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Power toys Win 7?

K

KG

Flightless Bird
Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't look like in the MS forums.
*****************
Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net


To reply to this email please remove the AT
after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.

Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
 
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Peter Foldes

Flightless Bird
Not in MS Forums and not here either

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"KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't look like
> in the MS forums.
> *****************
> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>
>
> To reply to this email please remove the AT
> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>
> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
> look like in the MS forums.
> *****************
> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>
>
> To reply to this email please remove the AT
> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>
> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.


There are various individual toys, but not a suite that I've been able to
find. A number of the ones all the way back to Win95 will still work in
Win7. Depends on which particular one(s) you're looking for. Try Google-
it's great! :)
--
SC Tom
 
C

Colon Terminus

Flightless Bird
"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hl1389$a1e$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Not in MS Forums and not here either
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>> look like in the MS forums.
>> *****************
>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>
>>
>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>
>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.

>


Here ya go:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:32:40 -0500, KG <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote:

> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home?



No.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:48:30 -0500, "Colon Terminus"
<Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:hl1389$a1e$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>> Not in MS Forums and not here either
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>>> look like in the MS forums.
>>> *****************
>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>
>>>
>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>
>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.

>>

>
>Here ya go:
>
>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
>


I see a few No answers and then a big fat Yes. Hopefully the OP didn't
stop reading at the first No. :)
 
P

Peter Foldes

Flightless Bird
Do you guy's ever learn to understand what you read. The answer was appropriate and
correct that I gave to the OP.

Tell me what is the difference between a 3rd party Tweak Program or a Microsoft
Power Toy program.(big difference) Maybe now you might understand if you know what
both are about.



--
Peter

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"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:48:30 -0500, "Colon Terminus"
> <Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:hl1389$a1e$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>> Not in MS Forums and not here either
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>>
>>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>>>> look like in the MS forums.
>>>> *****************
>>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>>
>>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
>>>

>>
>>Here ya go:
>>
>>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
>>

>
> I see a few No answers and then a big fat Yes. Hopefully the OP didn't
> stop reading at the first No. :)
>
 
L

LouB

Flightless Bird
Colon Terminus wrote:
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:hl1389$a1e$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>> Not in MS Forums and not here either
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>>> look like in the MS forums.
>>> *****************
>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>
>>>
>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>
>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.

>
> Here ya go:
>
> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
>
>

Looks interesting, thanks
 
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LouB

Flightless Bird
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:32:40 -0500, KG <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote:
>
>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home?

>
>
> No.
>

But note Colon's slightly earlier post
 
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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:54:48 -0500, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>news:1gg8n5tbolsilcghcem76ff8mafd33f9ld@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:48:30 -0500, "Colon Terminus"
>> <Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:hl1389$a1e$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>> Not in MS Forums and not here either
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>>>
>>>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>>>>> look like in the MS forums.
>>>>> *****************
>>>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>>>
>>>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Here ya go:
>>>
>>>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
>>>

>>
>> I see a few No answers and then a big fat Yes. Hopefully the OP didn't
>> stop reading at the first No. :)
>>

>Do you guy's ever learn to understand what you read. The answer was appropriate and
>correct that I gave to the OP.


No, your answer was incorrect. The OP asked "Is there anything like
MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home?" and the program at the link above
is VERY MUCH like TweakUI. It's especially appropriate because TweakUI
is apparently not available for Vista/7 and in addition the 3rd party
tool is free. What's not to like?

>Tell me what is the difference between a 3rd party Tweak Program or a Microsoft
>Power Toy program.(big difference) Maybe now you might understand if you know what
>both are about.


Very little difference, mostly UI cosmetics.
 
P

Pulse

Flightless Bird
No, not direct from Microsoft AFAICT.

However there are quite a number of 3rd party "tweak" utilities. As well as
a slews of gadgets.

In your favourite seach engine try terms such as:

tweak windows 7

and

windows 7 gadgets




"KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
> look like in the MS forums.
> *****************
> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>
>
> To reply to this email please remove the AT
> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>
> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
 
D

Dick Mahar

Flightless Bird
"KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
> look like in the MS forums.
> *****************
> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>
>
> To reply to this email please remove the AT
> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>
> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.

Ultimate Windows Tweaker. Do a search. It ain't bad.
 
D

Dick Mahar

Flightless Bird
"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
news:hl189l$iro$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>
> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>> look like in the MS forums.
>> *****************
>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>
>>
>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>
>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.

>
> There are various individual toys, but not a suite that I've been able to
> find. A number of the ones all the way back to Win95 will still work in
> Win7. Depends on which particular one(s) you're looking for. Try Google-
> it's great! :)
> --
> SC Tom


Ultimate Windows Tweaker....Do a search...It ain't bad.
>
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Dick Mahar" <dmahar@tvcconnect.net> wrote in message
news:28SdnQCfPbw3kevWnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@tvcconnect.net...
>
>
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
> news:hl189l$iro$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>
>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It doesn't
>>> look like in the MS forums.
>>> *****************
>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>
>>>
>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>
>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.

