Power Toys for Win XP

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How can I download the subject name from other than Microsoft?
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Why, what is wrong with getting it from Microsoft? At least you'll know
you're getting a pukka version.
 
How can I download the subject name from other than Microsoft?

Jim
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Go to 'alt.binaries.freeware' and look for "TweakUI_210_plus_extras.zip".
Re (the) "extras", see below.

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Tweak UI for Windows XP

The Windows XP version of TweakUI is not only the best version ever,
but it's also the most capable and worthwhile of all the Toys in this
collection. Basically, TweakUI for Windows XP exposes a user interface
for numerous system settings that are not normally exposed through the
default Windows XP interface. That is, most of these options would have
previously required you to edit the system Registry with REGEDIT or a
similar tool, a daunting task for most users.

Unlike previous versions of TweakUI, TweakUI for Windows XP is a
standalone EXE (except for, in this case, of the installer) instead
of a Control Panel applet (Note: This also means that you should
delete any old copies of TweakUI before installing this version).
You can place the EXE anywhere you want, even on your desktop; it
doesn't need to be installed first (using the installer *IS*
prefferable). The Toy features a cascading tree view of options on
the left, and selecting any option will display configuration options
on the right.

So what can you do with this wonderful Toy? All kinds of things,
actually. You can configure various UI effects, such as menu fading,
error beeping, cursor shadow, and the like. You can configure the mouse,
the taskbar, and the desktop. You can edit common dialogs, and determine
the location of special shell folders, such as My Music, My Pictures, and
the CD Burning cache. The list goes on and on, all of it extremely useful.

It is strongly recommend that all Windows XP users get this Toy and
experiment with its myriad of features, as soon as it becomes available.

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When you install TweakUI, it does not install a referrence
to itself in the Control Panel, but just (somewhere) on the
Start Menu. The included VBScript Script File
("xp_AddTweakUItoControlPanel.vbs") adds an entry for "TweakUIXP"
to/into the Control Panel, so that TweakUI may be more easily
seen/accessed.
To install the VBS file, ensure that you already have TweakUI"
installed, then double-click upon it (the .vbs file), and click "Ok".
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