XP Power Toys

Sunday, February 16, 2003 by Delicious | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Just in case you didn't know they were there, like me
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

My favorite is the magnifier for the taskbar.
Snowman
Reply #1 Sunday, February 16, 2003 7:58 AM
I've been using the Powertoys since the good old win95 days
X-mouse and "menu show speed" are the only ones I use atm
Imo, they *should* be a part of the Windows installer!
messybuu
Reply #2 Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:49 PM
I like the Alt-Tab Replacement. It makes everything look much fancier.

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Reply #3 Sunday, February 16, 2003 4:59 PM
I wonder if the virtual desktops that are listed have been copied from Stardock.
da_zman20
Reply #4 Sunday, February 16, 2003 5:04 PM
they aren't as good... and I had alot of trouble with them... (the Virt Desk. I mean) but the Mp3 player power toy was cool... but now it is built in Wmp9 so whooo hoooo... TwaekUi is my fav... done alot of cool things with it... and I never had to edit the registry once... you may also want to look for the Internet Explorer Power Toys... they let you zoom in on pictures and such... a lot of cool toys there... Im running the IE 5 power toys with my IE6 and they run great...

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Reply #5 Sunday, February 16, 2003 5:17 PM
I also used the 5.5 IE plugins on 6.0. I don't have them installed now but used the heck out of the view partial source it had.

kthxbye
Reply #6 Sunday, February 16, 2003 6:10 PM
The Alt-Tab replacement is really sweet - but with some WB skins it just looks like /crap/. (I never think of setting it up as a per-app exclusion.)

It's also always been kinda slow for me too. :/ Lately, I've been using SharpE's little Alt-tab replacement too. Nifty - but not /as/ nifty.
messybuu
Reply #7 Sunday, February 16, 2003 7:39 PM
kthxbye: On WindowBlinds 4, it seems that it's automatically excluded.

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