Can I switch off the taskbar?

[bigseb]

I ask 'cos I just installed rocketdock which I'd prefer to use. Can I disable the taskbar and have just the 'Start' pearl showing?

 

[Mark]

I ask 'cos I just installed rocketdock which I'd prefer to use. Can I disable the taskbar and have just the 'Start' pearl showing?

The only thing I know of is having it set to Auto hide.

 

[bigseb]

The only thing I know of is having it set to Auto hide.

Already doing that... just really annoying to have it pop up every time the pointer slides over it...

 

[Antman]

Already doing that... just really annoying to have it pop up every time the pointer slides over it...

When I use an alternate dock, I relocate the auto hide enabled taskbar to the other side.

 

[copernicus]

You could do that in xp by preventing explorer from loading and instead loading whatever other ui elements you wanted. That would be a good starting point to investigate if it's possible on w7.

 

[mickey megabyte]

i think you can do what you want with objectdock, you can have the start orb and minimised windows on the dock itself - system tray too if you pay for the plus version.

 

[Antman]

I use ObjectDock Plus - it contains a setting to hide the Windows taskbar completely. I do not use it, but it works. I do not believe the 64-bit version supports the Start button in a dock - only the 32-bit version does.

Again, my best option is to relocate the Windows taskbar to another side of the screen. Not a workaround for all, but it allows me to have access to the native Windows functionality as well as the added functions of ObjectDock.

 

[bigseb]

Thanx for all the info, everyone.

 

[kintomaniac]

Thanx for all the info, everyone.

taskbar eliminator is a good software to hide the taskbar and display only the start button.

 

[johngalt]

deleted posts relating to kinto's direct download versus link as he now has a link for the program

 

[bigseb]

Got something called "Hide Taskbar", can't remember where I found it but you're supposed to pop it in the startup folder et voila... no more taskbar

Pity it don't work...

 

[bigseb]

taskbar eliminator is a good software to hide the taskbar and display only the start button.

Dude THAT also doesn't work... even though it's set to not allow the taskbar on startup? Is there a setting on windows 7 that needs to be changed or something?

confuzzled....

 

[bigseb]

UPDATE: in order for taskbar eliminator to work you need unclick 'lock taskbar' and 'auto hide' and unclick all toolbars (eg: quick launch). Paste the taskbar eliminator.exe into startup folder and VOILA, no more taskbar. BONUS: the start pearl still shows!!! I moved my taskbar to the left (to the left) so the start pearl sit in the upper left hand corner. Very nice...



There are downsides however. Firstly, my startup takes a bit longer than normal. Secondly, certain windows don't show in Rocketdock when minimised (eg: notepad). Basically I have to check with the task manager to see what all is running.