XP Power toys

[TeRRiblE 0]

Just saw this at Active win:

 

Here is a snip:

 

Faster User Switcher: With Fast User Switching enabled on Windows XP, this PowerToy allows you to switch users without having to use the logon screen.

 

Shell Player: This PowerToy plays MP3 files and WMA files from the taskbar.

 

Task Switcher: Replaces the existing Alt + Tab application switching mechanism of Windows XP. It provides a thumbnail preview of windows in the task list and is compliant with the new Windows XP visual style.

 

IE Find Toolbar: This PowerToy makes Internet Explorer's find dialog accessible as a toolbar. This allows searches on the current page without a floating dialog.

 

Open Command Window Here: This PowerToy adds an "Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders. This gives users a quick way to open a command window (cmd.exe) pointing at a selected folder in the Explorer UI.

 

TweakUI: Provides UI for system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default UI.

 

PowerToy Calc: Graphing calculator.

 

Bulk Resize for Photos: Allows you to make a new, resized copy of your selected pictures in the same folder they are currently located in. You can opt to resize one or many pictures (as a batch).

 

Has anyone tried them?

Please, if anyone has the file msg me..

 

thxs.

 

[TeRRiblE 0]

here you go:

haven't tried them yet.

 

http://www.neowin.net/cgi-bin/files/download.pl?file=xppowertoys

[rickcfer 0]

I installed the shell audio player and man is it cool! Only plays wma and mp3 only. When a song is playing and you hover your mouse over the taskbar audio player you get transparent pop-up with song info.

[TeRRiblE 0]

yes it is nice .. they sould have put a remove all botton in the remove option.

Haven ' t tried the alt tab thingie yet..

I like the resize pics option.. wish there could be more otions for the file sizes..

[Down8 0]

Anyone wanna guinea pig any of these on Win2K?

 

I think that ShellPlayer would be quite sweet.

 

Maybe I'll do it, and come whining back here when I break something.

 

-bZj

[isochar 0]

Where exactly are the executables for the programs installed? There are no shortcuts created in my start menu or control panel...

[TeRRiblE 0]

-For the task switcher:

install, LOGOUT, alt+tab and you will see the difference.

 

-Shell player:

right click on the task bar>toolbars>audioplayer.

 

IE toolbar: after install, restart IE, right click on IE' s toolbar>add.

 

DOS prompt: right click in explorer on a folder> open cammand window here.

 

Calc in start menu.

 

app to resize pics: right click on the pics> rezise.

 

User switcher: windows key+Q to switch user..buggy on my machine (RC1).

 

add/remove programs to uninstall.

hope that helps...

[isochar 0]

Thanks for the pointers.

[iks 0]

Hello.

 

And how do i uninstall some of those features? I mean I have installed New Task Switcher but I don't really like it so much...

How do I get the old Swither back?

 

Thanks,

 

-Andrej

[Down8 0]

To the above: Mine was in the Add/Remove Programs Dialog.

 

I tried a couple on Win2K:

Faster User Switcher: Haven't installed it.

Shell Player: Seemed to install fine, but didn't work; uninstalled.

Task Switcher: Installed, but gave error at boot, and didn't work; uninstalled.

IE Find Toolbar: Haven't installed it.

Open Command Window Here: Worked fine, but I already had a Reghack for this.

TweakUI: Haven't installed it. [1.33 is fine for now.]

PowerToy Calc: Works flawlessly.

Bulk Resize for Photos: Haven't tried it yet.

 

-bZj