by @Macarlo
Windows 2000 Professional Beta Tester
(Screenshots by Namo Capture)

I just tested on Windows 2000 Professional DragStrip version 3.7 and this fine release from Aladdin Systems, Inc. is running perfectly on this sophisticated environment as you can see in the photo above. DragStrip is a "must have" utility for all Windows 95/98 and NT users. In the photo in the head of this page you can see some applications needed for create, develop and manage a web site - all at single mouse's click. With DragStrip you finally can say good bye to your old desktop dirty by dozens icons... In the photo below you can see DragStrip running on my Windows NT4 SP6 configurated with small icons:

Working everyday on some thousands pages and testing dozens of alpha, beta and gama releases on Windows NT4, Windows 2000 (a.k.a. NT5), Linux and OS/2, I need several applications at simple click. The problem is when you have dozens icons yu can accidentally click the wrong object and a disaster can be occur. Last month I clicked unexpected the icon that starts SoftICE and see not the mistake. In the next minutes I pressed Ctrl + D in order to call an application and SoftICE captured half desktop and my mouse was his prisoner. Because this mistake I was forced to reboot. After that case I decided install a decent launchpad like the one I use in Warp and I asked Brad Wardell about one separate of Object Desktop for Windows. Unfortunately this separate OD Launchpad no exist yet. I was just testing AOL Client 4.0 on Windows 95 when I see DragStrip in the Downloads of the Week. I downloaded it from AOL but was corrupted. I jumped the Aladdin web site and got one, just this copy that I show here running on my machines. In the photo below you can see DragStrip running on my Windows 95 companion of NT4:

On Windows 95 I discovered that DragStrip have incompatibility with Object Control Center from Stardock. I was running one just fine and when I installed DragStrip version 3.7 I was forced to disable Object Control Center because an access violation on the memory map occurred

  With DragStrip installed you'll work smarter and faster than ever before:

• DragStrip provides one-click access to frequently used files, folders, disks, Web pages, and more, through easy-to-use desktop launching pads. Most applications install their Shortcuts several levels deep in the Start Menu, making them difficult to access. DragStrip lets you keep all your favorite items just a mouse-click away by allowing its strips to float above other open windows.
  
  
• Forget the confusing and cumbersome Start Menu dialogs! DragStrip allows you to add, remove and rearrange items on your strip through a simple drag and drop interface. DragStrip gives you the power to create a custom desktop geared to the way you work.
  
  
• DragStrip buttons are a power user's dream. Launch an application, open a default document, pass a command line to the program, and set an application's directory for opening files with a single mouse-click. Unlike the Start Menu, DragStrip allows you to configure the behavior of your buttons directly from the strip.
  
  
• Gain quick access to "buried" items! DragStrip provides hierarchical menus that allow you to navigate directly to any file on any available disk or within large folders. Anyone who has ever kept a folder or disk shortcut on their Start Menu will appreciate the speed with which DragStrip allows you to access any file on your computer. Add the Network Neighborhood icon to your strip to gain instant access to items stored on remote disks as well!
  
  
• Because DragStrip strips are simply documents, you can have many strips open at once, or create specific strips for multiple projects. If you share your computer, DragStrip's strips are like having a custom Start Menu for each user.
  
  
• DragStrip lets you instantly launch any application, open any document, or jump to any Web page with just a few key strokes. Any item that can be added to a DragStrip button can be launched with a keyboard shortcut.
  
  
• DragStrip helps you reduce desktop clutter by allowing you to organize all your important files, folders and Web pages in one convenient location.

CONTACT AUTHOR

Aladdin Systems

Aladdin Systems, Inc.
165 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076, USA

Phone:  831-761-6200
FAX:    831-761-6206
http://www.aladdinsys.com/

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