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Thread #78580   Message #1446110
Posted By: JohnInKansas
29-Mar-05 - 03:15 PM
Thread Name: Tech: New Computer & Peripherals--from scratch
Subject: RE: Tech: New Computer & Peripherals--from scratch
Tweak UI is a component of Windows XP Powertoys. PowerToys is a set of useful(?)/fun(?) utilities developed by "Microsoft Guys" but is not formally supported by Microsoft. The PowerToys suite was unavailabel for a while, but the new page says:

"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."

Check at Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP.

(Note that there is a separate version of Tweak UI for systems using the Itanium system/processor. Probably not applicable.)

PowerToys were available for earlier Windows versions, and were pretty widely circulated; but I don't have any info on where to get versions for earlier Win versions. Most of the individual tools are probably available from a number of sites.

I believe there was an earlier version, possibly also called Tweak UI, from Ziff-Davis. Their stuff used to be free, but now requires registration and payment, on the order of $10/utility or unlimited downloads for a monthly subscription fee. I'd recommend going to the Microsoft site (the link), since what you get from a more "generic source" could have a rather uncertain ancestry.

John