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Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu installer for Windows users that
will bring you into the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall
Ubuntu as any other application. If you heard about Linux and Ubuntu,
if you wanted to try them but you were afraid, this is for you.

Wubi is Safe

It does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader.

Wubi is Simple

Just run the installer, no need to burn a CD.

Wubi is Discrete

Wubi keeps most of the files in one folder, and If you do not like, you can simply uninstall it.

Wubi is Free

Windows only: Freeware program Multi-Monitor taskbar adds a Windows taskbar to your second monitor so that each monitor's taskbar contains only the programs that are open on that monitor.

I'm not currently running multiple monitors, but I know that it can be a major pain referring to the primary monitor to deal with the windows on the secondary. Multi-Monitor taskbar also adds a move-to-monitor button to your windows, which allows you to quickly send a window to another monitor with one click. It supports up to 3 monitors, is Windows only, and is fantastic freeware. Thanks Tom! — Adam Pash

Windows only: UltraMon adds tons of useful functionality and tweaks to your multi-monitor desktop.

Of UltraMon's slew of features, the one that stands out most for multi-monitor users is probably the smart taskbar, which extends the taskbar to your multiple monitors so that a window only shows up on the taskbar it's active on. UltraMon also features hotkeys for moving windows between desktops, unified wallpapers, and lots of other really useful functionality. UltraMon offers a free 30-day trial, after which point I'm not sure what happens (the web site isn't clear). A license will set you back a hefty $39, though, so hopefully the non-registered version still provides some of the useful functionality. If you know from experience, let us know how it works in the comments.

In Windows, you can create a shortcut to a folder (for example, by right-click and dragging the folder from the Windows Explorer onto the desktop and selecting “create shortcut here”). Then, when you double-click on the shortcut, Explorer opens back up and displays the contents of that folder. There are four default characteristics when this happens:





1. It will open a single pane window (no Explorer bar).


2. It will allow the user to navigate out of the folder (i.e. to the folder’s parent and beyond).


3. The default is for none of the items in a folder to yet be selected.


4. If there is already an open Explorer window displaying that folder, then the operating system will switch to that existing view, as opposed to opening a new one.





All of these behaviors can be customized.

The next step is to add certain “command-line switches” that Windows Explorer understands. These switches are as follows:





• /n forces it to open a new window, even if it duplicates a window that is already open.


• /e uses Windows Explorer view (multi-paned).


• /root,X restricts Explorer to showing only the contents of file folder X (and its sub-folders).


• /select,Y automatically selects Y (either a file or folder).





These switches can be used in any combination, in any order.