Powertools

TuneUp Utilities optimizes the performance of your computer, corrects problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs. It combines important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance under a modern interface. You can remove unnecessary files from your hard disk(s), clean and optimize the registry, tweak your internet connection settings, recover deleted files, optimize memory and more. In addition, you can analyze your system, receive automatic suggestions for potential performance improvements and view detailed hardware information. TuneUp Utilities also includes an Uninstaller, Registry Editor, Task Manager and even an Undelete tool to recover files that have been deleted from the recycle bin. A very nice tool, with many features that will appeal to novice as well as advanced users.

jv16 PowerTools 2008 is a collection of registry and system clean-up utilities for advanced users. It includes more than a dozen tools to clean and maintain your system, work with files, automate tasks and more. The program also includes a duplicate file finder, a file recovery tool, a startup manager and several other useful utilities.

TuneUp WinStyler enables you to customize Windows appearance in many ways. You can replace the default logon screen, apply additional visual styles, use custom icons for your Desktop, Control Panel, Start Menu and more. Change the look the desktop easily, taskbar, start menu, application windows and more. The modifications are supported by all programs that support XP visual styles and can be easily changed or reset to default. Additional features include themed icon packages, downloadable styles, and support for other popular style package formats.

Tweaking Toolbox XP enables you to change hundreds of registry settings for Windows XP, improving appearance, performance and functionality. You can prevent others from changing your settings, increase Windows security. Lock down Control Panel applets, Internet Explorer options, even choose which applications can or cannot be run on the computer. In addition, you can also optimize the CPU and memory usage, System cache and more. All tweaks are categorized and have additional information posted with each. If you are logged into a Windows XP administrator account, the program allows you to adjust settings for all users on the local machine without logging into each user account separately. Additional features include removal of "uninstallable" components, Internet time correction tweaking, hiding of drives, password protection and more.

UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor computer systems, designed to increase productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors. It allows you to efficiently move windows and maximize windows across the desktop, manage more applications with the Smart Taskbar and control application positioning with UltraMon Shortcuts. In addition, it offers multi-monitor support for desktop wallpapers and screen savers and can mirror your main monitor to secondary monitors for a presentation.

Push The Freakin Button Pro (PTFB Pro) allows you to automatically click buttons in any Windows dialog that intercepts your workflow. You can use it to automatically get rid of confirmation dialogs, automate processes by clicking a specific button as soon as a program is opened and more. In addition, PTFB Pro also allows you to record action sequences which allow you to expand the options by recording all mouse and keyboard activity in addition to button clicks. The program is easy to use and runs quietly in the system tray - when it sees a window that you have previously targeted, it carries out the button and key presses that you have defined. Additional features include running programs, scripts or sending emails in response to a specific dialog opening, and more.

Atelier Web W-Scope (formerly Atelier Web WindowsScope) allows you to see a list of all current windows, including forms, hidden and invisible windows which are commonly used by most applications. It includes a virtual desktop display, that allows you to preview any available Window, and provides detailed information about CPU usage, handles, process IDs and more.

ShellToys is a suite of 46 shell extensions, adding powerful new features to the Windows context menu for files, folders, windows and dialogs. Right-click a single file to encrypt, decrypt, shred or split it, change its extension, date or attributes. When you select image files, they display a preview on the menu, zip files display contents for easy extraction of one or more files. Or right-click a folder to view or print its contents, or open a command prompt. Additional features include a "Go to folder" item, which allows quick access to frequently used folders as well as an extended search and replace utility and drag-and-drop zip extraction, desktop-icon position save/restore and other extras.

I Hate This Key Deluxe Edition allows you to customize or disable special keyboard keys, including Caps Lock, Num Lock, Win key, F Lock and Sleep keys. While these keys are useful most of the time, they can become a problem or annoyance in certain situation like full-screen Terminal Service sessions, games or other full-screen programs. For example, the program allows you to disable the Win key only during full screen game sessions, or activates CapsLock only when pressed twice, keep the F Lock key always on and more. Furthermore, you can disable the sleep keys, or have the program prompt for action, eliminating accidental shutdowns.

Folder Cache is a very useful Windows Explorer add-on that allows you to access a list of recently used folder and favorites folders from the Save and Open dialogs. Rather than clicking your way through levels of folders, you can add folders to the newly added menu and access them with one click from just about any Save or Open dialog, including those of other programs. A must-have tool, that once you start using it, you would not want to miss.

eXtended Task Manager (XTM) is an extended task monitoring and troubleshooting tool for advanced users and software developers. It enables to to monitor processes in detail, including modules registry keys used, threads, handles, memory usage, COM+ components, services, environment variables and more. You can also filter the list by selected processes or specific criteria and search for for handles, windows and files by substring. Additional features include process resource management and tracing.

Dialog Box Assistant is a small and very useful program that helps you to use the standard Open and Save As dialog boxes more efficiently. It adds 2 new buttons to the upper-right corner of the Open dialog box that provide fast access to recently used files, folders and favorites file or folders. You can even customize the menu for each application, so your HTML editor could show shortcuts to your HTML files, and your photo editor show shortcuts to your image folders etc. In addition, the program can also remember the dialog sizes and choice of list view. Dialog Box Assistant works with al Windows Open/Save dialogs, including in MS Office apps like Outlook, Word etc.