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Alt+tab replacement for Windows XP?

Alt+tab replacement for Windows XP?

I primarily use Windows XP and tend to have lots of windows open, so of course I routinely have to resort to Alt+Tab. It works just fine, but there are a couple features found in Vista/7 and/or OS X that I would really like:

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"I think TaskSwitchXP is about as close as you're going to get (see below). (Note: When I originally posted this, I didn't realize VistaSwitcher worked on XP. You might want to get that instead.) It allows you to click on a task in the list to switch to it. You can also close a task via the task's context menu or with the F4 or X key.

However, it also shows a window preview, which you say you don't care for, but it doesn't slow things down enough to get in the way. Also, it doesn't look exactly like XP's native app switcher.

If someone is going to go to the trouble of creating a replacement app switcher, they are probably going to add a lot of bells and whistles while they're at it, so I doubt you'll find exactly what you asked for. You might have to roll you own."