Latest Microsoft Power Toys and other interesting stuff

bigbazza · Jul 4, 2005

From Halo's reply to "Remove Trash Can from Desktop "
originally posted on

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=66818

points to link, that can take you to M$ Power toys link below.

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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Microsoft Power toys. Only download what you want

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

Updated: May 17, 2005

They're back! PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released to manufacturing. They add fun and functionality to the Windows experience.

Note We've taken great care to ensure that PowerToys operate as they should, but they are not part of Windows and are not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about PowerToys. PowerToys are for Windows XP only.

Important notes

•If you installed PowerToys prior to April 23, 2002, you must uninstall your old PowerToys before installing the versions available here.

•PowerToys will only work with US-English regional settings.

Just look at your PowerToy choices:

RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer

Are you a serious photographer? Now you can organize and work with digital RAW files in Windows Explorer (much as you can with JPEG images). This tool provides thumbnails, previews, printing, and metadata display for RAW images.

ClearType Tuner (New)
This PowerToy lets you use ClearType technology to make it easier to read text on your screen, and installs in the Control Panel for easy access.

HTML Slide Show Wizard (Updated)

This wizard helps you create an HTML slide show of your digital pictures, ready to place on your Web site.

Open Command Window Here

This PowerToy adds an "Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders, giving you a quick way to open a command window (cmd.exe) pointing at the selected folder.

Alt-Tab Replacement

With this PowerToy, in addition to seeing the icon of the application window you are switching to, you will also see a preview of the page. This helps particularly when multiple sessions of an application are open.

Tweak UI

This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

Version 2.10 requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003.

Power Calculator

With this PowerToy you can graph and evaluate functions as well as perform many different types of conversions.

Image Resizer

This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click.

CD Slide Show Generator

With this PowerToy you can view images burned to a CD as a slide show. The Generator works downlevel on Windows 9x machines as well.

Virtual Desktop Manager

Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy.

Taskbar Magnifier

Use this PowerToy to magnify part of the screen from the taskbar.

Webcam Timershot

This PowerToy lets you take pictures at specified time intervals from a Webcam connected to your computer and save them to a location that you designate.

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How can I delete the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop in Windows XP/2003?

http://www.petri.co.il/delete_recycle_bin_icon_from_the_desktop_in_xp_2003.htm

You might also want to read the following related articles:
(scroll down, for the links, Baz)

· Add Administrative Tools Icon to the Desktop in XP/2003

· Add Command Prompt Here Shortcut to Windows Explorer

· Add Printers and Fax Icon to the Desktop in XP/2003

· Add Scanners and Cameras Icon to the Desktop in XP Pro

· Add Scheduled Tasks Icon to the Desktop in XP/2003

· Add Spell Checking to Internet Explorer

· Change or Add OEM Logo and Information

· Customize a New XP Installation

· Customize Command Prompt in Windows XP/2000/2003

· Customize the Places Bar in Office XP

· Disable Shared Documents Folder in Windows XP

· Microsoft Powertoys Suite

· Quickly Search Active Directory from the Desktop

· Quickly Share Folders from Desktop

· Restore Classic Search in Windows XP ****

· Send To Notepad Shortcut

· Shell Enhancements and other Tweaks for Windows XP/2000/2003

Unhide Recycle Bin when Dragging and Dropping Files

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**** Restoring a classic search in XP was really of interest to me, as XP Search function sux". Bazza
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DavidGP · Jul 4, 2005

Image Resizer is my 2nd fav of the powertoys after TweakUI

also the full package is avaiable from Microsoft Windows XP PowerToys 2.10 @ Majorgeeks where you can at the installer only get the bits you want installing.

bigbazza · Jul 4, 2005

Thanks Guys. I shoulda looked at MG, as well. Bazza

bigbazza · Jul 4, 2005

Damn, 2 more 4mb+ downloads, for me, on dialup. Bazza

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