Task Switcher interface in XP...

[milad_sm]

You know the task switcher that we use by alt-tab? or whatever it's called...
I hate the XP version, where it opens a big dialogue full of colour, which takes some time to show all the tasks!!
How can i change it back to the way it was in win98??

[redduc900]

The only thing I can think of trying is this...using the "Alt-Tab Replacement" PowerToy which is available with the complete set of PowerToys. The new task switcher shows an image of the application window so that you can see what each application is doing before you switch to a different application. You can download the "PowerToys for XP" from the MS site here (when the newest version is released)...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

...and here's a direct link to the original version of the "PowerToys for XP":

http://windows.about.com/library/PowerToySetup.exe

Here's a summary of all the available PowerToys contained in the above *.exe...

Super-Fast User Switcher
With this PowerToy you can switch between users without having to go through the Logon screen.

Open Command Window Here
This PowerToy adds an "Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders, giving you a quick way to open a command window (cmd.exe) pointing at the selected folder.

Alt-Tab Replacement
With this PowerToy, in addition to seeing the icon of the application window you are switching to, you will also see a preview of the page. This helps particularly when multiple sessions of an application are open.

Tweak UI
This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

Power Calculator
With this PowerToy you can graph and evaluate functions as well as perform many different types of conversions.

Image Resizer
This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click.

CD Slide Show Generator
With this PowerToy you can view images burned to a CD as a slide show. The Generator works downlevel on Windows 9x machines as well.

Virtual Desktop Manager
Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy.

Taskbar Magnifier
Use this PowerToy to magnify part of the screen from the taskbar.

HTML Slide Show Wizard
This wizard helps you create an HTML slide show of your digital pictures, ready to place on your Web site.

Webcam Timershot
This PowerToy lets you take pictures at specified time intervals from a Webcam connected to your computer and save them to a location that you designate.

[milad_sm]

great for pointing it out.

so it was the powertoys!!
i think it's the other way around!
powertoy installed that feature...
i went and modified the powertoy setup, and it was there...i uninstalled the "taskbar replacement".
thanks!
oh...and btw, the MS site says that powertoys are not available for now..