What are Power Toys? These are additional programs that developers work on after the product has been released that add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. Power Toy are not a part of Windows and are not supported by icrosoft Tech suport.

One useful utility is Tweek UI. It gives you access to a number of settings that are hidden away in Windows. It is part of the oddly named PowerToys utilities that are provided by Microsoft itself (although it doesn't support them).

Tweak UI allows you to change the way Windows looks and works. For instance, you can change things like the speed at which the mouse wheel scrolls and if a specific user should be automatically logged in whenever you start up Windows (a big timesaver if you are the only person to use a PC, and hate having to type your password every time you reboot).

It can also assign commands to keys in Windows Explorer; a big plus if you frequently have to copy lots of files.

The whole list of utilities plus details and downlows are available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Have Fun!

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