the start button in Vista, so I wrote a small program myself to do it.
Instructions:
-Begin by auto-hiding your taskbar (right click, properties, auto hide), this frees up the maximum space on your desktop when the bar is hidden
-Run it, if you are running a dock program (like Rocket Dock), then allocate 45 pixels or so for it
-Click Ok
-To re-show the taskbar, or close the program, simply hit Ctrl+Alt+Esc to bring the options back
-You can also re-adjust the allocated dock space in that menu
Known bugs
-Some anti-virus programs have blacklisted everything written in Autoit, I've included the source, you can compile it yourself with a compiler from www.autoitscript.com
-Sometimes the taskbar likes to come back (like if you invoke the start menu), just wait <2.5 seconds, and my program will hide it again
-Can't hide the start menu... I mean... I guess I could try if there's enough demand...
Enjoy
Download File! - More by magician13134
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Hi there, I am trying Taskbar Magic in windows 7 and it works, except the settings don't seem to be read properly on a restart of the app. I set Taskbar Magic to run on startup with 0 pixels and no gui. The app does run at startup/user login and it does show the correct amount of pixels for the taskbar (0) but it also launches its GUI interface with all of the default settings shown (45 pixels, Run on startup unchecked and Begin running without GUI unchecked. My settings.ini which is located in the directory that I run Taskbar Magic from looks to be correct. Is there a way so that the app starts silently without the interface popping up every time?
I put my taskbar on the top of the screen then set it to allocate 0 and it works even better!
The only one that works with the orb on my vista machine ty!
Works great! Even with my citrix windows which seem to cause trouble with ALL the other hiders i've tried. Nice work.
this does exactly what i wanted it to do. the only problem i have is that i downloaded it to my desktop and i cant move it to a folder. keeps saying access denied, yes im a noob at this.
yeah at last :D
works very good. Thanks
This really works great, i am using xp and i use it just for the space you can create so you can maximise windows. But still having space for Rocketdock at the bottom.
great job, thx
Works awesome for me thanks all i have to do is run on start up and everything is fine thanks.
dangerous for newcomer!
How can I run 2 rocket docks at the same time? I'd love to run a static doc on the side for status and one on the bottom for shortcuts.
@lampa - why the hell would you use a program to hide desktop icons? You can do that with a right click on the desktop. Duh.
Anyways, I like to just auto-hide it. But this is very good, nevertheless.
Hey, nice effort but when it won't work if I'm using Iconoid for hiding desktop icons. Guess there's some conflict. It works but reappears as soon as I click the desktop or hover the mouse down where the taskbar usually are.
dude!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!! 5
I have vista x64 bit and want my tray Icons moved to rocketdock before I take my taskbar out so i can still see what i have running. I have KKmenu which puts all tray Icons in your rocketdock in a little box but it only works with 32bit. Any help?