Taskbar software?

Andybtsn · 20 Nov 2006 at 11:10

Is there freeware that I can hide programs i have open in my taskbar? (So basically where the clock is)

bledd · 20 Nov 2006 at 11:26

lots of programs allow you to hide their icons, what do you have left there? (you'd be better off trying to remove any unrequired software as apposed to adding another program to hide them)

Andybtsn · 20 Nov 2006 at 11:31

Just me and a mate play a little game at work and would like to keep it hush hush

So if a manager comes over they can't see it in the programs I have at the bottom. I've used a program before but it wasn't very good tbh.

t31os · 20 Nov 2006 at 11:43

Best freebie one i could find.......

Possible to hide the whole systray if you want, hover over to make reappear and so on....

http://www.programurl.com/4t-tray-minimizer-free.htm

You can choose icons for programs, so disguise it as another ap, etc....

To do that you set an application up as a favorite in the program then choose the icon, and so on.......... its pretty straight forward, took me 2 mins to get to grips with.

hth

Andybtsn · 20 Nov 2006 at 11:46

Thanks mate

t31os · 20 Nov 2006 at 12:10

Main site for the app.

http://www.4t-niagara.com/tray.html

Works pretty good, gonna keep it myself...

DanMc07 · 20 Nov 2006 at 13:04

andybtsn said:
Is there freeware that I can hide programs i have open in my taskbar? (So basically where the clock is)

I was just about to ask this question myself

Thanks for the link t31os

t31os · 20 Nov 2006 at 13:17

I can't get icon for the actual ap to hide though. So if you have the systray viewable you can still the icon for the hider ap, defeats hiding one thing if you can't hide that to.........

However i do have a way to edit the icon for .exe

So i can replace it with something like an MS Word icon, or whatever you want really.

Took me some time figuring out how, but its pretty simple.

I can make an updated .exe for you with icon of choice, or i can write instructions here, if thats preferred.

t31os · 20 Nov 2006 at 13:27

t31os said:
I can't get icon for the actual ap to hide though. So if you have the systray viewable you can still the icon for the hider ap, defeats hiding one thing if you can't hide that to.........

However i do have a way to edit the icon for .exe

So i can replace it with something like an MS Word icon, or whatever you want really.

Took me some time figuring out how, but its pretty simple.

I can make an updated .exe for you with icon of choice, or i can write instructions here, if thats preferred.

I'm such a noob, there's a checkbox in the options.... :rolleyes: