Windows 7: select icons on desktop with aero peek

Ive been using a Mac at work for over a year now and my favorite feature is pressing F11 to quickly show the desktop and select things via expose. I think it would make perfect sense if you could do this in Windows 7 with aeropeek and pressing spacebar+windows key. Otherwise its a completely useless feature. I know you can press win+D to switch to the desktop but its not really the same thing as expose. Does any one know a solution, reg hack, or tweak to do this?
it would be totally badass if you did. thanks.

Hi tvett,

Switcher is basically a clone of Expose, built for Vista and Windows 7. Enjoy!

Expose for Windows Vista/7 [Clone] : Divide By Zero - a blog by Kamran Ayub

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

Thanks for sharing the link, this is great, although it doesn't accomplish what i am wanting. Using windows 7, hold down the winkey+space bar. Notice how the windows become outlined and transparent (pretty useless)? Now try to select something on your desktop--you cant. Wouldn't it be handy if you could??

Doesn't clicking on Aero Peek do the same? Click on Aero Peek area, then you can use Spacebar and Ctrl/Shift to select whatever icon on the desktop.

Hi again tvett,

I see what you mean now. Unfortunately that's the way Aero Peek functions - unlike Show Desktop, it's not minimizing all windows at once but rather turning all windows invisible momentarily. It would be handy though, I agree

tuxplorer, the area I think you're referring to (the lower right corner) engaged Aero Peek when hovered, and Shows Desktop when clicked. Tvett's Win+Space shortcut is just a way to do it from the keyboard instead of hovering.

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

Why not just settle for Win+D? Does the same thing.

That's just to peek. If you want it to function as the old Show Desktop, you have to left click it.

Greg, the paragraph you removed when quoting me contained what you just said... interesting way of contributing, but thanks...

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

Oops, I overlooked it and even read it twice,lol. Sorry if it seems to you as though I was trying to tarnish your reputation.

No worries

Walker
Windows Outreach Team