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In the April 2002 updated release of the XP PowerToys, Microsoft finally fixed most (but not all) of the inconsistent ways they refer to these PowerToys. This release also does away with the previous all-in-one Setup program and forces you to install each Toy separately, a mind-numbing process that will likely bring on an attack of carpal tunnel syndrome in many users. Note that you must uninstall any previous version of the PowerToys before you install the updated versions.

Alt-Tab Replacement

CD Slide Show Generator

ClearType Tuner (New)

Slide Show Wizard (Updated)

Image Resizer

Open Command Window Here

Power Calculator

Taskbar Magnifier

Tweak UI for Windows XP

Virtual Desktop Manager

Webcam Timershot

Conclusions

With every major new release of Windows since Windows 95, Microsoft has issued a set of PowerToys--small applets and applications that expand the capabilities of the OS in generally useful ways. The ultimate PowerToy, of course, is TweakUI, an all-in-one Windows configuration tool that's been a favorite of users since the first version in 1995. And now, with the release of Windows XP, Microsoft has provided a new set of PowerToys, available for free download from the Microsoft Web site. This overview of the XP PowerToys will give you an idea of which you'll want to use and which to avoid.