PaneKiller

	PaneKiller v1.45	download 349K panekill.zip
	Compatibility: runs under Windows 95, 98, ME, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000	Price: $10 (shareware)

(c) 2001 Matt Ginzton, MaDdoG Software
released 4/5/01

Quick table of contents: [Register] [Other PaneKiller resources] [Description] [Features] [Awards] [After-the-FAQ]

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The PaneKiller manual is now available online, including a list of things that changed in each version.

More screenshots are also available.

Also, I'm starting a list of tips, tricks, and non-obvious features for getting more out of PaneKiller -- read it, and feel free to contribute more ideas.

You can read a 3rd-party review of PaneKiller from SharewareJunkies.com.

Description:

A better Start Menu than the Start Menu! A quicker and more fun way to navigate your computer, and get to the files you want.

Tired of drowning in Explorer windows? Haven't you always wanted fast and easy access to all the files on your computer, right from the Windows taskbar?

MaDdoG PaneKiller is the quickest way to get to all the documents and programs stored on your computer, without filling your screen with folder windows. You can access the Desktop, My Computer, Control Panels, your hard drives, your program files, your documents... anything, any way you like.

PaneKiller gives you easy, configurable, menu-like access to every document and application available on your computer, all from the Windows taskbar.

You no longer have to wish the Start Menu always worked that way!

PaneKiller features:

• Integrates into the Windows shell
• As easy to use as the Start Menu, but more flexible, powerful and configurable
• Access any file (application or document) on your computer, easily, from the taskbar
• If you prefer PaneKiller's power and flexibility over the Start menu, you can even replace the Start menu with PaneKiller.
• Drag and drop lets you manage files from within PaneKiller
• Tear-off menus give you handy access to oft-used items
• Fully configurable -- provide convenient access to as much or as little as you like
• Recent Files and Recent Folders features make your work easier by remembering items you've used recently, and making it easy to get to them
• Menus that are too long to fit on one screen give you a choice -- you can split them into several screen-sized pages, or you can scroll through them (using the mouse wheel if you have one)
• Customizable menu backgrounds let you determine the look of your computer
• Menu transition effects show off your computer's graphical abilities, are pretty, and are fun!
• In addition to opening files, you can also right-click to access context menus
• 32-bit, multithreaded for speed and stability
• One-click access to anything on your computer
• Hide icons on Windows desktop and access everything via PaneKiller, if you don't like clutter
• Fully accessible from the keyboard or with the mouse
• Full uninstall
• For more things you can do with PaneKiller, look at this list of tips, tricks, and non-obvious features for getting more out of PaneKiller.

Awards that PaneKiller has won:

•   5 stars
  from the ZDNet Software Library: v1.33, 3/19/99

•   Elite award
  from MySharewarePage.com: v1.32, 3/12/99

•   Editor's Pick and Today's File Pick
  from PC World's FileWorld: v1.24, 6/24/98

• 100 Best Shareware & Freeware
  From Windows Magazine: v1.1, 5/98

•   April 1998 Top Ten Shareware
  from Windows Magazine: v1.1, 4/98

• 
  from WinFiles.com (formerly Windows95.com): v1.24, 5/27/98

• pop and pick (top pick)
  from c|net's Download.com: v1.24, 5/26/98

• Editor's Pick
  from PC World Online: v1.23, 5/04/98

• 
  from SharewareJunkies
  They liked it so much, they reviewed it twice!
  review of v1.25: 9/26/98
  review of v1.23: 5/8/98

• PC Top Pick
  from SoftWatcher.com: v1.24, 5/30/98

• 
  Featured in LockerGnome (v1.1, 1/15/98) -- LockerGnome doesn't have any official rating system, but as chief 'Gnome Chris Pirillo puts it, "You should consider everything in Lockergnome an award winner. Two thumbs up, five gnomes out of five, happy faces all around... "