TaskArrange v1.00

Copyright © 2004 by Elias Fotinis
2004.09.02 - Freeware

Purpose - Usage - Known Issues - Installation - Uninstall - Requirements - Contact

Purpose

TaskArrange is a simple utility that lets you rearrange the buttons of the Windows taskbar.

Sometimes we open our programs in a specific sequence, to keep their taskbar buttons in a desired order. But what happens if a program crashes or we close it, and then we open it again? That's right - its task button ends up last in the taskbar. Windows itself does not allow us to move the task buttons around, so we are stuck with two options: either accept the new order, or close everything and reopen them in the preferred order. TaskArrange brings an end to this annoyance, by letting us do exactly what we want: reorder the task buttons.

Usage

When you start TaskArrange, it displays a list of the taskbar windows. You can use the buttons at the bottom of the list to move selected items, or you can drag them with the mouse. When the desired order has been set, press the Apply button to rearrange the actual buttons in the taskbar.

Refresh will update the list with the current buttons, in case new windows were opened while TaskArrange was running.

Known issues

There are a few possible problems you might run into:

Installation

Due to its small size, TaskArrange does not come with an installer. Instead, you should extract the contents of the zip package into a folder of your preference and optionally create a shortcut for the program file.

Uninstall

To uninstall TaskArrange, simply delete the files you extracted from the zip file. TaskArrange does not store any settings or alter any system files.

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for running TaskArrange. It has been tested successfully in the following operating systems:

Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP

It is recommended (but not required) to have IE4+ installed, in order to better manipulate the taskbar buttons.

Contact

Comments and suggestions are welcome. Just send an email at:
efotinis@pat.forthnet.gr

For future updates and more freeware, please visit my website at:
http://users.forthnet.gr/pat/efotinis/