PowerToys for Windows XP
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Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP: Here's Windows XP PowerToys that will add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released. Works with Windows XP, May not or May work for Windows Vista. You may download the powertoy you want, or download all the powertoys in one zip file at the end of this page.

 

NOTE: If you installed PowerToys prior to April 23, 2002, you must uninstall your old PowerToys before installing the versions available here. PowerToys only work with U.S. English regional settings.

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1. 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. Download Now! Note: Tweak UI for Itanium™-based systems

 

2. SyncToy: With new sources of files coming from every direction (such as digital cameras, e-mail, cell phones, portable media players, camcorders, PDAs, and laptops), SyncToy can help you copy, move, and synchronize different directories. Download Now!

 

3. 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. Download Now!

 

4. ClearType Tuner: 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. Download Now!

 

5. HTML Slide Show Wizard: This wizard helps you create an HTML slide show of your digital pictures, ready to place on your Web site. Download Now!

 

6. 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. Download Now!

 

7. 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. Download Now!

8. Color Control Panel Applet: Professional-level photographers and designers know that getting consistent, accurate color from file to screen to print and beyond is a requirement for great results. This new tool helps you manage Windows color settings in one place. Download Now!

 

9. Power Calculator: With this PowerToy you can graph and evaluate functions as well as perform many different types of conversions. Download Now!

 

10. Image Resizer: This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click. Download Now!

 

11. 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. Download Now!

 

12. Virtual Desktop Manager: Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy. Download Now!

 

13. Taskbar Magnifier: Use this PowerToy to magnify part of the screen from the taskbar. Download Now!

 

14. 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. Download Now!

 

** Download all the powertoys in one zipped file (15MB) here.- Download Now!

 

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