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Flip Windows Without Aero


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jacobt

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Hi all. Weird question. I generally like to keep most of the Vista Aero eye candy disabled to keep my computer moving a little faster, however the one feature of Vista that I really like is the [WINDOWS KEY] + [TAB] cascade through windows shortcut. I'm sure there is a correct internal name for this feature but I have no idea what it is. Is there anyway (via registry hack or third party application) to enable this feature but none of the rest of the Aero nonsense? Thanks alot in advance.
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Windows Flip 3D is the actual effect in question, though it uses Aero technology to display the pretty pictures. I very much doubt you can perform a flip without having the rest of the Aero skin running at the same time since Aero is dubbed as a major "enhancement" (if incredibly ugly) of Vista compared to the Luna (green and blue) look of XP.
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Thanks for your insight Neil. I really appreciate your quick response.
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Just for anybody that may come across this post with the same question that I had.
There are several programs available that mimic Mac OS X Expose, however I have only
come across this one that emulates Vista "Flip" without having to have Aero effects
enabled (or for those whose systems do not support aero).

The program is called TopDesk by Otaku Software.
I won't post a link for fear of being flagged as a spammer, but it can be found by
a Google search.
I thought 20.00 was a little steep for what it does, but it's worth it to me.
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