Tab Preview in Windows 7 Taskbar

Hello everyone,
I'm wondering if it is possible to disable tab preview in Safari 5 on windows 7 taskbar. I find this highly annoying as i just want to see individual instances of Safari (Should i have them that is) and not X amount of tabs in a seemingly huge jungle of tabs!
I have looked and read posts asking the same thing and yet there seems to not be an answer. Perhaps it is not even possible but i'd like at least it to be confirmed. Surely that would be a simple user preference.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks
Tom

There is a preference in the Options window that controls this.
Open the Options window (click the Firefox button, then select Options). In the Options window go to the Tabs section and make sure the preference "Show tab previews in the Windows taskbar" is selected.

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