>>
>> There are various individual toys, but not a suite that I've been able to
>> find. A number of the ones all the way back to Win95 will still work in
>> Win7. Depends on which particular one(s) you're looking for. Try Google-
>> it's great! :)
>> --
>> SC Tom

>
> Ultimate Windows Tweaker....Do a search...It ain't bad.
>>


I use it. You're right, it ain't bad, but I also wish there were the MS ones
available. Like I said, a number of the older ones will still work in Win7,
depending on what you're wanting.
--
SC Tom
P.S. I already suggested a search.
 
J

Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com

Flightless Bird
On 2/13/2010 7:59 AM, SC Tom wrote:
>
> "Dick Mahar" <dmahar@tvcconnect.net> wrote in message
> news:28SdnQCfPbw3kevWnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@tvcconnect.net...
>>
>>
>> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
>> news:hl189l$iro$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>
>>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It
>>>> doesn't look like in the MS forums.
>>>> *****************
>>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>>
>>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
>>>
>>> There are various individual toys, but not a suite that I've been
>>> able to find. A number of the ones all the way back to Win95 will
>>> still work in Win7. Depends on which particular one(s) you're looking
>>> for. Try Google- it's great! :)
>>> --
>>> SC Tom

>>
>> Ultimate Windows Tweaker....Do a search...It ain't bad.
>>>

>
> I use it. You're right, it ain't bad, but I also wish there were the MS
> ones available. Like I said, a number of the older ones will still work
> in Win7, depending on what you're wanting.

Isn't there a concern however that using a utility designed for W95 or
XP could cause damage if used in W7?
Jeff
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
news:nVxdn.97269$CM7.72307@newsfe04.iad...
> On 2/13/2010 7:59 AM, SC Tom wrote:
>>
>> "Dick Mahar" <dmahar@tvcconnect.net> wrote in message
>> news:28SdnQCfPbw3kevWnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@tvcconnect.net...
>>>
>>>
>>> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
>>> news:hl189l$iro$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>>
>>>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It
>>>>> doesn't look like in the MS forums.
>>>>> *****************
>>>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>>>
>>>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
>>>>
>>>> There are various individual toys, but not a suite that I've been
>>>> able to find. A number of the ones all the way back to Win95 will
>>>> still work in Win7. Depends on which particular one(s) you're looking
>>>> for. Try Google- it's great! :)
>>>> --
>>>> SC Tom
>>>
>>> Ultimate Windows Tweaker....Do a search...It ain't bad.
>>>>

>>
>> I use it. You're right, it ain't bad, but I also wish there were the MS
>> ones available. Like I said, a number of the older ones will still work
>> in Win7, depending on what you're wanting.

> Isn't there a concern however that using a utility designed for W95 or XP
> could cause damage if used in W7?
> Jeff


That's what back-ups and images are for ;-)
Of the ones that have functioned in Vista and now Win7, I haven't seen
anything affected adversely.
--
SC Tom
 
J

Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com

Flightless Bird
On 2/13/2010 11:53 AM, SC Tom wrote:
>
>
> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
> news:nVxdn.97269$CM7.72307@newsfe04.iad...
>> On 2/13/2010 7:59 AM, SC Tom wrote:
>>>
>>> "Dick Mahar" <dmahar@tvcconnect.net> wrote in message
>>> news:28SdnQCfPbw3kevWnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@tvcconnect.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:hl189l$iro$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>>>
>>>>> "KG" <kgsAT@msbx.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:6918n55an66llgnid8etidmu4u8555uit7@4ax.com...
>>>>>> Is there anything like MS's Power Toys for Windows 7 Home? It
>>>>>> doesn't look like in the MS forums.
>>>>>> *****************
>>>>>> Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To reply to this email please remove the AT
>>>>>> after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Never ever underestimate the incompetent.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are various individual toys, but not a suite that I've been
>>>>> able to find. A number of the ones all the way back to Win95 will
>>>>> still work in Win7. Depends on which particular one(s) you're looking
>>>>> for. Try Google- it's great! :)
>>>>> --
>>>>> SC Tom
>>>>
>>>> Ultimate Windows Tweaker....Do a search...It ain't bad.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I use it. You're right, it ain't bad, but I also wish there were the MS
>>> ones available. Like I said, a number of the older ones will still work
>>> in Win7, depending on what you're wanting.

>> Isn't there a concern however that using a utility designed for W95 or
>> XP could cause damage if used in W7?
>> Jeff

>
> That's what back-ups and images are for ;-)
> Of the ones that have functioned in Vista and now Win7, I haven't seen
> anything affected adversely.


I am a great believer in backups, especially image backups that can
restore a system and registry backups. You're preaching to the choir <grin>
Jeff
 
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