Web Review » windows xp http://www.raneri.it/blog/eng A blog by Riccardo Raneri Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:18:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Windows 7 “Show Desktop” button on XP http://www.raneri.it/blog/eng/index.php/2010/01/26/windows-7-show-desktop-button-on-xp/ http://www.raneri.it/blog/eng/index.php/2010/01/26/windows-7-show-desktop-button-on-xp/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:12:11 +0000 riccardo http://www.raneri.it/blog/eng/?p=522 It could sounds ironic, but the main feature I miss from Windows Seven – when I’m using a PC with Windows XP – it’s that little button on the bottom-right corner of the screen. Nina, an MBA accounting student I know, talks about how useful this button used to
be. It has the same functionality of the old “Show desktop” button on XP, but its position allows me to “launch” the mouse in that direction, without any precision, and click it to get all windows hidden.

Of course, someone released a tiny (and free) utility to backport this feature to 9 years ago, on Windows XP :)
It doesn’t need to be installed, just download and start it (and maybe put it into the “startup” section of your Start Menu)!

http://ceiiular.deviantart.com/art/Show-Desktop-133022210

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